| By now, many health-savvy folks are starting to hear | | | | Many screening events are of a mobile nature, |
| more about the concept of preventive screening, but | | | | meaning that the operation changes locations from |
| they may not have a complete mental picture of how | | | | event to event. The mobility of these events means |
| these events work. When people first learn about | | | | that the operators are always on the move and |
| preventive screening, many have only the vaguest | | | | headed to new, convenient venues. Types of venues |
| idea in their heads about what a screening event might | | | | can include any community-oriented location such as a |
| be like to attend for themselves. | | | | church, gym, government building or even a local |
| Many people may be unknowingly facing a | | | | business. |
| symptomless but potentially life-threatening - and yet | | | | 4. Take about an hour |
| entirely preventable - disease or condition right now. | | | | Given all of their benefits, people naturally expect |
| Given the potentially enormous health-related and | | | | screenings to require an hours-long time commitment. |
| financial benefits that can be afforded to you due to | | | | In reality, an entire event can take as few as 45-60 |
| the possibility of avoiding a serious health incident | | | | minutes. Recipients just show up, sign in, and undergo |
| through early detection, it is important to educate | | | | the simple testing procedures - then go on about their |
| yourself about what these screenings are all about, | | | | day with minimal interruption. Results are typically |
| what they are like to attend and how they work. | | | | provided in 4 business days or less. |
| Here are 5 tips about mobile preventive screenings: | | | | 5. Results are presented in non-medical terminology |
| 1. Can detect the presence of certain diseases before | | | | Another common objection that some would-be |
| they become life-threatening | | | | screening recipients raise is the fear that they will be |
| Screenings are able to detect the presence of certain | | | | unable to understand the results presented to them. |
| extremely serious health conditions and diseases, | | | | Fortunately, reputable screening companies send |
| including heart disease, stroke, abdominal aortic | | | | results to recipients in an easy-to-read, non-medical |
| aneurysm, peripheral artery disease and osteoporosis. | | | | format. Advanced providers even give recipients |
| Facing a risk for any one of these conditions can | | | | access to copies of the actual images generated |
| mean literally being on the road to medical and financial | | | | during the screening events so that they can get a |
| disaster. Many of these conditions can lead directly to | | | | visual impression of the findings. Of course, these |
| death if the afflicted person has a serious attack or | | | | images can be viewed by the recipient. But, more |
| related medical emergency. A large percentage of the | | | | importantly, they can be brought by the recipient to |
| people who are lucky enough to live through a serious | | | | their personal physician for further examination or |
| medical event such as a heart attack or stroke can | | | | treatment (if the patient's physician deems treatment |
| potentially face years or a lifetime of crippling medical | | | | necessary). |
| bills and in-home or hospice-based care. The burden on | | | | In short, preventive screening is a breakthrough medical |
| the victims' families that these incidents can cause can | | | | service that brings affordable detection of serious |
| be tremendous and potentially life-changing for all | | | | diseases and conditions out into the communities. |
| involved. | | | | Recipients can undergo the painless set of quick |
| 2. Involves non-invasive screening techniques | | | | procedures in about an hour at a community-based |
| As beneficial as preventive screenings are, people can | | | | location near them. They soon after receive the |
| often be initially turned off by the mere idea of them | | | | results, which they can make sense of themselves |
| due to their lack of understanding of what the | | | | and/or bring to their own doctor for further |
| procedures are like to experience. For many, the term | | | | examination if needed. With price points that are |
| (wrongly) implies the need to be confined for a period | | | | one-tenth what hospitals offer for identical services, |
| of time a tight space - such as what they imagine an | | | | some emerging screening companies are now offering |
| MRI or CAT scan to entail. In reality, nothing could be | | | | the public screening events in a way that makes them |
| further from the truth, however. Rather, they employ | | | | affordable for anyone to attend. The screenings can |
| equipment and techniques such as ultrasound and | | | | raise a red flag for recipients who are at high risk for |
| other non-invasive technologies that are 100% painless | | | | life-threatening, costly and painful conditions that can be |
| and do not require putting oneself into a tight space. | | | | potentially avoided altogether if detected and acted |
| 3. Take place in convenient locales such as gyms and | | | | upon soon enough. |
| churches | | | | |