What is Preventive Medicine Care?
Prevention is the key to longevity. Preventive care is such a vitally important component to health care. Living a long and healthy life first requires that you understand your body and eliminate obvious risks, such as obesity and smoking. Identifying less obvious risks in the early stages before they become bigger issues is also vitally important. By optimizing internal and external health, we are able to help you maintain your health now and in the future.
What is Included in Preventive Care?
Preventive care may include:
- Abdominal and pelvic ultrasound scanning (evaluates internal organs and checks for aortic aneurysm
- EKG (gathers information, like heart rate and rhythm)
- Cholesterol screening
- Blood pressure checks
- Blood sugar testing
- Cancer screening
- Depression screening
- Tobacco cessation counseling
- Nutrition
- Social determinants of health
Create a Healthy, Happy Life
Create a happy, healthy, active, and long life with the help of Springfield Primary Care. By taking control of improving your health now, it is our ultimate goal to see you go on to live a fulfilling, happy and healthy life.