Preventive Care: A Proactive Approach to Managing Your Health

When you schedule regular appointments and screenings, you’re taking the first step to managing and maintaining your health.

Increase your chances of living a longer, healthier life by taking a proactive approach to managing your health through preventive care.

Preventive care is routine health care that’s meant to help you stay healthy by keeping an eye out for potential issues before they become serious, or even life-threatening, problems. Preventive care is generally focused on the following:

• Evaluating your health when you are symptom-free
• Offering routine checkups and screenings
• Decreasing the risk of developing health issues even if you are in the best shape of your life

This type of care is important because regular visits or screenings may help identify potential health risks for early diagnosis and treatment. Preventive care is different for children and adults.

During your annual wellness visit, you and your doctor can work together to choose the care that’s right for you. Recommended preventive care services for adults may include the following.

• Cancer screenings at appropriate age
• Diabetes screenings from ages 40-70 years old
• Mammography, colonoscopy and sigmoidoscopy screenings
• Tobacco cessation, screening and behavioral counseling for adults who smoke
• Well-woman visits, including routine prenatal visits

Recommended preventive care services for children vary based on age and may include the following.

• Age-appropriate well-child exam
• Developmental screening for children under 3 years old
• Fluoride application for children under 6 years old
• Vaccines and immunizations
  

When you schedule regular appointments and screenings, you’re taking the first step to managing and maintaining your health. Call your doctor today to schedule your appointment or visit anthem.com to find an in-network provider near you.

Once your appointment is scheduled, don’t forget to request time off using your Healthy Day Off. This is a paid day off when used the same day as your annual wellness exam. For more information, visit SteelPerks.com or contact the HR Help Desk as 216.242.2886 (internal extension 19780) or Corporate.HR@olysteel.com.