Other types of clinical preventive services include other preventive care and disease management.
Examples include prenatal care, management of chronic conditions such as diabetes, asthma and arthritis,
neonatal hearing testing and blood screening, screening for glaucoma, alcohol abuse screening and counseling
by physicians, screening for sexually-trensmitted infections, and screening for and treatment of depression
in children and adults.
Why It's Important
Preventive services are key to reducing death and disability and improving the Nation's health. These services
both prevent and detect illnesses and diseases-from flu to cancer-in their earlier, more treatable stages,
significantly reducing the risk of illness, disability, early death, and medical care costs. Yet, despite
the fact that these services are covered by Medicare, Medicaid, and many private insurance plans under the
Affordable Care Act, millions of children, adolescents, and adults go without clinical preventive services
that could protect them from developing a number of serious diseases or help them treat certain health
conditions before they
worsen.
Increasing the number of people who take advantage of and have
access to clinical preventive services continues to be a major
public health challenge.
