| Health Care Services |
When |
Description |
| Physical exam |
Ages 7 to 10: One visit every two years
Ages 11 to 12: One visit every two to three years |
A complete physical exam is important to help your child stay healthy. |
| Health guidance |
One visit every 12 months |
Your child's doctor should offer you health guidance counseling ion development and healthy lifestyle choices, such as choosing healthy snacks, not using alcohol or drugs, not smoking, using birth control and preventing sexually transmitted diseases (STDs). |
| Clinical Screenings |
When |
Description |
Blood pressure, height, weight and physical assessment
|
During physical exam |
These checks help your child's doctor know that your child is developing normally for his or her age. |
| Hearing screening |
Every two years |
This screening helps your child's doctor detect any potential hearing problems. |
| Cholesterol screening |
If child is at high risk
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Children are at high risk if they have diabetes, are overweight or have a family history of high cholesterol. |
| Urine test |
Once between ages 11 and 21 |
This test checks for sugar and protein levels in the urine. |
| Vision screening |
Once between ages 7 and 12 |
This screening helps your child's doctor detect any vision problems. |
| Hemoglobin and hematocrit |
Once between ages 11 and 21 |
This test checks the red blood cells and iron level in the blood. |
| Tuberculin skin test (PPD) |
If your child is at high risk |
TB is a disease that affects the lungs. It is spread through the air by coughing, sneezing or saliva. TB may lead to pneumonia and other breathing problems. If your child has been near people infected with TB, tell your child's doctor. |
| Prevention of dental cavities |
Oral fluoride may be prescribed if your home's water source doesn't provide enough |
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| Tobacco use |
All adolescents
During each visit
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| Immunizations |
When |
Description |
MMR
Measles, mumps and rubella vaccine |
Ask your child's doctor what is best |
Measles causes a rash, cough, runny nose and fever or pneumonia.
Mumps causes fever, headache and swollen glands. It may lead to deafness or sterility.
Rubella (or German measles) causes a rash and fever, and may cause arthritis and some birth defects. |
Hep B
Hepatitis B vaccine |
Ask your child's doctor what is best |
Hepatitis B is a viral infection that attacks the liver. Treatments are available, but there is no cure. |
Tdap
Tetanus, diphtheria and acellular pertussis vaccine |
A single dose of Tdap instead of Td for booster immunization at age 11-12 (subsequent Td every 10 years following)
Ask your child's doctor what is best |
Tetanus (lockjaw) makes the body's muscles tighten up and can cause difficulty swallowing.
Diphtheria causes a thick covering in the back of the throat. It blocks breathing.
Pertussis (whooping cough) causes serious coughing spells that can prevent a baby from eating, drinking or breathing. |
Var
Varicella (chickenpox) vaccine |
A shot should be given if your child did not have chickenpox by age 12 or never had the varicella vaccine |
Chickenpox causes a rash, itching, fever and scarring. It may lead to shingles (a painful rash) years later. |
Flu
Influenza vaccine |
If child is at high risk
Ask your child's doctor what is best |
Flu causes fever, cough, headache and muscle aches. Children with asthma or HIV may have more severe symptoms. |
Pneumonia
Pneumococcal vaccine |
If your child is at high risk
Ask your child's doctor what is best |
Pneumonia is a lung infection that causes cough, fever and shortness of breath. |
