Preventive care is often the easiest to forget. By keeping up-to-date on all your necessary screenings, exams and immunizations, you may be able to help prevent serious illness and protect your overall health. We can help you take steps to maintain your health with resources on common preventive care procedures.
See your provider for preventive well care. This means going to your provider at least once a year, even if you do not feel sick. Regular checkups, tests, and health screenings can help your provider find and treat problems early before they become serious.
Preventive care includes things such as immunizations, diabetes screening and health and wellness screenings. Preventive care also includes screening for common diseases and cancers, clinical and behavioral interventions to manage chronic disease and reduce associated risks, and counseling to support healthy living and self-management of chronic disease.
All preventive care visits are paid for by your health plan. You are encouraged to use all preventive care visits services.
See the chart below for preventive care services for adult men and women.
Preventive Care Service | Women 60+ | Men 60+ |
|---|---|---|
Annual Physical Exam | X | X |
Blood Glucose Testing* | X | X |
Chlamydia Screening | X | |
Cholesterol Testing* | X | X |
Colorectal Cancer Screening | X | X |
Dental Exams | X | X |
Eye Exam | X | X |
Mammogram | X | |
Pap Smear | X |
*These services are usually provided annually or as otherwise recommended by your provider.
Immunizations are shots that protect the body from disease and illness. Some immunizations require follow-up shots or “boosters.” Check with your provider to make sure you have all the recommended shots for your age. These are the recommended adult immunizations:
To see a full list of immunizations, please visit the CDC’s website at
If you’re not sure if you have all your recommended shots, talk to your provider right away.