preventive care
Healthcare before illness
Preventive care is medical attention aimed at avoiding illness rather than treating it—checkups, screenings, vaccinations, and lifestyle counseling.
The term appears frequently in health insurance contexts, where preventive services are often covered without copays: The plan includes preventive care at no additional cost.
Also called preventative care.
- screeningEvaluative selection process
- annual checkupRoutine health assessment
- well visitPreventive medical checkup
- exerciseActivity for fitness
- sun protectionShielding from UV rays
nutrition · prophylaxis · food safety standards · vaccination · genetic counseling · health campaigns · risk assessment · community clinics · stress management · water fluoridation · peer support groups · sleep hygiene · immunization · booster shot · balanced diet · healthy habits · early detection · blood pressure check
- health studiesmedical ethics, bioethics, health policy, health equity, medical history
- holistic pet careherbal remedies, homeopathy, natural healing, herbal medicine, energy healing
- occupational healthworkplace safety, occupational health, workplace injuries, OSHA compliance, safety training
- Soviet medicinepolyclinics, socialist healthcare, free healthcare, centralized planning, health ministry
- healthhealth, wellness, vitality, fitness, well-being
- healthcaredoctors, nurses, hospitals, hospital, clinic
preventive caretreatment
Care for an ailment
therapeutic care · disease management · palliative care · acute care · medical treatment
preventive careemergency care
Immediate medical intervention
acute care · urgent care · critical care · intensive care · emergency medicine