What is Preventative Care?
Preventative Care focuses on maintaining good health and preventing disease before it starts. It includes regular check-ups, screenings, vaccinations, and healthy lifestyle guidance to catch potential health issues early and keep you feeling your best. While our public health collaborative strives to educate the residents of Cohasset, Hingham and Scituate on preventative measures, we are not a replacement for Annual check ups, specialty visits, medication managers or coordinator care services. Please feel free to use the resources linked below or utilize the knowledge of our Public Health RNs for consultation only.
Key elements of preventative care include:
🩺 Annual Check-Ups: Regular visits to your healthcare provider to monitor overall health.
🔬 Screenings: Tests for conditions like high blood pressure, diabetes, and cancer to catch problems early.
💉 Vaccinations: Immunizations to protect against diseases like influenza and the flu.
🥗 Lifestyle Counseling: Guidance on diet, exercise, stress management, and sleep.
🦷 Dental and Vision Care: Routine cleanings, eye exams, and corrective treatments.
🚶 Health Monitoring: Tracking key health indicators like weight, cholesterol, and heart rate.
Preventative care helps you stay on top of your health and reduces the risk of serious illness—because the best way to treat a disease is to prevent it.
PREVENTATIVE CARE RESOURCES
BP clinic Schedules
Mammogram Van
Dental Hygiene
DCFI
Health Fairs
Other Screening Opportunities
Public Health Nurse Hours Cohasset
Public Health Nurse Hours Hingham
Public Health Nurse Hours Scituate