preventative care
Health before illness
Preventative care refers to medical services aimed at preventing illness rather than treating it—checkups, screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle counseling.
The goal is catching problems early or avoiding them entirely: Insurance covers preventative care like annual physicals.
Also called preventive care; the two forms are interchangeable, though *preventive* is slightly more common in medical contexts.
- colonoscopiesIntestinal tract examinations
- HPV vaccineImmunization against papillomavirus
- flu shotYearly illness prevention injection
- nutritionBodily use of food
- balanced dietVaried nutritional intake
vitamin D · health equity · exercise · stress management · well-child visits · smoking bans · genetic testing · cholesterol test · mindfulness · mental health check · smoking cessation · mammograms · food safety regulations · physical activity · weight management · polio vaccine · heart health · sleep hygiene
preventative careemergency treatment
Urgent care for injuries
acute care · emergency care · emergency medicine · crisis intervention · urgent care