Health Screenings

Why get screened?

Preventive health screenings save lives, and the staff of the Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center makes it easy and affordable for every member of the community to access these essential health screenings regularly.
The center provides a variety of required physicals for such needs as employment, sports, school enrollment, and more.
Many screenings should be done annually, while others may only be needed every five or 10 years depending upon the patient's individual risk factors.
The Center's chronic disease management programs, including Diabetes Education, give patients the tools they need to care for their health.

Screening for high blood pressure and high blood cholesterol are important first steps in identifying individuals who are at risk for heart disease.
Both women and men should perform monthly self-exams to detect lumps or changes in tissue which might signal breast or testicular cancer; women should follow-up with an annual mammogram.
Measuring a patient's serum glucose (blood sugar) level, usually done once every three years, can aid in detecting type 2 diabetes.
Colonoscopy, to detect the early signs of colorectal cancer, is recommended every five years for patients 50 years and older.
In addition to these health screens, specific services are available for sports physicals, employment-required check-ups (such as DOT physicals), and hearing and vision screenings.

The Combest Center encourages parents to schedule school and sports physicals now instead of waiting until the end of the summer.

Larry Combest Community Health & Wellness Center
301 40th Street
Lubbock, Texas

Services are offered Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to noon and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.