Regular Check-Ups are Important
It's time to take charge of your health! Schedule an appointment with your health care provider to discuss what screenings and exams you need and when you need them.
Below are resources to help you and your health care provider determine what health services and screenings are best for you.
Why are Check-Ups Important?
Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. By getting the right health services, screenings, and treatments, you are taking steps that help your chances for living a longer, healthier life. Your age, health and family history, lifestyle choices (i.e. what you eat, how active you are, whether you smoke), and other important factors impact what and how often you need healthcare.
Where Can I Go for Health Services?
The best place to go for health services is your regular health care
provider. However, if you do not have one, the links below provide other
options.
CDC's National Breast and
Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP) offers free or low-cost
mammograms and Pap tests. Find
out if you qualify.
Find Affordable Health Care in Your Community (HRSA)
What Health Services are Recommended?
The links below provide information about important exams, screenings, and vaccinations.
Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection
Skin Cancer: Basic Information
Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults (AHRQ)
How Can I Prepare for My Appointment?
The links below provide tools to help you prepare for your next appointment.
Check-Up Checklist: Things to Do Before Your Next Check-Up
Family History: Tools and Resources
Women's Preventive Services: Required Health Plan Coverage Guidelines (AHRQ)
Be Prepared for Medical Appointments: Build Your Question List (AHRQ)
Men: Stay Healthy at Any Age- Checklist for Your Next Checkup (AHRQ)
Women: Stay Healthy at Any Age- Checklist for Your Next Checkup (AHRQ)
Encouraging Others
You may also want to start a campaign in your community (i.e. a faith-based setting, workplace, school, or civic group) to encourage others to make an appointment for a check-up or health screening on National Women's Check-Up Day (the day after Mother's Day each year) or National Men's Health Week (the week before Father's Day each year).
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Page last modified: March 6, 2012
Page last reviewed: March 6, 2012