preventative care for all ages

Everyone would agree that if they could avoid getting sick, they would. But we often don’t think about going to the doctor when we’re healthy. One of the best ways to prevent disease from affecting your health is to visit your family doctor for preventive health care.

What Is Preventive Healthcare?

Also referred to as preventive medicine, the purpose of these medical services is to take proper measures to ensure that a patient remains free of the physical and mental disorders that can be brought on by genetics, environmental factors, and your lifestyle.

Millions of people die from illnesses that could have been prevented, such as certain cancers, diabetes, heart disease, etc. At Lighthouse Family Health, our goal is to help you arm yourself with both knowledge and quality medical care, even while you’re healthy, to prevent these conditions from developing.

It’s important to also realize that preventative care begins in childhood! At Lighthouse Family Health, we also provide Well Child Checks with necessary immunizations for newborns through adolescence. We provide preventative care that spans from childhood through geriatrics.

What Can I Do?

One way people of all ages can prevent certain disorders is by coming in for regular checkups with your primary care provider. Even if you aren’t experiencing symptoms and feel perfectly fine, these routine visits can screen for potential issues. We’ll make sure you are up to date on your immunizations, and help to alter your lifestyle and habits to improve your quality of life.

Certain conditions that can lead to heart attacks and strokes, such as high blood pressure or high cholesterol, can be “silent killers”. Often, patients only discover that they have these conditions by coming in for a routine wellness visit.
Your healthcare provider will tell you how often you should visit for check-ups. This may vary, particularly if you’ve been diagnosed with a chronic disease. While adopting good habits can reduce your chances of contracting certain illnesses, your family doctor is also here to make sure that you remain as healthy as possible!

Some of the preventative services offered at Lighthouse Family Health include:

• Well Child Checks
• Immunizations
• Women's Wellness Exams
• Adult Annual Routine Physicals
• Medicare Annual Wellness Exams
• Sports Physicals