Find clinic locations for Fort HealthCare and affiliated clinics and services in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
Find services offered by Fort HealthCare and affiliated clinics in Jefferson County, Wisconsin.
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We coordinate community education and health-related events and screenings for the Fort HealthCare service area.
Screening tests and health counseling are an important part of managing your health. A screening test is done to find diseases in people who don't have any symptoms, or may be at a higher risk. The goal is to find a disease early so lifestyle changes and checkups can reduce the risk of disease. Or the goal may be to find it early to treat it most effectively. Screening tests are not used to diagnose a disease. But they are used to see if more testing is needed. Below are guidelines for these, for men ages 18 to 39. Talk with your healthcare provider to make sure you’re up-to-date on what you need.
Screening
Who needs it
How often
Alcohol misuse
All adults
At routine exams
Blood pressure
Yearly checkup if your blood pressure is normal
Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg
If your blood pressure is higher than normal, follow the advice of your healthcare provider
Depression
All adults who have access to healthcare provider for diagnosis, treatment, and follow-up
Diabetes mellitus, type 2
Adults who have no symptoms and are overweight or obese and have one or more extra risk factors for diabetes (such as having a close family member with diabetes or if the adult is African American, Latino, Native American, or Asian American.)
At least every 3 years (yearly if blood sugar has started to rise or if risk factors are present)
Hepatitis C
If at increased risk
HIV
All men at increased risk
High cholesterol and triglycerides
Cholesterol should be checked at least once between ages 17 and 21. All men ages 35 and older, and younger men at high risk for coronary artery disease
At least every 4 to 6 years
Obesity
At routine exams. Talk with your healthcare provider if your BMI is 30 or higher.
Syphilis
Anyone at increased risk for infection
Chlamydia
Gonorrhea
Tuberculosis
Check with your healthcare provider
Vision
All men in this age group
Yearly comprehensive and vision exam
Counseling
Diet and exercise
Adults who are overweight or obese
When diagnosed and at routine exams
Sexually transmitted infection prevention
Men who are sexually active
At routine visits
Skin cancer
Prevention of skin cancer in fair-skinned adults through age 24
Tobacco use and tobacco-related disease
Every exam