Health Maintenance Guidelines
Birth to 17 Years
Wellness Check
1, 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15 and 18 months
Annually from ages 2 -17
Vision Screening and BMI: At or before age 5
Screening Tests
Chlamydia: Yearly for sexually active women starting at 15
Assessment of Risk for TB: To determine risk factors
HIV Screening: Between ages 15-65
Discussion Topics
Alcohol Use: Discuss with your provider starting at 14
Interventions to Prevent Tobacco Use: Routine discussion starting at 12
Immunizations
Two-month series of vaccines can be given as early as six weeks.
Hepatitis B: Birth, 2 & 6 months
Haemophilus Influenza Type B: 2, 4, 6 & 15 months old
Polio: 2, 4, 6, 15 months & 4-6 years old
Diphtheria, tetanus & acelluliar pertussis: 2, 4, 6 & 15 months and 4-6 years old
Rotovirus: 2, 4, 6 months old
Pneumococcal: 2, 4, 6, 12 months old
Tdap/Td: 11 years old
Measles, mumps & rubella: 12 months & 4-6 years old
Varicella (chicken pox): 12 months & 4-6years old
Hepatitis A: 12 & 18 months
Influenza: Annually starting at 6 months (2 doses in first year)
Conjugated meningococcal: 11 & 16 years old
Human Papillomavirus: Males and females ages 9-26 should receive the HPV series 0, 2 and 6 month intervals.
Folic Acid: All girls planning or capable of pregnancy take daily supplement containing 0.4-0.8mg of folic acid
The recommendations above are intended to be guidelines only and may not pertain to individuals with certain risk factors. In addition to these guidelines, the following screening can also be valuable to your haelth: