https://sokrate.fr/en/resources Articles and guides on the prevention check-up and personalized health, written and reviewed by doctors. en Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Personalized health tailors prevention to each person (risks, biomarkers, lifestyle) and complements the covered prevention check-up without replacing it. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz personalized healthpreventive medicine4P medicinepreventionbiomarkers https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/10-year-cardiovascular-risk https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/10-year-cardiovascular-risk Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT 10-year cardiovascular risk is the probability of a heart attack or stroke, estimated in France with SCORE2 (ages 40–69) or SCORE2-OP (70–89), ESC 2021. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz cardiovascular riskSCORE2cardiovascular preventionrisk factorsprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/biomarkers https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/biomarkers Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A blood biomarker is an objective measurement that reflects a state or a risk. Lipids, blood sugar, inflammation, kidneys, liver: how to read them. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz blood biomarkersblood testpreventionmetabolomicslipoproteins https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/blood-sugar-hba1c-prediabetes https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/blood-sugar-hba1c-prediabetes Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prediabetes: fasting glucose above normal, below the diabetes threshold. HAS screening from 45 with a risk factor, HbA1c, reversible through lifestyle. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prediabetesHbA1cfasting blood glucosetype 2 diabetesscreeningmetabolomics https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/cardiovascular-prevention https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/cardiovascular-prevention Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cardiovascular prevention: act on smoking, blood pressure, cholesterol, diabetes and inactivity against heart attack and stroke. Figures, check-up at 45–50. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz cardiovascular preventionrisk factorsheart attackstrokelifestyleprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/cholesterol-lipoproteins https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/cholesterol-lipoproteins Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cholesterol travels in lipoproteins (LDL, HDL, VLDL). Their number (apoB, NMR in 14 subclasses) refines cardiovascular risk beyond LDL. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz cholesterolLDLHDLlipoproteinsapoBlipid panel https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/comprehensive-blood-test https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/comprehensive-blood-test Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A comprehensive blood test has no official definition: its price depends on the tests. 60% reimbursed with a prescription, paid by you without one. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz blood testblood drawpricereimbursementwithout a prescriptionbiomarkers https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/inflammation-glyca https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/inflammation-glyca Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Markers of chronic low-grade inflammation: high-sensitivity CRP or GlycA, a stable NMR signal. What they tell you, what lowers inflammation, their limits. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz chronic inflammationGlycAhigh-sensitivity CRPbiomarkersmetabolomicscardiovascular risk https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/longevity-healthspan https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/longevity-healthspan Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Healthy longevity: at 65, in 2024, a woman in France could expect 23.6 more years, 11.8 disability-free; a man 19.9, of which 10.5 (DREES). Dr Jérôme Bouaziz longevityhealthspandisability-free life expectancypreventionhealthy aging https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/metabolic-age https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/metabolic-age Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Metabolic age compares your blood profile with that of a population of the same age: a trajectory indicator with no official standard, not a medical opinion. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz metabolic agebiological ageepigenetic clockmetabolomicsaging https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/nmr-metabolomics https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/nmr-metabolomics Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT NMR metabolomics measures 249 biomarkers from a single blood sample (lipoproteins, fatty acids, inflammation) and refines risk estimates without diagnosing. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz metabolomicsNMRNightingale HealthUK Biobankbiomarkers https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/omega-3-fatty-acids https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/omega-3-fatty-acids Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Blood fatty acids reflect your recent diet: what an NMR test measures (saturated, omega-3, omega-6, DHA) and the real place of supplements. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz omega-3omega-6fatty acidsDHAdietmetabolomics https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/predictive-medicine https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/predictive-medicine Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Predictive medicine estimates the probability of a disease before any symptoms appear. A probability is not destiny: examples, limits, ethical framework. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz predictive medicinerisk scoresquaternary prevention4P medicinebiomarkers https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/type-2-diabetes-prevention https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/type-2-diabetes-prevention Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Type 2 diabetes can be prevented: lifestyle changes cut its incidence by 58% in two randomized trials. HAS screening, key levers and the check-up at ages 45–50. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz type 2 diabetespreventionprediabetesblood sugarscreeningprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/uk-biobank https://sokrate.fr/en/personalized-health/uk-biobank Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT UK Biobank follows 500,000 Britons aged 40 to 69, recruited in 2006–2010: genome, imaging, metabolomics. Findings, limits and relevance for people in France. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz UK Biobankcohortmetabolomicspreventive medicineresearch https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A 30- to 45-minute prevention check-up, fully covered (100%) by French National Health Insurance, offered at ages 18-25, 45-50, 60-65 and 70-75. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upMon bilan préventionkey agesPersonalized Prevention PlanFrench National Health Insurance https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-18-25 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-18-25 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The prevention check-up at 18-25: a fully covered 30- to 45-minute consultation to review sleep, mood, substance use, sexual health and vaccines. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upages 18-25young adultsmental healthvaccinationcontraception https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-45-50 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-45-50 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prevention check-up at 45-50: cardiovascular risk, type 2 diabetes and cancer screening in 30 to 45 minutes, fully covered (100%) in France. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upages 45-50screeningcardiovascular risktype 2 diabetesmenopause https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-60-65 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-60-65 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The prevention check-up at 60-65: a fully covered 30- to 45-minute consultation reviewing screening, vaccines, heart, bones and lifestyle. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upages 60-65screeningvaccinationosteoporosiscardiovascular risk https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-70-75 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/ages-70-75 Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The prevention check-up at ages 70-75: a 30- to 45-minute consultation, fully covered (100%), focused on falls, nutrition, memory and medications. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upages 70-75fallsundernutritionmemoryadverse drug effects https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/billing-and-coding https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/billing-and-coding Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prevention check-up billing: RDV (doctor, midwife), RDI (nurse), RDP (pharmacist). €30 (€31.50 in overseas France), third-party payment, no extra fees. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upcodingbillingRDVRDIRDP https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/booking-an-appointment https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/booking-an-appointment Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Where can you have the prevention check-up? With a doctor, nurse, pharmacist or midwife, via sante.fr, Doctolib or your pharmacy. Fully covered (100%). Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upbooking an appointmentwhere to have itDoctolibsante.frpreventive health examination https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/doctors https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/doctors Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT A prevention check-up by a doctor is billed under code RDV: €30 (€31.50 in overseas France), no extra fees, once per person per age bracket. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-updoctorRDV billing codereimbursementPersonalized Prevention Plan https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/free-health-check https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/free-health-check Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT France’s “free health check” is the preventive health examination: 2 hours at a health center, fully covered from age 16, alongside Mon bilan prévention. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz free health checkpreventive health examinationCPAMhealth examination centerMon bilan prévention https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/midwives https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/midwives Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Midwives carry out the prevention check-up: code RDV, €30 (€31.50 in overseas France), no extra fees, with the plan sent to the patient’s regular doctor. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upmidwifeRDV billing codesexual healthmenopausePersonalized Prevention Plan https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/nurses https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/nurses Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Nurses carry out the prevention check-up on their own, from risk review to plan, and bill it as RDI: €30 (€31.50 in overseas France), no extra fees. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upnurseself-employed nurse (IDEL)RDI billing codehome visit https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/personalized-prevention-plan https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/personalized-prevention-plan Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The Personalized Prevention Plan (PPP) is co-written at the end of the check-up: priorities, obstacles, actions, follow-up. Sent to your GP unless you object. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upPersonalized Prevention PlanPPPco-writingregular doctor https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/pharmacists https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/pharmacists Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Pharmacists carry out the prevention check-up and bill it as RDP: €30 (€31.50 in overseas France), 100% covered, no extra fees or upfront payment. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-uppharmacistcommunity pharmacyRDP codebilling https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/physiotherapists https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/physiotherapists Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Physiotherapists: announced as prevention check-up providers from October 2026. Status of the regulations, €30 fee, their role (physical activity, falls). Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upphysiotherapistphysical activityfall preventionsedentary behaviorOctober 2026 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/preventive-health-examination https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/preventive-health-examination Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Preventive health examination: about 2 hours, from age 16, fully covered (100%). Who it is for, content, sign-up and how it differs from Mon bilan prévention. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz preventive health examinationEPShealth examination centerfree health checkMSAFrench National Health Insurance https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/questionnaire https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/questionnaire Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The prevention check-up questionnaire is filled in before the appointment, in Mon espace santé or as a PDF, to identify your risks and choose your priorities. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-upquestionnaireself-assessment questionnaireMon espace santépreparation https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/training https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention-check-up/training Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT No training is required to carry out the prevention check-up. Free EHESP modules (motivational interviewing, brief interventions) and ameli tools. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz prevention check-uptrainingEHESPmotivational interviewingbrief interventionskills https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/adult-vaccination https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/adult-vaccination Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Adult vaccine boosters in France: DTP at 25, 45, and 65 then every 10 years, whooping cough at 25, flu and pneumococcal from 65, shingles, HPV up to 26. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz vaccinationboostersDTPflupneumococcalshingles https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/alcohol https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/alcohol Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Alcohol guidelines in France: 2 drinks a day at most, not every day, 10 a week at most (Santé publique France). The check-up covers it without judgment. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz alcoholalcohol guidelinesrisky drinkingstandard drinkaddictionprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/cancer-screening https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/cancer-screening Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Cancer screening in France: colorectal and breast from 50 to 74 every 2 years, cervical from 25 to 65, fully covered (100%). Are you up to date? Dr Jérôme Bouaziz organized screeningcolorectal cancerbreast cancercervical cancerprostateprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/diet-and-nutrition https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/diet-and-nutrition Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Diet and prevention: France’s PNNS guidelines (5 fruits and vegetables a day, less salt and processed meat) and their link to the heart and type 2 diabetes. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz dietPNNSnutritioncardiovascular preventiontype 2 diabetesNutri-Score https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/falls-in-older-adults https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/falls-in-older-adults Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Fall prevention: after 65, a fall is never trivial. Risk factors, medications, home safety, balance, and the role of the prevention check-up in France. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz fallsolder adultsbalancemedication side effectshome safetycaregivers https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/menopause https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/menopause Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Menopause (around age 51) raises cardiovascular and bone risk. The prevention check-up at ages 45–50 and 60–65 reviews symptoms, heart and bones. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz menopauseperimenopauseosteoporosiscardiovascular riskprevention check-upages 45-50 https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/mental-health https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/mental-health Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Low mood, anxiety: the prevention check-up spots psychological distress in adults and refers to Mon soutien psy. In an emergency in France: 3114 or 15. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz mental healthdepressionanxietyMon soutien psysuicide preventionprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/physical-activity https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/physical-activity Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Physical activity: 2020 WHO guidelines, 150–300 min of moderate activity per week, balance and strength after 65, and breaking up sitting time every 2 hours. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz physical activitysedentary behaviorWHO guidelinesadapted physical activityseniorsprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/sexual-health https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/sexual-health Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sexual health and the prevention check-up in France: STI testing (Mon test IST), contraception with no upfront cost under 26, HPV vaccination up to 26. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz sexual healthSTIsscreeningcontraceptionHPVMon test IST https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/sleep https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/sleep Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Sleep and health: sleeping too little or poorly affects your heart, weight, blood sugar and mood. The prevention check-up spots warning signs, including apnea. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz sleepinsomniasleep apneapreventionprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/smoking https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/smoking Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Quitting smoking is the most effective prevention step at any age. Nicotine replacement covered at 65%, free 39 89 line: what the check-up changes in France. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz tobaccoquitting smokingsmoking cessationnicotine replacement therapyMois sans tabacprevention check-up https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/social-isolation https://sokrate.fr/en/prevention/social-isolation Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Social isolation in older adults: 530,000 people aged 60+ in France in “social death” (2021). The prevention check-up at 70–75 spots it and guides next steps. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz social isolationlonelinessolder adultsages 70-75CCASMONALISA https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/glossary https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/glossary Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Preventive health glossary: twenty terms explained, from the four types of prevention to Mon bilan prévention, CPTS, biomarker, metabolomics, SCORE2, HDS. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz glossarypreventiondefinitionsprevention check-uppersonalized health https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/cpts-prevention-mission https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/cpts-prevention-mission Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT The CPTS prevention mission is one of the ACI’s four core missions. Mon bilan prévention (€30, four professions, four ages) makes it measurable. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz CPTSACIprevention missionMon bilan préventioncoordinated careindicators https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/health-center-prevention-pathway https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/health-center-prevention-pathway Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prevention is part of the legal definition of French health centers (L6323-1). Screening, check-up, internal referral, follow-up: the pathway in seven steps. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz health centerpreventionpatient pathwaynational agreementmulti-professionalMon bilan prévention https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/insurers-and-prevention https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/insurers-and-prevention Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Mutuelles and insurers are investing in health prevention. Legal framework (L863-8, contrats responsables, medical secrecy, GDPR), data, formats, indicators. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz mutuelleinsurersupplementary health insurancepreventionmembersGDPR https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/medical-laboratory-prevention https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/medical-laboratory-prevention Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Prevention at the medical laboratory: the laboratory physician can adapt the prescription (L6211-8) to add relevant tests, without overprescribing. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz medical laboratorylaboratory physicianL6211-8preventionquestionnaireNMR metabolomics https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/workplace-health-prevention https://sokrate.fr/en/resources/guides/workplace-health-prevention Mon, 14 Sep 2026 00:00:00 GMT Workplace health prevention goes beyond the employer’s safety obligation (DUERP): covered prevention check-up, private check-ups, digital programs. Dr Jérôme Bouaziz workplace health preventionemployee health check-upDUERPoccupational healthQVCTGDPR