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Preventive Health

Pompeyo C Chavez, MD

Family Practice Personalized Care MDVIP at Premier Family Physicians serving Bastrop, Austin, TX, and the surrounding areas

One of the best ways you can protect your long-term wellness is to have personalized preventive health care. Pompeyo Chavez, MD offers concierge-style, customized preventive health care for everyone in your family. To create your unique preventive health care plan, call the practice serving Bastrop, Austin, TX, and the surrounding areas or schedule an appointment online today.

Preventive Health Q & A

What is preventive health care?

Preventive health care is an aspect of family medicine that emphasizes lowering risk factors to help decrease the chances of developing acute illness and chronic disease. 

The benefits of preventive health care include:

  • Prevention of acute and chronic disease
  • Early detection and treatment of illness
  • Identification of risk factors
  • Protection of long-term health and wellness
  • Avoidance of lost school days and work days
  • Slowing the progression of chronic illness

As an MDVIP-affiliated physician, Dr. Chavez makes preventative health care a primary focus for all of his patients. By getting to know you one on one, he can develop a personalized preventive plan of care that fits your needs and long-term health goals. 

How can preventive health care help me avoid disease?

Dr. Chavez creates a plan of care that considers your age, gender, health history, lifestyle, family history, lifestyle habits, and personal goals. He works closely with you to identify areas where your health is at risk and improve habits and practices that may impact your overall wellness.

By improving your risk factors, identifying signs of disease early, and offering customized treatment plans, your preventive health care plan can help you avoid complications of conditions such as:

  • Type 2 diabetes
  • Heart disease
  • High blood pressure
  • High cholesterol 
  • Cancer
  • Depression or anxiety
  • Hormonal imbalances
  • Thyroid imbalance
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)

Dr. Chavez offers membership-based, concierge-style medicine, ensuring you get regular, customized, focused health care with your total wellness in mind. Practicing personalized preventive care from birth means every member of the family experiences optimal health for a lifetime. 

What does a preventive health care plan entail?

Dr. Chavez tailors your customized preventive health care plan to fit your needs, and it may include: 

  • Regular health screenings
  • Well-child exams
  • Women's health exams
  • Men's health exam
  • In-office annual testing
  • Weight loss and nutritional support
  • Mental health screening
  • Immunizations for adults and children 
  • Blood pressure and cholesterol checks
  • School and sports physicals 

Dr. Chavez offers preventive health care for patients from newborns to seniors. By working together to protect and achieve your optimal wellness, he helps you and every member of your family look forward to a long, healthy life together.

For your customized preventive health care plan, call the office or schedule an appointment online with Pompeyo C Chavez, MD today.