Have You Had Your HEALTHCHEK Lately?
The HEALTHCHEK Program is a special health program for Paramount
Advantage™ members from birth through age 20. This program can help
you and your child stay healthy.
How often should my child or I see
the doctor for a well visit? You or
your child should have the following
number of checkups at these ages:
- 8 HEALTHCHEK well visits
from newborn through 12 months
- 3 HEALTHCHEK well visits from
15 months through 24 months
- 1 HEALTHCHEK well visit per year
through age 20
What will happen during the
visit? Depending on you or your
child’s age and sex, a complete
HEALTHCHEK screen may include:
- Complete health and mental health
history (including childhood growth
measurement)
- Complete unclothed physical check
- Development (childhood skills)
- Nutrition check
- Vision check
- Hearing check
- Immunization check
- Lead poisoning screening check
(blood lead test at age 1 and age 2 and
any other time the doctor feels the test
is necessary)
- Laboratory testing (sickle cell, Pap
test, sexually transmitted diseases,
tuberculin [TB] test, and others)
- Dental check
- Health education
Your Primary Care Physician (PCP)
knows about HEALTHCHEK screenings.
Call your doctor today to schedule a
HEALTHCHEK appointment.
