Some responsibilities of your family physician include:

• Treating and diagnosing a comprehensive range of health issues
• Creating a treatment plan with other health professionals
• Providing health care that focuses on the patient as a whole
• Establishing relationships with patients and their health
• Preventing illness
• Offering up advice and tips for patients to take control of their health

Family physicians offer the care you need to reduce your risk of developing illness. In fact, it has been shown that those with primary health care have better overall health than those who do not. By maintaining an active relationship with your family physician, you can reduce your overall health care costs, while getting the preventive care you need to keep you feeling healthy and happy.