Preventative Healthcare

What is preventive healthcare?

Preventive healthcare at Empowered Health and Wellness encompasses medical evaluations, health screenings, diagnostic testing, and treatments that help prevent or better manage diseases, illnesses, and injuries. 

Emily tailors a treatment that maximizes health outcomes and your overall quality of life.

What are the benefits of preventive healthcare?

Choosing preventive healthcare at Empowered Health and Wellness offers the following benefits and more:

• Healthy weight management
• Lower risk of illnesses and diseases
• Early disease detection
• Time and cost savings
• Longer life expectancy
• Fewer unpleasant symptoms

In some cases, preventive healthcare is life-saving.

Which preventive healthcare services are available?

Empowered Health and Wellness offers the following preventive healthcare services and more:

• Wellness exams for people of all genders
• Birth control for women
• Health screenings
• Well-child exams
• Weight loss management
• Department of Transportation (DOT) physicals
• Mental health 
• Chronic disease management
• Vaccinations 

The practice also offers sick visits and urgent care services with same-day appointment availability.

What should I expect during preventive healthcare appointments?

During preventive healthcare appointments at Empowered Health and Wellness, Emily often completes the following:

Vital sign check

Emily assesses your pulse, blood pressure, temperature, and other vital signs during preventive healthcare visits to screen for potential concerns.

Medical history review

Emily discusses your medical history, symptoms, lifestyle habits, vaccinations, medications, and more during a review of your medical history. 

Physical exam

A physical exam includes an evaluation of your eyes, ears, breathing, throat, reflexes, limbs, heartbeat, and more. Emily offers prostate exams to men and pelvic and breast exams to women.

Diagnostic testing

Based on your age, gender, and risk factors, you might be a candidate for diagnostic testing. 

Emily may order blood and urine testing, sexually transmitted disease (STD) testing, heart function tests, lung function testing, imaging procedures, allergy and asthma testing, tissue swabs, Pap smears, or other diagnostic tests.

Treatment recommendations

If you’re a candidate for preventive healthcare or treatment for a medical problem, Empowered Health and Wellness offers personalized solutions. You might benefit from medications, lifestyle adjustments, additional diagnostic testing, or a referral to another specialist. 

How often should I schedule preventive healthcare exams?

Schedule preventive healthcare appointments at Empowered Health and Wellness every year or if you or your child needs a vaccination, sick visit, weight management consultation, healthy lifestyle education, or chronic disease management. 

Call the office anytime you have concerns or questions.

Take advantage of preventive healthcare at Empowered Health and Wellness by calling the office or requesting an appointment online today.