About Well-Child Checks
Well-child checks (healthy checkups) are important visits to monitor children’s health, growth, development, and behavior. They are also opportunities to address your questions and concerns and discuss what to anticipate with your child’s future. Vaccines are another important component of healthy checkups. Our physicians strongly recommend vaccinating all children according to the recommended guidelines to help create healthy kids and communities.
Age = By 1 week
Age = 2 weeks
- Well-child check
- Neonatal state screen blood test
- Hepatitis B (if not given in hospital or at first visit)
- None
Age = 1 month
Age = 2 months
- Well-child check
- Hepatitis B
- Pentacel*
- Pneumococcal
- Rotavirus (by mouth)
Age = 4 months
- Well-child check
- Pentacel*
- Pneumococcal
- Rotavirus (by mouth)
Age = 6 months
- Well-child check
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Hepatitis B
- Pentacel*
- Pneumococcal
- Rotavirus (by mouth)
- Start annual influenza immunizations (every fall/winter)
Age = 9 months
- Well-child check
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Start annual influenza immunizations (every fall/winter)
Age = 12 months
- Well-child check
- Vision screen
- Hemoglobin*
- Lead level (if needed)
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Hepatitis A
- MMR*
- Pneumococcal
- Varicella*
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
- None
Age = 15 months
- Well-child check
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Hib*
- DTaP*
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
- None
Age = 18 months
- Well-child check
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Hepatitis A
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Age = 2 years
- Well-child check
- Vision screen
- Lead level (if needed)
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Age = 2½ years
- Well-child check
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Age = 3 years
- Well-child check
- Vision screen
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
- None
Age = 4 years
- Well-child check
- Hearing screen
- Vision screen
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- MMR*
- DTaP*
- Varicella*
- Polio
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
- None
Age = 5 years
- Well-child check
- Hearing screen
- Vision screen
- Fluoride varnish (if needed)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
- None
Age = 6-10 years
- Annual child check
- Hearing screen (ages 6, 8 & 10)
- Vision screen
- Lipid panel screen* (age 9-11)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Age = 11-13 years
- Annual child check
- Hearing screen (age 12)
- Vision screen
- Lipid panel screen* (age 9-11)
- Tdap*
- Meningococcal
- HPV* (2- or 3-shot series based on age)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Age = 14+ years
Oregon Law restricts parent/guardian access to teen health information.
Patients 14+ MUST sign a release for disclosure.
- Annual child check
- Hearing screen (age 16)
- Vision screen
- Lipid panel screen* (age 16-18)
- STD/HIV screen (age 16-18)
- Meningococcal booster (at or after age 16)
- Option of meningococcal B vaccine (at or after age 16)
- Annual influenza immunization (in fall/winter)
Our Comfort Promise
Immunizations offer a great opportunity for your child to learn healthy ways to cope with discomfort and stress. Learn more about Our Comfort Promise to You and ways you can help prepare your child ahead of his or her appointment.
If, at any point during your visit, you think your child might need extra support for a needle poke or other medical procedure, please let us know!
Vaccine Information Sheets
*Definitions
- Hemoglobin = checks for anemia
- Lipid panel screen = checks cholesterol and triglyceride levels
- DTaP = combination vaccine containing diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis (whooping cough)
- Hib = Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine
- HPV = Human papillomavirus vaccine
- MMR = combination vaccine containing measles, mumps, and rubella
- Pentacel = combination vaccine containing DTaP, polio, and Hib
- Tdap = booster of tetanus and pertussis
- Varicella = chickenpox vaccine
