Preventive care is the care you and your family receive when your doctor assesses your health risks and provides health education counseling, screening tests, and immunizations. It is different than when you visit your doctor for specific concern, such as a backache. Preventive care is aimed at keeping you and your family healthy and identifying problems while they are easier to treat. If you have additional risk factors or family history your clinician may recommend additional or earlier screenings.

Preventing Health Problems

Birth to 24 Months

Ages 2 to 6

Ages 7 to 11

Ages 12 to 18

Birth to Age 18—Lifestyle Habits

Ages 19 to 39

Ages 40 to 64

Ages 65 and Older

Related topics

• Breast Cancer: Prevention and Screening 
• Cervical Cancer: Prevention and Screening 
• Colorectal Cancer 
• Immunizations 

• Park Nicollet Clinic
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• Park Nicollet Alexander Center for Child Development and Behavior
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• Centers for Disease Control National Immunization Program