Prevention: check-ups and vaccinations

German medicine is not just "treating" but "not getting sick". Vorsorge: free check-ups by age — skin cancer (35+), colon cancer (50+), prostate/breast (scheduled). Vaccinations: measles is mandatory for kindergarten/school, flu recommended yearly (free for risk groups), tetanus every 10 years. The yellow Impfpass is the record — keep it.

• ●Check-up 35+: free every 2 years — ask your GP
• ●Dental cleaning ~€80: insurance partially refunds (bonus programme)
• ●Lost the record? → extract from the Gesundheitsamt