Preventative healthcare is a Hot Topic for adolescents.
As a result, teens may only come to see a healthcare provider when they are ill or injured. This visit does not include sports physicals, gynecological exams, or school entrance exams which are truly specialized visits and should be seen as separate from the well check-up. Once teens reach age 13, they should have an opportunity to spend time with the healthcare provider alone. It also helps the teen to hold accountability and responsibility for knowledge about his or her health status. Teens need to be familiar with their family's health histories and their own including allergies to medications.