Preventive Care

Preventive care allows you to take the initiative to stay healthy and lower your disease risks. Board-certified internist Sameh Nabelsi, MD, provides preventive care services like immunizations and annual exams at his private practice in Flossmoor, Illinois. Call the office of Sameh Nabelsi, MD, or schedule your next preventive care appointment online right away. 

What is preventive care?

Preventive care is a crucial part of your primary care experience. Effective preventive care can help keep you from getting sick in the first place, instead of resolving symptoms or illnesses you currently have. Engaging in preventive care with your primary care provider can help you stay healthy and reduce expenses related to medical treatments. 

Aside from offering a range of helpful preventive care services in the office, Dr. Nabelsi encourages you to adopt healthy habits on your own time to maintain your health and wellness. They can include smoking cessation, cutting down on alcoholic beverages, adopting a nutritious diet, and getting regular exercise. 

You should also manage any ongoing health conditions to avoid complications. 

Which services are important for preventive care?

Sameh Nabelsi, MD, provides preventive care services in his office for adults of all ages. You and your loved ones can get:

Physical exams

Physical exams, also called wellness exams, evaluate your health at a given time and can help pinpoint areas for improvement. Dr. Nabelsi gives you personalized recommendations for improving your health and wellness. 

Immunizations

Vaccines protect you from specific viral or bacterial illnesses. For example, the yearly flu vaccine protects you from currently-active strains of the influenza virus. 

Screenings

Cancer screenings seek to identify cancer in its early stages before it causes symptoms, and while it’s relatively simple to treat. You get them based on your personal medical risks. 

Medical weight loss

Weight-loss services can help mitigate the risk of obesity-related diseases like Type 2 diabetes and high cholesterol. 

Which conditions does preventive care help me avoid?

Some forms of preventive care, like immunizations, keep you from coming down with infectious illnesses that are often acute and not long-term. Other preventive care services reduce your risk for long-term or chronic illnesses. 

By getting the preventive care services you need at Sameh Nabelsi, MD, you can lower your risk for diseases like:

• Heart disease
• Type 2 diabetes
• Cold and flu
• Asthma attacks
• High cholesterol
• High blood pressure
• Stroke
• Heart attack
• Certain types of cancer

If specific diseases run in your family, you should talk to Dr. Nabelsi about the preventive care services you need most. 

Call Sameh Nabelsi, MD, or schedule an appointment online for your next preventive care visit today.