preventive medicine
Clinical space or doctor's offices with a focus on preventing diseases and ailments.
A preventive medicine clinic is a doctor's office or medical facility specializing in forms of care which aim to prevent possible future ailments. This includes vaccinations against diseases as well as counseling patients on maintenance of their health through exercise, good diet, and habits which minimize risks of medical problems. Preventive medicine may also encompass prevention of sexually transmitted diseases and dispensation of birth control.
The practice aims to reduce the likelihood of future illness. Vaccination and advice about health-related habits are included approaches.
Sexual-health prevention and provision of birth control can also belong to the practice. The focus on prevention differs from a clinic devoted only to treating an existing condition.