Preventive care and whole health for family physicians

Every day, family physicians help patients lower risk, catch problems early and make changes that support long-term health and well-being. Treating patients based on social determinants of health spans the exam room and the community, from screening and immunizations to counseling, care planning and connecting patients with local resources that make healthy choices easier to sustain.

Prevention keeps evolving. Screening ages shift as evidence changes. Infectious disease patterns change with travel, behavior and access to care. Environmental exposures and extreme weather events create new risks for vulnerable patients. These shifts and many others make prevention more dynamic, context-dependent and central to everyday clinical decision-making.

The following resources bring together guidance, tools and education to support you in applying evidence with clinical judgment and building prevention workflows that fit real-world primary care.