{"id":8352,"date":"2021-01-05T15:31:57","date_gmt":"2021-01-05T15:31:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/?p=8352"},"modified":"2026-03-16T17:36:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T17:36:22","slug":"why-should-i-get-an-annual-exam","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/why-should-i-get-an-annual-exam\/","title":{"rendered":"Why You Should Get An Annual Exam"},"content":{"rendered":"\r\n<p>An annual exam is a good way of tracking your health progress.&nbsp; Some of the benefits are:<\/p>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Primary prevention<\/li><li>To identify risk factors for common chronic diseases<\/li><li>To detect disease that has no apparent symptoms (secondary prevention)<\/li><li>A way for the doctor to counsel people to promote healthy behavior<\/li><li>To update clinical data since your last check-up<\/li><li>To enhance the relationship between you and your doctor<\/li><\/ul>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n<p>If you are interested in scheduling an exam, Jamaica Hospital Medical Center&#8217;s Ambulatory Care Center is centrally located and has convenient hours.&nbsp; Call 718-206-7001 for an appointment.<\/p>\r\n<p class=\"disclaimer\">All content of this newsletter is intended for general information purposes only and is not intended or implied to be a substitute for professional medical advice, diagnosis or treatment.  Please consult a medical professional before adopting any of the suggestions on this page.   You must never disregard professional medical advice or delay seeking medical treatment based upon any content of this newsletter.<strong>  PROMPTLY CONSULT YOUR PHYSICIAN OR CALL 911 IF YOU BELIEVE YOU HAVE A MEDICAL EMERGENCY.<\/strong> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An annual exam is a good way of tracking your health progress.&nbsp; Some of the benefits are: Primary prevention To identify risk factors for common chronic diseases To detect disease that has no apparent symptoms (secondary prevention) A way for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/why-should-i-get-an-annual-exam\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8352","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-health"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8352","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8352"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8352\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":12899,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8352\/revisions\/12899"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8352"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8352"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jamaicahospital.org\/newsletter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8352"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}