Preventive Care

Preventing illnesses, injuries, and diseases can save you time, money, and heartache. At Pronto Med Care in Toms River, New Jersey, board-certified physician Jessica Carpenter, MD, and her skilled team offer comprehensive preventive care services for patients of all ages and their families. Schedule an evaluation by phone or online today to learn more about your options.

What is preventive care?

Preventive care at Pronto Med Care includes evaluations and treatments that reduce the risk of health complications. The skilled experts minimize your chance of getting injured, becoming sick, or developing a chronic disease. They use the latest advances in family medicine care to keep you and your loved ones healthy.

What are the benefits of preventive care?

Preventive care services at Pronto Med Care offer long-term cost savings. You have a lower risk of severe or life-threatening medical complications, such as a heart attack, stroke, and organ damage.

Preventive care can also reduce your chance of contracting debilitating illnesses, sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), and other diseases.

Which preventive care options are available?

Examples of preventive care options at Pronto Med Care include:

Physical exams

Physical exams can detect potential medical issues, allowing your provider to treat them before complications arise. Your specialist evaluates your reflexes, eyes, ears, heartbeat, breathing, neck, throat, abdomen, and more. 

Health screenings

Pronto Med Care offers screenings for diabetes, high cholesterol, high blood pressure, STDs, cervical cancer in women, prostate cancer in men, and numerous other conditions. Early detection and treatment can prevent complications. 

Vaccinations

Receiving vaccinations lessens your risk of contracting an illness or disease. Or it can make your symptoms less extreme.

Birth control

Birth control pills, intrauterine devices (IUDs), and other birth control options for women reduce the chance of an unwanted pregnancy. 

Healthy lifestyle counseling 

Pronto Med Care offers nutrition counseling, weight loss services, and healthy lifestyle coaching to help you adopt habits that reduce the risk of health problems.

Weight management

Maintaining a healthy weight with the help of the Pronto Med Care team lessens your appetite. It reduces the chance of developing diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, and other chronic diseases.

Chronic disease management

Pronto Med Care provides chronic disease management to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke, and other life-threatening problems. 

Which preventive care services are best for me?

Your Pronto Med Care provider meets with you during physical exams, sick visits, or urgent care appointments to determine which preventive care options best suit you based on your age, gender, lifestyle, risk factors, and preferences. They tailor a program that exceeds your needs.

Schedule a preventive care appointment at Pronto Med Care by phone or online today.