Annual visits, a healthy lifestyle, and the right screenings can help prevent or detect life-threatening chronic diseases. Upper Great Lakes Family Health encourages everyone to have an annual preventive care visit to stay healthy.
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Phone: 906-483-1705
Address: 720 Lake Linden Ave., Laurium, MI 49913
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U.P. Crisis Line
Upper Peninsula will be able to call, text or chat with MiCAL for free behavioral health crisis triage, support, resource information and referral to local services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. MiCAL can be reached via phone or text at 844-446-4225. Chat through Michigan.gov/MiCAL.
A provider is on-call after hours, on weekends and during holidays.
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For kids ages 0 to 10. Each wellness visit includes:
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends a well-child visit at:
1 month
2 months
4 months
6 months
9 months
12 months
15 months
18 months
Annually beginning at 2 years
* Many vaccines are available as combination shots — ask your provider
** Please contact your Upper Great Lakes Team about COVID or other infectious diseases.
Recommended annually for kids ages 11 to 17. Each wellness visit includes:
Annually: Flu – one shot between October and March
By age 13: Tdap or Td and MCV
Starting at age 11 or 12: HPV – three doses by age 26
Recommended annually for adults ages 18 to 49. Each wellness visit includes:
Annually: Chlamydia screening if sexually active at age 24 or younger, or at 25+ if high risk
Every 3 years: Pap test – starting at age 21 (or every 5 years if combined with HPV testing starting at age 30)
Based on risk: Mammogram (with or without clinical breast exam) – ask provider
Based on risk: Colorectal cancer screening – ask provider
Based on risk: Colorectal cancer screening – ask provider
Annually: Flu – one shot between October and March
Based on risk: Pneumococcal – ask provider
By age 26: HPV – complete final dose(s)
Every 10 years: Td
If not previously administered: Tdap
Recommended annually for adults ages 50+. Each wellness visit includes:
Every 3 years: Pap test, or every 5 years if combined with HPV testing (age 65+ ask provider)
Every 2 years: Mammogram with or without clinical breast exam (age 75+ ask provider)
Based on risk: Osteoporosis screening (age 65+ recommended – ask provider about frequency, ages 50-64 – ask provider)
Based on risk: Colorectal cancer screening – ask provider
Based on risk: Colorectal cancer screening – ask provider
Annually: Flu – one shot between October and March
Based on risk: Pneumococcal – ask provider
By age 26: HPV – complete final dose(s)
Every 10 years: Td
If not previously administered: Tdap
Recommended annually. Wellness visits include:
* Medicare Part B Wellness Visits do NOT include:
