Wellness exams are routinely scheduled visits with your child’s health care provider — and are essential to a child’s overall health and wellness. During each well-child visit, a provider performs a physical exam, age-appropriate health screenings and any necessary immunizations. They also assess your child’s overall growth patterns and development. These routine appointments provide you an ideal opportunity to speak with your child’s provider about any health or developmental concerns — from physical, mental, emotional and social development, to sleeping and eating patterns.
At Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics, our providers partner with you and your child to promote a healthy lifestyle and overall wellness. Based on industry best practices, our wellness exams adhere to guidelines set forth by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The following outlines what providers typically assess during a wellness exam:
Between birth and 9 months of age, pediatricians assess a baby’s overall health and wellness by conducting several physical exams to measure and track growth and development. Wellness exams for infants may include:
Between the ages of 1 and 4 years, pediatricians assess a young child’s overall health, wellness and development by conducting physical exams and screenings, including:
Between the ages of 5 and 10 years, pediatricians assess a child’s overall health, wellness and development by conducting physical exams and screenings, including:
Between the ages of 11 and 21 years, health and wellness visits with a pediatrician may include a physical exam along with the following screenings and assessments:
Well-Child Visits: Parent and Patient Education
For your convenience, Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics has several locations to serve you and each office is specifically designed with children’s comfort in mind. You’ll find our pediatric offices in neighborhoods throughout Phoenix, Chandler, Gilbert, Scottsdale and Cottonwood.
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