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 a key part of managing your health. A screening test is done to find disorders or diseases in people who don't have any symptoms. Screening tests are not used to diagnose. They are used to find out if more testing is needed. The goal may be to find a disease early so it can be treated with more success. Or the goal may be to find a disease early so you can make lifestyle changes. You may need regular checkups to help you reduce your risk of disease.
Below are guidelines for men ages 40 to 49. Talk with your healthcare provider. Make sure you’re up-to-date on what you need.
We understand gender is a spectrum. We may use gendered terms to talk about anatomy and health risk. Please use this information in a way that works best for you and your healthcare provider as you talk about your care.
Screening
Who needs it
How often
Alcohol misuse
All men in this age group
At routine exams
Blood pressure
Once a year if your blood pressure is normal. Normal blood pressure is less than 120/80 mm Hg. If your blood pressure is higher than this, follow the advice of your healthcare provider.
Depression
Type 2 diabetes or prediabetes
All men ages 35 to 70 with no symptoms who are overweight or obese.
At least every 3 years (yearly if blood sugar has begun to rise)
BMI (body mass index)
Every year, to help find out if you are at a healthy weight for your height
Type 2 diabetes
All men with prediabetes
Every year
Hepatitis C
All adults ages 18 and older at least once in a lifetime.
Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk factors and how often to have hepatitis C screening.
High cholesterol or triglycerides
At least every 5 years; or at least every 1 to 2 years for men ages 45 to 65. Expert groups vary in their advice. Talk with your healthcare provider about your risk and how often you should be tested.
HIV
Obesity
Prostate cancer
Starting at age 45, talk with your healthcare provider about the risks and benefits of these:
A digital rectal exam
Prostate-specific antigen screening
Colorectal cancer
Men age 45 and older at average risk
Talk with your healthcare provider about which test below is right for you:
Colonoscopy every 10 years
Flexible sigmoidoscopy every 5 years or every 10 with yearly fecal immunochemical test (FIT) stool test
CT colonography (virtual colonoscopy) every 5 years
Yearly fecal occult blood test
Yearly FIT
FIT-DNA test (also referred to as stool DNA test) every 3 years
If you have a test that is not a colonoscopy and have an abnormal test result, you will need a colonoscopy.
You may need to be screened more or less often. This is based on personal or family health history. Talk with your healthcare provider.
Syphilis
Men who are at higher risk for infection. Talk with your healthcare provider.
Tuberculosis
Talk with your healthcare provider
Vision
Baseline screening at age 40. Talk with your healthcare provider about how often to have vision exams.
Health counseling
Diet and exercise
Men who are overweight or obese
When diagnosed, and then at routine exams
Sexually transmitted infection prevention
Men who are at higher risk of infection. Talk with your healthcare provider.
Use of tobacco and health effects it can cause
Every exam