ROUTINE CARE

Regular checkups are an important part of maintaining good health— in children and adolescents, and adults.

The goals of routine health care are to:

• Prevent Illness

• Update immunizations

• Screen for medical problems

• Evaluate disease risk

• Address concerns and answer questions

• Maintain the provider-patient relationship

• Provide information about making healthy lifestyle choices

 

Recommendations for routine health care—such as how often a healthy adult should see his or her primary care provider, dentist, eye doctor or other specialist for regular exams, screening procedures and medical tests, depend on a number of different factors.

These factors include:

• Age of the patient

• Overall health of the patient

• Patient's family and personal medical history

• Lifestyle considerations like the patient's smoking habits, diet, activity level, stress level

• Other factors that affect the patient's physical or mental health, as determined by his or her health care provider

• Benefits vs. risks and costs vs. benefits of the exam, test or procedure

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