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health & safety topics

Your child's health and safety is our top priority. Please search our resource library for information on health, nutrition, fitness, injury prevention and other important topics.

Medical Care

School-Based Health Centers

School-based health centers provide a range of services to meet kids' and teens' health care needs. Centers usually are inside a school building or right next door.

Speech-Language Therapy

Working with a certified speech-language pathologist can help a child with speech or language difficulties.

Teaching Your Child How to Swallow Pills

Swallowing a pill is something that many of us take for granted. But just like any skill, learning to swallow a pill takes practice.

Vaccine Schedule: Vaccines for Children by Age

This childhood vaccine schedule can show you which vaccines (immunizations) kids need and at what age.

Well-Child Visit Schedule

These age-specific guides can help you be prepared for and keep track of your well-child visits.

Well-Child Visit: 10 Years

Find out what this well-child visit will involve and what your child might be doing by age 10.

Well-Child Visit: 11 Years

Find out what the well-child visit will involve when your child is 11.

Well-Child Visit: 12 Years

Find out what the well-child visit will involve when your child is 12.

Well-Child Visit: 14 Years

Find out what the well-child visit will involve when your teen is 14.

Well-Child Visit: 15 Years

Find out what the well-child visit will involve when your teen is 15.