Afotusɛm ntiantia
- Book one annual checkup and let it anchor the rest.
- Bring a written list of questions and worries.
- Ask which preventive services your plan covers for free.
Yɛn mu dodoɔ no ara kɔ ɔdɔkota hɔ bere a biribi asɛe dada. Yaw a ɛnnyae, wa a atena hɔ akyɛ dodo, akontaabu bi wɔ honam mu nhwehwɛmu mu a ɛbɔɔ yɛn hu. Apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan no yɛ ɛno akyiri-akyiri. Ɛyɛ nhyiamu a woyɛ bere a hwee nyɛ wo ya, nhwehwɛmu a woyɛ efisɛ wo ho yɛ wo den na wopɛ sɛ wokɔ so tena saa. Ɛte nka bere no mu sɛ ɛnyɛ hwee, te sɛ sɛ worehohoro kaa a ɛho nyɛ fĩ. Ɛyɛ nneɛma a nyansa wɔ mu komm a wobetumi ayɛ ama abrabɔ a wopɛ sɛ wokɔ so tena no bi nso.
Deɛ apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan kyerɛ ankasa
Asɛm no te sɛ ayaresabea deɛ, nanso ɛfa nneɛma tiawa a emu da hɔ ho. Apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan yɛ nhwehwɛmu, hwɛyie, ne abɔdeɛ a wɔayɛ sɛ ɛbɛma woayɛ den na ɛakyere ɔhaw ntɛm, ansa na anya kwan anyini ayɛ biribi a ayaresa mu yɛ den. Wɔ adeyɛ mu no ɛtaa kyerɛ akuw kakra:
- Nhwehwɛmu. Nsɔhwɛ a ɛhwehwɛ yareɛ ansa na woate nka koraa. Mogya mu nhyɛsoɔ ne cholesterol nhwehwɛmu, mogya mu asikyire, ne kokoram nhwehwɛmu te sɛ nufoɔ, awodeɛ kɔn, ne nan ase kokoram, nyinaa ka ha.
- Abɔdeɛ. Abɔdeɛ a ɛkyerɛ wo nipadua sɛ ɛnko ntia yareɛ a ɛsanee ansa na woahyia no.
- Afotuo ne nkitahodie. Nkɔmmɔ a wo ne wo ɔdɔkota bɔ fa nna, ahohia, nsanom, atenka, mu duru, anaa deɛ ɛrekɔ so biara, ne afotuo a wɔayɛ pɔtee ama wo mfeɛ ne wo abakɔsɛm.
Emu biara nyɛ deɛ ɛyɛ hu. Ɛno ne adwene no nyinaa. Apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan no yɛ adwuma ankasa efisɛ ɛba ansa na deɛ ɛyɛ hu no fi aseɛ.
Deɛ enti na ntɛm sen akyiri, bere biara
Deɛ enti na yei ho hia no ba nokwasɛm baako so. Yareɛ a emu yɛ den pii, mogya mu nhyɛsoɔ a ɛkorɔn, mogya mu asikyire a ɛkorɔn, kokoram ahodoɔ bi, mma kɔkɔbɔ nsɛnkyerɛnne biara wɔ wɔn mfitiaseɛ mu. Wobetumi ate nka sɛ wo ho yɛ wo den koraa bere a biribi reyɛ ne ho brɛoo. Bere a wobehu nsɛnkyerɛnne no, ɔhaw no taa akɔ akyiri na ayaresa mu ayɛ den.
Nhwehwɛmu kyere no wɔ beaeɛ a ayɛ komm. Bere a wɔhunu yareɛ te sɛ kokoram anaa koma yareɛ ntɛm a, ayaresa taa yɛ adwuma kɛse, na nea ɛba no yɛ pa. Adwene korɔ no ara fa da biara da nneɛma mu. Sɛ wokyere mogya mu nhyɛsoɔ a ɛrekorɔn seesei bere a ɛyɛ akontaabu kwa a, ɛma wode nsakraeɛ nketenkete di ho dwuma sen sɛ wobɛtwɛn ahonhono anaa koma kasiae a ɛtumi de ba no. Wɔde apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan a ɛkɔ so daa abata yareɛ a ɛkyɛ a ɛba kakra ne owuo ntɛm a ɛfiri yareɛ te sɛ koma yareɛ, kokoram, ne asikyire yareɛ ho. Ɛno yɛ mfasoɔ pii ma nhyiamu kakra a ɛyɛ kwa.
Wonhia sɛ wode wʼani di ne nyinaa akyi
Sɛ adwene a wobɛkaeɛ deɛ wohia mfeɛ ahodoɔ no ma wʼani so ka a, asɛm pa. Wonhia sɛ woyɛ. Ade a ɛyɛ mmerɛw paa ne sɛ wobenya ɔdɔkota a ɔbɛhwɛ wo daa na wakɔ ne hɔ pɛnkorɔ afe biara. Ne dwumadie ne sɛ ɔbɛhunu nhwehwɛmu a ɛfata wo mfeɛ, wʼabusua abakɔsɛm, ne wo tebea, na wabɔ ho amaneɛ. Wo dwumadie dodoɔ no ara ne sɛ wobɛba na woabua nokware mu.
Deɛ ɛfata wo no gyina wʼankasa wo nneɛma so, enti ma wo ɔdɔkota nkyerɛ kwan wɔ nsɛm pɔtee no ho. Nanso afe biara nhwehwɛmu yɛ sɛkyɛ a ɛkura nkae no nyinaa. Ɛho hia nso sɛ wobɛhunu sɛ wɔ apɔmuden nhyehyɛeɛ dodoɔ no ara mu no, wɔboa apɔmuden a wɔde siw yareɛ kwan dwumadie pii a wonntua hwee fi wo bɔtɔ mu, enti boɔ no taa sua sen sɛnea nnipa suro. Sɛ ɛboɔ anaa nsiakyibɔ ho yɛ dadwene a, mpɔtam apɔmuden adwumakuw ne ayaresabea pii ma ayaresa a ne boɔ yɛ fo anaa wɔde sika a wonya gye. Ɛsɛ sɛ wobisa.
Bere a woretwentwɛn no so
Ebia mfeɛ atwam. Ebia osuahunu bɔne, anaa amanneɛ bɔne ho hu, anaa abrabɔ kɛkɛ na ama woatwe wo ho. Ɛno yɛ deɛ ɛtaa ba paa, na sɛ wosan kɔ mu a, ɛnhia sɛ wopa kyɛw. Nneɛma kakra ma ɛyɛ mmerɛw:
- Fa telefon biako fi aseɛ. Yɛ nhyiamu baako ne ɔdɔkota a ɔhwɛ wo daa. Wonhia sɛ wosiesie nneɛma nyinaa bere biako. Ɛsɛ sɛ wokɔ wo din to nhyiamu nhyehyɛeɛ no mu kɛkɛ.
- Kyerɛw wo nsɛmmisa kan. Mpuro a woadwen ho, aduro a wonom, deɛ ɛtoo wʼawofoɔ mu biako. Fa nhwehwɛnsɛm no bra sɛnea ehu remma wo werɛ mfi.
- Ka nokware wɔ dan no mu. Wo ɔdɔkota ntumi mmoa deɛ ɔnnim, na wate ne nyinaa pɛn. Sɛ wode aniwu fã no kɔ wʼakyi a, wo ankasa na wode wo ho sɛe.
- Fa no sɛ ahwɛyie, ɛnyɛ atemmuo. Wonkɔ hɔ sɛ wɔbɛka wo anim. Wokɔ hɔ sɛ wobɛpɛ nimdeɛ na woadi nneɛma anim.
Sɛ wohwɛ wo nipadua saa kwan no a, ɛyɛ biribi pa ma wʼadwene nso. Ahotɔ pɔtee bi wɔ sɛ wuhu baabi a wogyina, sɛ wode dadwene a ɛda akyiri komm sesa nya mmuae ankasa. Sɛ amanneɛ no yɛ biribi a ɛsɛ sɛ woyɛ ho biribi mpo a, sɛ wonim a, ɛyɛ den sen sɛ woredwen ho kwa.
Sɛ nsɛnkyerɛnne pɔtee bi haw wo a, ntwɛn afe biara nsra no, frɛ wo ɔdɔkota ho asɛm seesei. Na sɛ woate nka sɛ ɔhaw ahyɛ wo so, woahaw, anaa wo werɛ aho ɔkwan a ɛma ɛyɛ den sɛ wobɛhwɛ wo ho a, ɛno nso ka apɔmuden dadwene a ɛsɛ sɛ wopagya ho. Wo ɔdɔkota yɛ ɛpono a ɛdi kan a ɛyɛ ma ɛno, na ɔbetumi akyerɛ wo mmoa pii kwan. Wo nyinaa, nipadua ne adwene, ho hwɛyie na yei wɔ hɔ ma.
Nsɛm a wɔnyaeɛ
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Are You Up to Date on Your Preventive Care?
- Cleveland Clinic, Why Prophylaxis (Preventive Care) Is Essential for Long-lasting Health
- MedlinePlus (U.S. National Library of Medicine), Health screening - men age 18 to 39