Screening or its synonym medical check-up is the result of a health indicator, representing results of a medical examination and an effective tool of disease prevention. The concept of the term screening in European countries implies active detection of a disease or a premorbidity in people who are considered or consider themselves healthy. Medical check-up is a set of measures that includes preventive medical examination and additional methods of examinations conducted in order to assess the state of health and carried out in relation to certain groups of the population. The study and analysis of the international screening model and experience of its implementation, its role in the system of primary health care, including rehabilitation, is very important in terms of shaping public health at the international level. The article discusses regional trends in screening (medical check-up) and issues related to the conceptual and methodological aspects of medical check-up organization in the context of public health and prevention of risk factors. The data were searched in Scopus Web of Science, MedLine, the Cochrane Library, PubMed.
Keywords: European model; healthcare organization; medical examination; prevention; public health; screening.