Growing Strong
A guide to keeping kids on a healthy track.
- Choose a primary care doctor.
- Complete a wellness check-up within 90 days of enrollment.
- Ask your health plan about getting a ride to the doctor’s office at no cost.
- Remember to re-certify for your benefits.
Infancy
(Birth to 1 year)
Check-ups needed at Newborn, 3-5 days, 2 weeks, and at 2, 4, 6, 9, and 12 months
SCREENINGS
- Anemia
- Dental
- Growth Measurements
- Hearing
- Hepatitis C (risk based)
- Lead (between 9 & 12 months)
- Maternal Depression
- Vision,
alignment,
and eye diseases
IMMUNIZATIONS
- Annual Flu Vaccine (starting at 6 months)
- DTaP
- Hep B
- Hib
- IPV
- Pneumococcal
Vaccine - Rotavirus
Early Childhood
(1 to 4 years)
Check-ups needed at 15, 18, 24, 30 months, and ages 3 & 4
SCREENINGS
- Autism Spectrum Disorder
- Blood Pressure (beginning at age 3)
- Cholesterol (risk based)
- Dental
- Growth and BMI
- Hearing
- Hepatitis C (risk based)
- Lead (risk based)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling
- TB (risk based)
- Vision and screening for Strabismus (lazy eye)
IMMUNIZATIONS
- Annual Flu Vaccine
- Chicken Pox
- DTaP
- Hep A/Hep B
- Hib
- IPV
- MMR
- Pneumococcal Vaccine
Middle Childhood
(5 to 10 years)
Check-ups
needed once a year
SCREENINGS
- Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol (risk based until age 8)
- Dental
- Hearing
- Hepatitis C (risk based)
- Lead (before entering kindergarten)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling
- TB (risk based)
- Vision
IMMUNIZATIONS
- Annual Flu Vaccine
- Chicken Pox
- DTaP (Catch up)
- HPV (starting at age 9)
- IPV
- MMR
- Tdap (over age 7)
Adolescence
(11 to 20 years)
Check-ups
needed once a year
SCREENINGS
- Anemia
- Blood Pressure
- Cholesterol
- Dental
- Depression (start at age 12)
- Growth and BMI
- Hearing
- Hepatitis C (risk based periodic testing)
- HIV (risk based)
- Nutrition and Physical Activity Counseling
- Sexually Transmitted Infections
- TB (risk based)
- Tobacco, Alcohol or Drug Use
- Vision
IMMUNIZATIONS
- Annual Flu Vaccine
- HPV (at ages 11 and 12)
- Meningococcal Vaccine (at ages 11 or 12)
- Tdap (at ages11 or 12)
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