Regular Check-Ups

It’s time to take charge of your health! Schedule an appointment with your health care provider to discuss what preventive health services you need and when you need them.

You may also want to start a campaign in your community (i.e. a faith-based setting, workplace, school, or civic group) to encourage others to make an appointment for a check-up or health screening on National Women’s Check-Up Day (the day after Mother’s Day each year) or National Men’s Health Week (the week before Father’s Day each year).

Below are resources to help you and your health care provider determine what health services and screenings are best for you.

Why are Check-Ups Important?

Regular health exams and tests can help find problems before they start. They also can help find problems early, when your chances for treatment and cure are better. By getting the right health services, screenings, and treatments, you are taking steps that help your chances for living a longer, healthier life. Your age, health and family history, lifestyle choices (i.e. what you eat, how active you are, whether you smoke), and other important factors impact what and how often you need services and screenings.

Where Can I Go for Health Services?
The best place to go for health services is your regular health care provider. However, if you do not have one, the links below provide other options.

Find Free or Low-Cost Mammograms and Pap Smears: National Breast and Cervical Cancer

Early Detection Program
Find Affordable Health Care in Your Community (HRSA)

What Health Services are Recommended?
The links below provide information about important exams, screenings, and vaccinations.

Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection

Cholesterol

Colorectal Cancer Screening

Diabetes and Me

High Blood Pressure

Immunization Schedules

Oral Health for Adults

Prostate Cancer Screening

Skin Cancer: Basic Information

Pocket Guide to Good Health for Adults (AHRQ)