Cool Springs Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, PLLC
Internal Medicine, Pediatric and Walk-In Clinics located in Franklin, TN & Brentwood, TN.
Cool Springs Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, PLLC, offers expert preventive care services for your whole family, underpinning your entire health journey. Our team of board-certified internal medicine and pediatric specialists at the Franklin and Brentwood, Tennessee, offices are the conductors of your health care. Call Cool Springs Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, PLLC, today, or schedule an appointment online.
What Is Preventive Care?
Preventive care refers to making healthy lifestyle decisions and getting regular checkups to avoid chronic diseases or severe illness from infectious diseases. Catching problems early allows you and your provider to act promptly and therefore increase your chances of recovery.
Preventive care includes regular checkup appointments as well as screening tests, routine vaccinations, dental cleanings, and patient education to help you make informed decisions.
What Services Are Included in Preventive Care?
Preventive care services include:
Family Health History
Creating and keeping an updated record of the health conditions in your family. If your family has a history of a chronic disease (i.e., cancer, diabetes, osteoporosis, etc.), you are more likely to get it as well. While you can’t change your genes, you can change behaviours that cause these diseases.
Screenings
Regular screening tests allow you to find unusual growths early, when treatment will likely work best.
Vaccinations
Vaccines are safe and convenient ways to protect your health in different ways. They teach your body how to fight against potential diseases you may catch (think the flu or tuberculosis). Essential during childhood to develop a strong organic response to threats, it is also important to keep your vaccines up to date through adulthood.
When Should I See a Preventive Care Provider?
Making regular preventive care appointments helps monitor your family’s health as well as yours. It is critical to visit your primary care provider not only to receive the right care and diagnosis of any emerging health conditions in the early stages but to take the reins of your own health.
Moreover, your primary care provider can diagnose and treat any condition in case you get sick or have a mild injury. At Cool Springs Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, PLLC, we offer same-day and next-day appointments whenever possible, besides offering a walk-in clinic for urgent care.
Make an appointment with Cool Springs Internal Medicine & Pediatrics, PLLC, today by calling our Brentwood or Franklin locations in Tennessee or by clicking on the button below.
