Keep your kids healthy by scheduling regular well-child visits with their doctor. Well-child visits are a way for your child’s doctor to see them before health issues start so they can stay healthy. At well-child visits, your doctor can:

• Give a lead poisoning test and vaccines
• Measure your child’s height, weight and body mass index (BMI)
• Find health and learning problems early

How often should your child have a well-child visit?

See the recommended schedule below.

Newborn to 15 months: Six visits

Ages 3-6 years: Once a year

Ages 7-10: Every two years

Ages 11-18: Once a year

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