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Pediatric Wellness Screenings

A well-child checkup is an important part of a child's growth and development and allows parents an opportunity to ask questions as they age. You don’t have to have a specific concern about your child’s health to schedule a well-child visit for each recommended age. Well-child visits are a great way for health care providers and parents to work together to support the needs of their children.
 

Reasons for well-child checkups 

  • Track growth and development: Regular checkups are a way to monitor your child’s growth. Your pediatrician will also check developmental milestones, such as motor skills and language development.
  • Prevent illness and injuries: Well-child visits are a chance to talk about immunizations/vaccinations. They also allow time to speak about nutrition, general safety concerns and your child’s overall well-being.
  • Build a relationship: These checkups help to establish a trusting relationship between you and your child’s healthcare team.

What to expect

  • Physical exam: Measure vital signs (blood pressure, height and weight) to make sure growth and development are on track.
  • Developmental screening: Checking for developmental milestones, motor skills and language development.
  • Vaccinations: Vaccines protect your child against serious illnesses. Your pediatrician will review the recommendations, and answer any questions you may have.
  • Nutrition and exercise: Your child’s provider can give feedback and tips for age-appropriate nutrition and physical activity for building healthy habits.
  • Safety and injury prevention: Address any concerns such as car seat usage and home safety. For teens, this can include questions about alcohol/drug use, mental health, and high-risk behavior.
We want you to be comfortable addressing any healthcare problems with your provider while also being transparent about what the visit entails. Topics such as headaches, abdominal pain, rashes, illness (ear infections, strep throat, etc.), new prescriptions, management of chronic illnesses such as asthma or diabetes, or specific school concerns such as ADHD are not covered as a part of the routine well-child visit, and may be billed separately.

Colorado Mountain Medical is able to fill out daycare, school, sports and other forms if your child is up to date on their wellness visits. Contact your child’s physician or e-mail Pediatric.Forms@VailHealth.org.

Infants & Toddlers: Birth - 2.5 Years

Regular milestone wellness visits with a pediatrician are recommended to monitor growth and development at the following ages: Newborn, 2 weeks, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months, 9 months, 12 months, 15 months, 18 months, 24 months & 30 months.
  • Developmental screening
  • Autism screening (ages 18 months and 24 months)
  • Hearing screening
  • Vision screening
  • Hemoglobin screening
  • Lead screening
  • Oral health screening
  • Age-appropriate education and discussion on common topics such as: feeding, expected normal development, common behavior concerns and how to manage, safety guidance, vaccinations and dental hygiene

Early & Middle Childhood: 3 - 11 Years

Annual visits with a pediatrician are recommended to monitor growth and development.*
  • Developmental screening
  • Hearing screening
  • Vision screening
  • Mental/Behavioral Health Screening
  • Age-appropriate education and discussion on common topics such as: healthy eating and nutrition, physical activity, expected normal development, common behavior concerns and how to manage, puberty, safety guidance, vaccinations and dental hygiene.

Adolescence: 11 - 18 Years

Annual visits with a pediatrician are recommended to monitor growth and development.*
  • Developmental screening
  • Hearing screening
  • Vision screening
  • Dyslipidemia screening
  • Mental/Behavioral Health Screening
  • Substance use screening (this does not include routine urinalysis testing)
  • Sexual and reproductive health screening
  • Scoliosis screening
  • Sports physical evaluations
  • Age-appropriate education and discussion on a variety of common topics such as healthy eating and nutrition, physical activity, expected normal development, common behavior concerns and how to manage, puberty and sexual/reproductive health, safety guidance, vaccinations and dental hygiene. 
Beginning at 12 years of age and beyond, young people have the right to confidentiality, and they have an opportunity for examination and counseling without parents/caregivers present. Each young person can choose whether they want to share their personal health information with their parent or guardian. Our providers will encourage these conversations, especially in instances of healthcare decision making. Health professionals may break confidentiality if they believe your child is: at risk of self-harm or suicide, being seriously harmed or at risk of being seriously harmed, or seriously harming someone else or at risk of seriously harming someone else.
*Some insurance companies require 365 days between well-child visits, others are once per calendar year. Please verify with your
insurance provider.