MIL OSI Translation. Government of the Republic of France statements from French to English –
Source: Republic of France in FrenchThe French Republic has issued the following statement:
After being tested in 2023 in certain departments, “My prevention assessment” was extended in 2024 throughout France.
These free prevention appointments are intended for people in these 4 age groups:
18-25 years; 45-50 years; 60-65 years; 70-75 years.
Four types of practitioners can be consulted during these appointments: doctor, nurse, pharmacist and midwife. Physiotherapists will be added to the system soon.
The assessment can be carried out with a doctor you know or a qualified practitioner. The list of these health professionals is given in the sante.fr directory.
A prevention assessment, why?
The aim of this assessment is to allow patients to discuss 5 points concerning their health with the doctor:
their family and personal medical history; their lifestyle habits: diet, physical activity, addictions, etc.; the identification of chronic diseases and prevention; a general health assessment: weight curve, vaccinations, oral health monitoring, etc.; their mental and social well-being: sleep, emotional life, working conditions, etc.
How to proceed to carry out the assessment?
Make an appointment with the healthcare professional you have chosen.
Before the appointment, you must complete a self-questionnaire (not mandatory) corresponding to your age group. This document is available by logging in to My health space.
You will need to bring this questionnaire to the prevention appointment as well as documents concerning your state of health (latest blood test, vaccination record, possible results).
The assessment will take place in 3 stages (allow a maximum duration of 45 minutes):
Identifying individual risks (in particular using the self-questionnaire). Joint prioritization of one or two prevention topics that concern you, following a decision shared between you and the doctor. Drafting a personalized prevention plan (PPP), drafted jointly with the doctor. This PPP indicates: the priority objectives for your health, the obstacles to changing your lifestyle, concrete actions to be implemented, the resources and stakeholders that the patient can consult (doctors, sports associations, etc.)
Please note
Preventive check-ups are 100% covered by Health Insurance for all insured persons, with no upfront costs.
The prevention assessment can only be carried out once per person and per age group.
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article is a translation. Apologies should the grammar and/or sentence structure not be perfect.