Preventive Health Guidelines
These recommended screenings were developed and are regularly reviewed by the members of Capital Health Plan's Quality Improvement Committee. This committee includes primary care and specialty physicians.
The documents below list recommendations for preventive screenings that you should discuss with your primary care physician (PCP). This information is for healthy, low-risk patients. Family history and other factors can influence the need for additional or more frequent tests. Remember, it is important to schedule your preventive screening appointments in advance.
Screening Tests for Men (pdf 31.63 kB)
Screening Tests for Women (pdf 32.42 kB)
An important part of a health screening exam is the counseling provided by your physician. These issues should be addressed:
- Stop smoking
- Health risks of being overweight
- Alcohol and other drug abuse
- Injury prevention
- Exercise
- Over-use of prescription and nonprescription medication
- Advance Directives
- Risk of skin cancer with excessive exposure to the sun
- Treatment options for menopausal women
- Benefits and limitations of breast self exam
- Aspirin for cardiovascular disease risk
- Vision and hearing exams
- Calcium supplements for adolescent and adult women
- Folic acid supplements for women of childbearing age
- Behavioral counseling to prevent sexually transmitted infections
