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Children’s health and wellness

We provide services to help our members be as healthy as they can be. The services you or your child can receive depend on your age and program. To learn more, just check your member handbook — English (PDF) | Spanish (PDF)

Well-child checkups

Well-child checkups

Children grow and change quickly. Seeing a doctor regularly can help you or your child stay healthy. These visits are called well-child checkups. You don’t have to wait until you’re sick to make an appointment with a primary care provider (PCP). And since it’s for preventive care, there’s no extra cost.

 

Members can get well-child checkups from birth through age 20. During a well-child checkup, the PCP will:

 

  • Do a complete physical exam
  • Check the member’s growth and nutrition
  • Check the member’s vision, hearing and teeth
  • Give shots as needed
  • Order lab work, like blood tests, as needed
  • Answer any questions the member might have
  • Find any health problems before they become serious
  • Get to know the member so they can take better care of them

 

More about well-child visits (PDF)

 

Bright Futures flyer (PDF)

When should you schedule a well-child checkup?

 

For more info, see the schedule of well-child checkups recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Shots

Immunizations (shots) are a covered benefit that can help keep children healthy. They can protect them against serious diseases, like whooping cough and measles. Members should get their shots during their well-child checkup.

When is a child due for their shot?

You have a few ways to find out:

 

 

Vaccines for adolescents (PDF)

Vaccines for infants and toddlers (PDF)

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