Well Child/Physical Exams

Children of all ages need complete health checkups on a regular basis to promote better health for their future. With scheduled checkups minor health problems in children can be caught before they become serious. Physical, mental or developmental problems can also be found and treated early. Immunizations can be given at routine checkups to prevent childhood diseases such as chickenpox, mumps or measles.

Areas of health care that are checked during exams are:

Medical history and physical exam
Growth and development
Vision and hearing
Immunization status
Nutrition
Age appropriate health education for parents
Lab tests including blood lead level
Teeth
Mental Health and substance abuse

Children should get health check-ups regularly on or before the ages listed below:

1 month	2 months	4 months
6 months	9 months	12 months
15 months	18 months	24 months
3 years	4 years	5 years
6 months	8 years	Yearly for ages 10-20

School Physicals are required prior to school entry, which includes Head Start, Preschool, Kindergarten (if one was not done prior to Head Start or Preschool) and prior to entry into the Sixth (6th) Grade. Schools physicals are available at your doctor or any of the Barren River's eight county centers. They are provided at no cost to Medicaid and KCHIP-eligible children, can be billed for Kentucky Employees Health Plan (Humana) and can be provided to families on a sliding scale fee based on household size and income eligibility.