Preventative Care

Routine preventive health checkups are one of the easiest and most effective ways to reduce the risk of chronic health problems like diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol. At Excellent Ultimate Medical Center in Belle Glade, Florida, board-certified family medicine and women’s health nurse practitioner Tania Richie, NP, and the team, provide preventive health to people of all ages, including lab work, immunizations, and wellness exams. Call the office to book a preventive health consultation, or request your appointment online today. Telehealth visits are also available.

What is preventive health?

Preventive health is a family medicine subspecialty used to catch potentially serious problems early on when they respond best to treatment.

You don’t need to be sick to benefit from preventive health care. The Excellent Ultimate Medical Center team recommends scheduling a preventive exam annually. Intervention can improve your quality of life and prevent any issue from worsening.

What does preventive health include?

At Excellent Ultimate Medical Center, the team offers various preventive health services, including:

Women’s health

Women’s health provides sex-specific care for people with female reproductive organs. Common women’s health offerings include family planning, Pap smears, well-woman exams, and mammogram referrals.

Men’s health

Men’s health provides sex-specific medical care to people with male reproductive organs. Research suggests men are more likely than women to experience certain health problems, like heart disease, and can get prostate cancer or experience erectile dysfunction.

Wellness visits

A wellness visit, or physical exam, assesses your general health and well-being. Scheduling a wellness visit at least once a year is one of the easiest ways to catch health problems, like high blood pressure and high cholesterol, before they become more severe.

Immunizations

Immunizations help protect you from contagious illnesses spread by viruses or bacteria. Staying updated on your vaccines is one of the best ways to protect your health in the long run. Immunizations won’t necessarily prevent sickness, but they can reduce the risk of hospitalization or death.

Lab tests

Lab tests analyze your blood, urine, or saliva to gain insights into your health. These tests help the team identify problems invisible to the eye, like hormonal imbalances, vitamin deficiencies, and inflammation.

Diagnostic imaging

Diagnostic imaging, like X-rays and MRIs, captures photos of your bones, joints, soft tissues, or internal organs. These noninvasive procedures are quick, painless, and incredibly beneficial for diagnosing disease or helping guide treatment.

Referrals to specialists

Certain health problems require more individualized treatment. If necessary, the Excellent Ultimate Medical Center team can refer you to a nearby specialist.

What are the benefits of preventive health?

Participating in preventive health at Excellent Ultimate Medical Center offers many benefits, including:

• Increased lifespan
• Reduced healthcare costs
• Reduced risk of illness and infection
• Improved health
• Better quality of life

Preventive health can even assist you in making healthy lifestyle changes, like eating more nutritious meals and exercising regularly.

Call Excellent Ultimate Medical Center to book a preventive health visit, or request your appointment online today.