This document discusses the importance of preventive care and provides recommendations for screenings and vaccinations. It recommends getting an annual preventive care exam to help detect health issues early and stay healthy. The exam allows your doctor to recommend the right screenings and shots for your age, gender, and family history. It also provides a checklist of key screenings and vaccinations for both men and women. For children, it recommends getting all recommended vaccines and screenings, encouraging physical activity and healthy eating.

1. A HEALTHIER YOU
Get to Know Your Health
Understanding your health can be the first step toward improvement, and a preventive care exam and a health
assessment are great ways to get started.
PREVENTIVE CARE:
Getting the right preventive care services at the right time can help you stay healthier by:
· Preventing certain illnesses and health conditions from happening; or
· Detecting a health problem at a stage that may be easier to treat.
That’s why your Savers medical plan covers designated preventive care services at no cost to you. Preventive
care services are provided when you don’t have any symptoms and haven’t been diagnosed with the health issue
connected with the preventive service. For example, a flu vaccination is given to prevent the flu before you get it.
Checkups, immunizations and screenings are an important part of staying healthy. They can help detect or prevent
serious diseases and keep you in tip-top shape. And, if your doctor is part of the Cigna network, preventive services
are 100% covered. You primary care physician can help you coordinate what tests and shots are right for you,
based on your age, gender and family history.
· Make a Checklist- Ask your doctor about these key vaccinations and screenings:
Men & Women Men Women
§ Influenza (Flu)
§ Measles, Mumps, Rubella
(MMR)
§ Tetanus, Diptheria and
Pertussis (Td/Tdap)
§ Prostate Screening (Age
50+)
§ Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Screening ( Ages 65-75)
§ Colon Cancer Screening (Age
50+)
§ Annual Mammogram
(Ages 40+, every 1-2
years)
§ Cervical Cancer Screening
(pap test) (Ages 21+, every
3 years)
§ Colon Cancer Screening
(Ages 50+)
CHILDREN’S PREVENTIVE CARE:
Here are the top five things you can do to help keep your kids healthy:
1. Get recommended vaccines and screenings tests.
2. Encourage physical activity.
3. Feed them healthy meals and snacks.
4. Help your child stay at a healthy weight.
5. Provide preventive medicines if your child’s doctor prescribes them.
The next time you bring your child in for a checkup, talk to your pediatrician about which preventive tests and
screenings are right for your child based on age, gender and family history.
If your child misses a scheduled vaccination, you don’t need to start over. Just bring your child back in to your
pediatrician’s office for the shot. The doctor will keep your child up-to-date on all vaccinations. Questions? Talk to
your doctor.

2. A HEALTHIER YOU
Children’s wellness checklist
Recommended
screenings
Birth – 2 years
Ages 3 – 10
Age 11 – 18
Size measurements
Weight, length &
head circumference
at each visit, BMI –
24 & 30 mos.
Height, weight & BMI at each visit
Vision screening
Age 3, 4, 5, 6, 8, &
10 or as your doctor
advises
Ages 12, 15 & 18, or as your doctor
advises
Hearing screening
All newborns by 1
month
Ages 4, 5, 6, 8 & 10,
or as your doctor
advises
Fluoride Older than 6 months evaluate for sufficient fluoride in drinking water
Cholesterol
Screening of children
and adolescents
(after age 2 but by
age 10) at risk
Hemoglobin or
hematocrit
12 months
RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO YOU:
· Personal Health Team: You have access to a team of health advocates – trained as nurses, coaches,
nutritionists and clinicians – who will listen, understand your needs and help you find solutions, even
when you’re not sure where to begin. You will get confidential assistance from reliable, compassionate
professionals. Partner with a health advocate to take an active role in your health. For live support from
your health advocate, call 855.246.1873 or, for self-service resources, go to: www.myCigna.com.
QUESTIONS TO ASK YOUR DOCTOR:
At your annual preventive screening, use the following list as a guide as you develop questions to ask your doctor:
· Do I need any lab work, routine screenings or immunizations during today’s visit?
· What do these screenings look for?
· What do the immunizations protect against?
· What are the instructions for any medications you’ve prescribed?
· Can you recommend additional materials or resources so I can learn more about topics or conditions we’ve
discussed today?