Seeing a Healthcare Provider
You can see your primary care provider for an annual wellness visit this many times per year.
What is one time per year? (Cleveland Clinic, 2025)
The CDC recommends the average person get the flu vaccine this many times per year.
What is 1 time per year? (CDC, 2024).
When you start becoming sexually active you should begin this routine testing.
What is STI testing? (CDC, 2025).
The CDC recommends physical activity for preventative health benefits. This is the amount of time for moderate-intensity exercise that is recommended per week.
What is 150 minutes? (CDC, 2024).
Experts recommend that those with female reproductive organs receive a pelvic exam this many by this age.
What is twenty-one? (Cleveland Clinic, 2024).
The tetanus, diphtheria, and pertussis (Tdap) vaccine requires one dose every this number of years.
What is 10 years? (CDC, 2025).
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommends colorectal cancer screenings every 1-3 years depending on risk. This is the age that people should start screening.
What is 50 years old? (Shaukat et al., 2021)
Macronutrients are the building blocks for the body. These are the three essential groups that make up macronutrients.
What are carbs, fats, protein?
45-65% of calories from carbs
20-35% of calories from fat
10-35% of calories from protein
Experts recommend that those who are low-risk (don’t have eye disease or vision impairment) see an eye doctor this frequently.
What is every 2 years? If you have eye disease or vision impairment, at least once per year. (American Optometric Association, n.d.)
The MMR vaccine is often given in childhood and is required to attend Columbia. This vaccine protects against these three diseases.
What are measles, mumps, and rubella? (CDC, 2025).
According to the American Cancer Society, people with breasts should receive a mammogram every year until they turn 55, shifting to every other year following. This is the age that people should begin breast cancer screenings.
What is 40-44 years old? (ACS, 2023)
There are lots of different micronutrients that are essential to our physical health. These three are examples of micronutrients we find through our diet.
What are Vitamins A, B, C, E, K, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chloride, magnesium, iron, iodine, manganese, copper, zinc, fluoride, or selenium. (Espinosa-Salas & Gonzalez-Arias, 2025)
The American Dental Association recommends that patients see their dentists for a cleaning this frequently.
What is regularly, as determined by your dentist? Usually 2x per year. (American Dental Association, 2024)
Experts recommend that the first doses of the HPV vaccine, which help to protect against cervical cancer, start at this age.
What is 11 or 12 years old? (CDC, 2025).
The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) cervical cancer screening recommendations are for women between the ages of 21 and 65. They recommend this cadence for PAP smears.
What is every 3 years? (USPSTF, 2018)
Water is essential to life. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine provides guidance for between this many cups of water to be consumed per day.
What is between 11.5-15.5 cups? (Mayo Clinic, 2022)