Many of the most serious disorders can be prevented or postponed by immunizations, preventive medications, and healthier life styles. They can be detected early with screening and treated effectively. Clinicians now have the skills, resources and opportunities to promote health, and to prevent and cure disease as well. But preventive care cannot be delivered effectively without active patient involvement not without each person tracking and prompting their own preventive care. A patient-provider relationship is an important link to establish in preventive care.
Some populations are at higher risk for certain preventable disorders than others.
Therefore an assessment of the risk factor profile for each individual will aid the clinician in determining specific prevention and screening recommendations for that person. If a disease or problem has been identified, there may be other tests and screenings more specific to that condition but not recommended for the general population. The following are general recommendations for screenings for adult preventive care. All adults need to keep working at staying healthy. Check with your primary health provider to see if you're up to date with the tests people your age need.