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Good health should be simple: it should be simple for you to find doctors who can give you and your family the care you need when you don’t feel well…or better yet, when you’re healthy and want to stay that way. And it should be simple for you to find care that’s close to home, from doctors who speak your language and understand what’s important to you.
AltaMed health centers put everything you need, in one place—doctors, tests, treatments, and medicines. We have bilingual health care professionals in your neighborhood. In fact, many of our doctors live in the communities they serve. We’re dedicated to helping individuals and families get the right care they need to grow healthy.
Focus on Routine and Preventive Care
We encourage our patients to start a relationship with a primary care doctor who can get to know you and your health needs and give you regular checkups and screenings. These doctors can also help you make simple changes to keep you healthy or refer you to a specialist for additional care.
Emphasis on the Latest in Chronic Disease Care
AltaMed offers personalized, 360-degree care including testing and diagnostics, as well as treatment. With compassionate doctors and case management services for those who qualify, our goal is to make it easier to manage chronic conditions such as asthma, diabetes, or heart disease—so you can continue to live a long and healthy life.
Primary care doctors give routine physicals and immunizations, treat injury and illness, and can refer you to a specialist.
Primary Care
A primary care doctor treats all the adult members in your family, and they are knowledgeable about a wide variety of medical concerns. Besides giving you immunizations and routine screenings (like blood pressure, weight, cholesterol, blood sugar), they can help you manage chronic, or ongoing conditions, such as asthma, diabetes, heart problems, arthritis, and high blood pressure. Even if your health is good, overall, a primary care doctor can help you lose weight, reduce stress, become more active, and achieve other health goals.
Sometimes, an illness or injury may require more specialized care from another kind of doctor, or even a whole medical team. A primary care doctor should still be your first contact. They can order tests, refer you to specialists, help plan your care, and get you back on the road to being healthy.
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Spring Into Action!
With colder weather and rainy days, winter can turn the best of us into couch potatoes. Which is why it’s good not to just give your home, but also your body, a good spring…
Your teeth are part of your overall health, which is why many AltaMed Health Centers or clinics have dental offices right in the same building.
Dentistry
Everyone wants a bright, shiny smile, but did you know the health of your teeth and mouth are important to the rest of your body? Besides causing you pain, tooth problems such as cavities and bleeding gums may be linked to heart attacks. If you already have a condition such as diabetes, anemia, HIV/AIDS, or cancer, your risk for oral infections, tooth decay, and gum disease is higher.
AltaMed can help make dental exams and treatments part of your healthy habits. We want you and your entire family to keep your teeth as long as possible, which is why we provide many preventive services, including full dental exams with digital X-rays, cleanings, fluoride treatments, and oral health education.
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Find a convenient dental facility in your neighborhood. Some of our locations offer multiple services, including medical, dental, urgent care, pharmacy, and HIV prevention and care.
Make Sure Your Child Keeps Those Pearly Whites Intact
February is National Children’s Dental Health Month and we want to ensure that your children have happy and healthy smiles.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 1 in 5 children ages 5 to 11 have at least one untreated cavity. Untreated cavities can lead to problems with eating, speaking and learning. Additionally, untreated decay can lead to major health problems and even death.
We can help guide independent older adults and caregivers to a variety of healthy aging services.
Geriatrics
As we age, we all have different health care needs. No matter how healthy you are, you can’t get away from aging! But you can stay well, and get the right care to help you maintain a healthy life.
AltaMed has doctors who specialize in helping you age well. They’re called geriatric physicians, and they’re trained in the aging process. They focus on some of the risks older adults face, including osteoporosis, heart disease, and sleep disorders. Our geriatric specialists can also refer you or a loved one to other services that promote health and self-sufficiency.
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Don’t Let the Flu Get to You!
With nearly 200,000 Americans being hospitalized each year after a flu diagnosis, it’s important to ensure that you and your family are protected this flu season.
Health care for every stage of life, including reproductive health services, mammograms, and other essential screenings.
Women’s Health
Wife, mother, sister, daughter, professional, friend…if you’re a woman, you need to take care of yourself so you can be the very best in all aspects of your life. It’s good to start a health routine early, and continue through every life stage – from reproductive health, safe sex education, mammograms, well woman visits, and so much more.
Besides compassionate care from bilingual doctors and professionals, we have classes available to help support you and your unique health needs.
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Health classes for you and every member of your family.
Get to the Heart of Heart Disease
We can fill, warm, break, change and give our hearts, but perhaps the most important role of a heart to have is to be a healthy and it’s up to us to make sure it is. Heart disease is the number one cause of death for both men and women in the United States, with one in four deaths caused by heart disease. February is dedicated celebrating not only the metaphorical purpose of a heart, but also its physical purpose.
Moms, moms-to-be, and babies need a little extra support! AltaMed is the place for all their health care needs.
Family Planning and Pediatrics
At AltaMed, we love mothers and their babies – even before they’re born! We provide moms-to-be, wannabe moms, and new mothers with specialized care so they’re in the best health, and can pass that good health along to baby.
We offer a variety of family planning services, including Well-Woman office visits, and more. And our pediatricians can care for your baby until he or she is fully grown, including giving age-appropriate immunizations and screenings.
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Motherly Advice
Being a mom is one of the toughest jobs in the world, and the job is never done. From taking the kids to soccer practice to helping them with homework to reading bedtime stories at night, moms have a full-time job caring for and loving their children. With their constant dedication and devotion to their children and families, mothers around the world show true strength and power.
Routine tests like cholesterol, blood pressure, and diabetes checks are essential for a long, healthy life.
Health Screenings
Even healthy adults need regular health screenings. From your head to your toes, and at every age and stage, we meet the screening and immunization guidelines put forth by the agencies that include the U.S. Preventive Services Taskforce, the American Diabetes Association, and the Centers for Disease Control.
If you’re healthy, we’ll try to keep you that way with regular screenings of your blood pressure, blood sugar, cholesterol, teeth, eyes, and weight; if you’re a woman, that also includes Pap smears and mammograms. If you are at increased risk for, or have, common conditions like diabetes or hypertension, you’ll need a few more tests to help make sure you’re moving in the right direction.
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Early Detection: Your Secret Weapon Against Cancer
This year, about 1.7 million people in the U.S. will find out they have cancer. But the good news is that cancer screenings and the right treatment will help nine out of 10 of them survive breast, cervical and colorectal cancer. Here’s what you need to know about how health screenings can find cancer early.
Keep your whole family healthy with information and classes on topics like prenatal health, eating well, and healthy kids.
Health Education
AltaMed values each and every patient and we are always happy to see you. But we’d be even happier if you were so healthy you only came to see us once a year! We have a variety of fun and convenient resources designed to help you and your family eat well, stay active, and take an active approach to managing your health.
You can take free AltaMed classes to learn the basics of healthy meals and how to care for every member of your family. Or read, download, and share brochures at your convenience, and learn about topics like diabetes, chronic pain, good hygiene, or anxiety.
Learn Good Health
Our classes are available for free, in English and Spanish, and many different options are available in your area.
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Our bilingual education materials are ready for printing or sharing online.
The Healthy Learning Curve
Ensuring your child exercises is just as important as cognitive development when it comes to learning. As it turns out, hitting the books isn’t the only way to get the most out of their education. During the last week of April, Every Kid Healthy Week is celebrated around the country and focuses on showing the links among nutrition, physical activity and learning.
Services to help individuals 60 years of age or older stay in their homes and live independently for as long as they can.
Supportive Services
AltaMed supports our members who are elderly or have complex health care needs with programs that make it easier to access the resources and care that can truly make a difference. Our services are tailored to the needs of each patient with the goal of helping older adults continue to live independently, at home, for as long as possible.
And we are here to help caregivers too. Our services include care management, home visits, and limited in-home services, like homemaker assistance and respite hours.
To qualify for Senior Supportive Programs, seniors do not need health insurance, but must:
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Be 60 years of age or older
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Reside in Los Angeles County
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Don’t Sweat the Prep of a Colorectal Exam
March is Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month, and there’s no better time to get screened. With only one in three adults ages 50 to 75 getting screened for colorectal cancer, we want you to stay on top of your health! Your colon and rectum are important parts of your digestive system, as they help absorb water and nutrients from the foods you put in your body.
Compassionate care is at the core of all we do. We invest in technology and innovation, and we’re committed to constantly improving. Accredited by the Joint Commission, we follow evidence-based guidelines and seek out the best practices to reduce costs and better serve you.
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