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Screening - Physical Examinations are part of medical screening or general health checkups.

After determining if the prevalence of a particular disease (eg. hypertension) is high in the community, targeted interventions are held in form of Health camps or screening centers are setup. The aim is to screen individuals to know their status, risk factors and educate them and the community about a particular risk factor or a disease.

Screening may involve one or more of the following tasks:

• history taking

• physical examination

• blood tests

• imaging tests and

• referral mechanisms

Commonly held screening procedures include:

• For Hypertension : Blood pressure BP measurement camp

• Diabetes: Blood sugar (RBSL) measurement camp

• Cardio Vascular diseases: BP, RBSL, BMI (Obesity), W:H ratio, etc.

• Eye check up camps

Participants may screened at either a medical facility or enroll for screening camps. Post screening, a participant may or may not be positive for the particular disease or risk factor but gains considerable health education about the highly prevalent health condition and what he can do about it.

If a participant has the condition screened for:

• he/she is counselled about the same

• treated then and there ( if a doctor is present)

• or informed about referral systems