Regular checkups for your child 

Wellness visits with a primary care provider are important in order to monitor your child’s general health, growth and development, not just physically but also emotionally and socially. These visits are with a medical provider and take place whether your child is sick or not. In these appointments, your care team will check your child's growth and development, review and give any immunizations that are needed, provide guidance and discuss any questions or concerns you may have regarding your child's development. Well-child visits allow for the holistic care of your child as they grow. All children should have regular wellness checkups and vaccinations. 

Visit schedule 

Babies and toddlers: 

During the first two years of life, we recommend that infants and toddlers get check-ups for their initial newborn visit and at 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24 and 30 months old. 

Children and teens: 

Children ages 3 (36 months) to 18 should get a wellness checkup once a year around their birthday. 

Well-child visits may include:*

  • Immunizations/vaccines 
  • Developmental and behavioral health screening 
  • Eating or sleeping problems 
  • Family health history 
  • General health and well-being 
  • Hearing or vision screening 
  • How your child is growing 
  • Oral health 
  • Parent/caregiver concerns 
  • Recommended tests depending on personal situation 
  • Guidance or advice on the next stage for your child/teen, and what to expect

* Washington State Health Care Authority: Well-child Checkups 

 

Vaccinations 

Also known as immunizations or shots, vaccines are a great way to protect you, your loved ones, and your community from preventative illnesses like the flu, covid or tetanus, to name a few. In addition to keeping you healthy, some vaccinations are even required to register for school. 

Neighborcare Health offers the vaccinations you and your family need (except travel vaccines) in our medical clinics and at our school-based health centers for students registered as school-based patients. These vaccines include: 

  • Flu shot 
  • COVID-19 
  • Hepatitis A 
  • Chicken pox 
  • Pneumonia 
  • Tdap or DTaP: Diphtheria, tetanus and pertussis (whooping cough)  

Who should get vaccinated 

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends vaccines for children—from newborn babies to teenagers—and adults (www.cdc.gov/vaccines).  

Read more about recommend vaccinations from the Washington State Department of Health. 

Flu shots are recommended every year starting at 6 months. Children and teens should stay up-to-date with COVID-19 vaccines.  

Vaccination schedule: Birth – 18 years 

  • Annually—flu shot  
  • Following guidelines—COVID-19  
  • Birth: HepB 
  • 2 months: DTaP, IPV, Hib, HepB, PCV, Rotovirus (oral) 
  • 4 months: DTaP, IPV, Hib, HepB, PCV, Rotovirus (oral) 
  • 6 months: DTaP, IPV, Hib, HepB, PCV, Rotovirus (oral) 
  • 12 months: MMR, Varicella, HepA, PCV 
  • 15 months: DTaP, Hib 
  • 18-24 months: HepA 
  • 4 years: MMRV, DTaP, IPV 
  • 9-10 years: HPV (2 doses between 9-12 years) 
  • 11-12 years: Tdap, MenACWY 
  • 16 years: MenACWY 
  • 16-18 years: MenB (2 doses) discuss with your provider 

Vaccine Key:  

DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis (whooping cough)  
HepA: Hepatitis A  
HepB: Hepatitis B  
Hib: Haemophilus influenzae type b  
HPV: Human Papillomavirus  
IPV: Inactivated Polio Virus  
MenACWY: Meningococcal A, C, W, Y (meningitis)  
MenB: Meningococcal B (meningitis)  
MMR: Measles, Mumps and Rubella  
PCV: Pneumococcal (pneumonia)  
Tdap: Tetanus, Diphtheria, Pertussis (whooping cough)  
Varicella: Chickenpox  

Combination vaccines (subject to availability):  

MMRV: Measles, Mumps, Rubella and Varicella  
Pediarix: includes DTaP, HepB, IPV  
Pentacel: includes DTaP, IPV/Hib  
Vaxelis: includes DTaP, IPV, Hib, HepB 

More info: cdc.gov/vaccines  

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