Your Provider Can Help
From primary care, OB/GYN and other women’s screenings, your commitment to regular checkups may help you prevent serious health conditions. We can help you make sure you don’t miss any more appointments.
Preventive Care Matters
If you haven’t had your annual well-woman checkup in a couple of years, don’t put it off. The Affordable Care Act requires most private insurers to cover women’s preventative care. Listen to a podcast about when you should see a GYN specialist.
Typical Screenings
Preventative care includes screenings for high cholesterol, high blood sugar and cervical cancer. If you’re 40 or older, your provider can schedule a mammogram. You can also ask questions about birth control, menopause or unusual new symptoms. Here are some other screenings you shouldn’t miss.
Don’t Forget Your Mental Health
Many have juggled job insecurity, work-from-home pressures, homeschooling and disconnection from friends and family. Your provider can recommend ways to help relieve the effects this has had on our mental health. Learn four steps to relieve stress in your daily life.
Better Habits Make a Difference
Our health is affected by poor sleep, unhealthy food choices, and the use of tobacco and alcohol. Your provider can help you address these preventable risk factors for chronic health conditions.
Treat the Whole Person
We believes in holistic preventive care, which means addressing root causes of illness as well as the symptoms. Through our programs, you can get help with exercise, managing stress, nutrition, screenings and vaccines.
Listen to a Podcast
There are times when waiting for care could be detrimental to your health – especially for women. In this podcast, learn from Nurse Practitioner Sherry Pearson what symptoms require urgent or emergency care, including what to do and where to go after surviving a physical or sexual assault or abuse. Listen below or visit the website.
