Prevention: our secondary goal
At Catherine’s, immediate care and treatment of the sick is the top priority, and it requires most of the staff’s attention, time and effort. But many of our programs and the materials we provide are devoted to making illness less likely. This dual mission distinguishes Catherine’s from many other health care sites.

Our single largest preventive health care program consists of an effort to provide women with mammograms and Pap exams in the battle against breast and cervical cancer.

Annually, Catherine’s offers flu shots inexpensively and participates in programs that provide prostate exams.

The center provides screening for high blood pressure, sugar and cholesterol. It offers counseling in general health and nutrition, and sponsors programs in physical activity. Catherine’s presents many of these programs at other locations. (see Outreach)