Preventive, Wellness, and Chronic Disease Management Services

Preventive services help stop health problems before they start. Through wellness check-ups, vaccines and chronic disease management, your primary care provider (PCP) is here to keep you and your family healthy. Call your doctor to schedule your preventive service today!

SCFHP covers the preventive services recommended by the United States Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). Preventive, wellness, and chronic disease management services are listed below. Services may vary depending on the SCFHP benefit plan you are enrolled in. Please review chapter four the SCFHP Medi-Cal Member Handbook or the Santa Clara Family Health Plan Cal MediConnect Plan (Medicare-Medicaid Plan) (SCFHP Cal MediConnect) Member Handbook for detailed information on your covered preventive services.

• Annual Wellness Check-up
• Abdominal aortic aneurysm screening
• Alcohol misuse screening and counseling
• Advisory Committee for Immunization Practices recommended vaccines including but not limited to:
  • BCG (Tuberculosis)
  • DTaP/Tdap/Td
  • Hepatitis A
  • Hepatitis B
  • Hib
  • HPV
  • Influenza
  • Measles, Mumps, and Rubella
  • Meningococcal
  • Pneumococcal
  • Polio
  • Rotavirus
  • Varicella (Chickenpox)
• Bone mass measurement
• Cardiovascular (heart) disease testing
• Cervical and vaginal cancer screening
• Colorectal cancer screening
• Depression screening
• Diabetes screening and self-management:
  • Blood glucose monitors and blood glucose testing strips
  • Insulin supplies
  • Podiatry services (related to feet)
  • Retinal eye exams
  • Diabetes outpatient self-management training and education
• Medical nutrition therapy
• Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic and Treatment (EPSDT) for Medi-Cal members ages 0-21.
  • Counseling on nutrition
  • Counseling on physical activities
  • Checking height, weight, body mass index (BMI) value or percentile
• Family planning services
• Health education on topics such as:
  • How to stop smoking or chewing tobacco
  • Nutrition and weight management
  • Self-management for chronic conditions like asthma or hypertension
  • Pregnancy and new baby
  • Parenting
  • Programs for children (healthy living day camp, asthma camp, and swim lessons)
  • Stress management
  • Anger management
• HIV screening
• Lung Cancer Screening
• Medical nutrition therapy
• Medicare Diabetes Prevention Program (MDPP) for Cal MediConnect members
• Obesity screening and therapy to keep weight down
• Preventive services for women such as cervical cancer screening and breast cancer screening
• Prostate cancer screening exams
• Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) screening and counseling
• Vision care

Call your doctor to see if you should schedule a preventive care visit today!