Your child's health
We provide services to help your child grow up healthy and happy. The services you can receive depend on your child’s age and program. Check your member handbook for details.
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Well-child checkups
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Children grow and change quickly. It's important your child visits a Primary Care Practitioner (PCP) on a regular basis even when he or she isn't sick. These visits are called well-child checkups.
Your child can get well-child checkups from birth through age 20 as part of your benefits. During a well-child checkup, your child’s PCP:
- Does a complete physical exam
- Checks your child’s growth and nutrition
- Checks your child’s vision, hearing and teeth
- Gives shots as needed
- Orders lab work (for example, a blood test) as needed
- Gives you and your child information about your child’ health
Remember, well-child checkups are important to the health and well-being of your child. It's important that your child sees the PCP for regular well-child checkups.
Your child should get a well-child checkup at each of the following ages:
Newborn
30 months
12 years
By one month
3 years
13 years
2 - 3 months
4 years
14 years
4 - 5 months
5 years
15 years
6 - 8 months
6 years
16 years
9 - 11 months
7 years
17 years
12 - 14 months
8 years
18 years
15 - 17 months
9 years
19 years
18 - 23 months
10 years
20 years
2 years
11 years
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Shots (immunizations)
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Shots are a good way to keep your child healthy. And they're a covered benefit.
You can find out which shots your child should get by:
- Checking out the recommended immunization schedule
- Typing your child's birth date into the instant childhood immunization schedule
- Calling your child’s PCP to see if your child needs them.
- Checking out the flyers below to learn about the recommended shots for your child’s age group:
Also, don't forget to keep track of your child’s shots by using a shot record.
Remember, shots help protect your child from many bad diseases like whooping cough and measles. Your child should get shots during a well-child checkup. To learn more about shots for your children, read Keeping track of your child's vaccines is smart medicine.
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Treating the Common Cold
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Lead Awareness
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Use these resources to learn how to protect your child from lead poisoning.