Health Education during Wellness Checkups

Health Education during Wellness Checkups

Mother taking daughter to see nurseAge appropriate Health Education/Anticipatory Guidance is one of the important component of your child’s wellness checkup.

Your child’s doctor will provide health education specific to your child’s age, which includes information about the benefits of healthy lifestyles and practices that promote injury and disease prevention. It also gives you a chance to ask questions and discuss any issues of concerns you might have regarding your child’s overall health and development.

Please make sure to take a list of questions that you want to ask your child’s doctor at their next appointment.

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