The Importance of Preventative Care During COVID-19

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Along with PreventionMag and GCIHealth, we surveyed nearly 3,000 women about healthcare during the COVID19 pandemic. We found that women aren't keeping up with preventive care with or without a pandemic. Preventive care matters! BeHealthiHer

covers all the major preventative screenings, including mammograms every 1 to 2 years for women over 40, Pap smears every 3 years for women 21 to 65, HIV screenings for everyone 15 to 65, vaccines, depression screenings, recommended vaccines, and annual well-woman visits. And Henderson encourages everyone with financial concerns to find their nearest Community or Migrant Health Center . “These health centers are all over the country, in urban, suburban, and rural areas," she says.

“The younger generation is high-tech, and the older generation is high-touch,” says Lund.For the 14% who canceled appointments because of the pandemic, the fear of getting infected was very real.

 

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