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How to Prepare for Your Preventive Care Visit

Mesa Family Physician

Unlike appointments that address specific illnesses or injuries, preventive care visits focus on screening for potential health issues, assessing your overall wellness, and helping you establish healthy habits before problems develop. Evidence-based screening tests based on current medical guidelines, your age, and risk factors.

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Human papillomavirus vaccination in community-based clinics among adolescents by ethnicity, country of birth, and sex [Screening, prevention, and health promotion]

Annals of Family Medicine

HPV vaccination is recommended for all children starting at age nine years, and it is most effective before HPV exposure. Some research has found lower HPV vaccine uptake in Latino patients and others have demonstrated higher uptake by Latino subgroups. Dataset OCHIN electronic health record data from 27 US states.

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What every physician should know about care experience (and why it matters)

Permanente Medicine

I practice family and sports medicine as part of the Southern California Permanente Medical Group here in Fontana, California. WM: Like you, I’m a family physician. Let’s get this important cancer screening test done. But one thing that really resonated with me is treat patients like family and friends.

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Anti-Asian Hate: Russell Jeung, Lingsheng Li, & Jessica Eng

GeriPal

Ongoing reports from patients about anti-Asian hate experiences Should clinicians screen for Anti-Asian hate? question used to screen for domestic violence. I had fun trying to make a danceable version with electronic drums for the audio-only podcast. Add to this, “do you feel safe outside the home?”