Swiss Health ChecksAbout this guide
Why this exists
It can be hard to know which regular medical checks are worth having, when to start them, and how often to repeat them. This site brings the common preventive checks together for adults living in Switzerland and presents them in two complementary ways:
- By check — start from a specific screening and see when it first makes sense, how often to repeat it, and what changes the advice.
- By age band — start from your age and see the checks that typically come into view, filtered for women or men.
How it was put together
The recommendations are simplified summaries drawn from Swiss prevention programmes and cancer-screening bodies, supplemented by widely used international guidelines where a Swiss position mirrors them. Ages and intervals are presented as general starting points, not rigid rules. Everything is stored in a single structured data file so the "by check" and "by age" views always stay consistent.
Sources
Key references used across the guide:
- EVIPREV — Swiss evidence-based prevention programme
- Swiss Cancer Screening — cantonal cancer-screening programmes
- Swiss Cancer League (Krebsliga)
- Federal Office of Public Health (FOPH / BAG) — vaccination schedule
- AGLA — Swiss Atherosclerosis Association (lipids & cardiovascular risk)
- Swiss Medical Board — e.g. PSA screening appraisal
- SVGO — Swiss Association against Osteoporosis
- Swiss Dental Association (SSO)
Individual checks link to their most relevant source on the
By check page. The underlying data and its
references live in the project repository under
/docs/sources.md.
Limits
- It covers common adult preventive checks — not every possible test, nor care for existing conditions.
- It is not personalised. Family history, lifestyle and existing conditions can move any recommendation.
- Guidelines change. Always confirm current advice with your doctor.
- It is an independent, non-official project and is not endorsed by any of the bodies referenced above.