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Components of Well Child Screenings
First 15 months of life
- Nutritional assessment
- Growth and development
- Immunizations
- Vision and hearing screen
- Educate about Body Mass Index (BMI) and calculate at age 2
Ages 3 through 6
- Assess school readiness
- Complete preschool immunizations
- Reinforce accident and injury prevention
- Educate about Body Mass Index (BMI) and calculate annually
Adolescents
- Educate adolescents and parents or guardians about:
- Psychosocial changes
- Substance abuse
- Violence prevention
- Reproductive health, including STD prevention
- Make sure tetanus, MCV and hepatitis B immunizations are current
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