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   I. Overview

       • EPSDT Program
       • HealthCheck Program
    Goals & Requirements
    Participants & Providers
    Services
    Coordination & Outreach
       • Review



   II. Health Supervision

       • Introduction
    Screens & Timing
    Requirements
    Review
       • Health History
    Introduction
    Initial
    Interval
    Specific Visits
    Review
       • Physical Examination
    Introduction
    Comprehensive Exam
    Growth Assessment
    Specific Visits
    Review
       • Screening Services
    Introduction
    Nutritional
    Vision
    Speech & Language
    Hearing
    Developmental
    Review
       • Laboratory Tests
    Introduction
    Metabolic
    Sickle Cell
    Lead
    Anemia
    Urinalysis
    Cholesterol
    Tuberculosis
    STDs & Pregnancy
    Review
       • Immunizations
    Introduction
    Immunization Schedule
    Vaccines Program
    Documentation
    Precautions & Exceptions
    Review
       • Health Education/
         Anticipatory Guidance

    Introduction
    Working with Families
    Working with Teens
    Pregnancy Prevention
    HIV Prevention
    Specific Visits
    Review




   III. Special Health Issues

       • Introduction
       • Dental Health
       • HIV Guidelines
       • Child Abuse & Neglect
       • Reducing Language          Barriers
       • Using Interpreters
       • Review



   IV. Documentation

       • Guidelines
       • SMRFs
       • HealthCheck Reporting
       • Billing Procedures
       • Review


At-a-Glance Resources


HealthCheck SMRFs HealthCheck Periodicity HealthCheck Manual HIPAA Codes

 

Provider Resources 

   

 
 

Agencies and Organizations

National Centers and Agencies

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - A to Z Index

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

Health Resources and Services Administration

Institute of Medicine

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

National Institutes of Health - Health Topics A to Z

Professional Organizations

Ambulatory Pediatric Association

American Academy of Family Practitioners

American Academy of Pediatrics

National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners

National Association of School Nurses, Inc.

Society for Adolescent Medicine

Society of Pediatric Nurses

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Cultural and Linguistic Competence

Assessment

Health Practitioner Assessment ( National Center for Cultural Competence )

bullet Improving Patient Care: Cultural Competence (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Culture Specific Websites

Culture Clues™ : University of Washington Medical Center

DiversityRx

EthnoMed: University of Washington, Harborview Medical Center

healthfinder: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

Indian Health Service (IHS) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Office of Minority Health (OMH) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Refugee Health - Immigrant Health

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Culturally Sensitive Staffing

Interview Questions for Hiring Staff and Professionals with Diversity Awareness (Industry Collaboration Effort (ICE) Cultural and Linguistic Workgroup)

It All Starts at the Front Desk (PDF) ( National Center for Cultural Competence )

Definitions

Cultural Competence Definitions ( National Center for Cultural Competence )

Health Promotion Materials

Guide to Choosing and Adapting Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Promotion Materials (PDF) ( National Center for Cultural Competence )

Health Education Materials (Healthy Roads Media)

Multilingual Health Information Publications (NSW Multicultural Health Communication Service)

Interpretors/Interpretation Associations

National Council on Interpreting in Health Care

Translators & Interpreters Guild

American Translators Association

Language Tools

Language Identification Flashcard (PDF) (U.S. Census Bureau)

Interpretive Services Flyer (PDF) (Workforce Innovation)

Materials Translated into Multiple Languages

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Cultural Medicine

National Network of Libraries of Medicine Consumer Health Information

Twenty Four Languages

Patient Documents

University of Michigan Health System, Interpreter Services

Spanish Language Materials

Bright Futures at Georgetown University

Family Voices

Maternal and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University

National Center for Cultural Competence

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Curricula

Cultural Competence

Curricula Enhancement Module Series (National Center for Cultural Competence)

A Family Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent Care (Office of Minority Health)

Physician Toolkit and Curriculum: Resources to Implement Cross-Cultural Clinical Practice Guidelines For Medicaid Practitioners (PDF) (Office of Minority Health)

Growth Assessment

Growth Charts Training (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

Use and Interpretation of the CDC Growth Charts (CDC, Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity)

Health Promotion

(Developed by the Bright Futures Health Promotion Work Group) Includes modules on: Health, Partnership, Communication, Health Promotion, Time Management, Education, and Advocacy.

Oral Health

Health Professional’s Guide to Pediatric Oral Health Management (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)

Open Wide: Curriculum for Health Professionals (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)

Mental Health

Perinatal Depression (HRSA and Virginia Department of Health)

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Documentation

Guidelines and Recommendations

bullet 1995 Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services (PDF) (Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)

bullet Quick Reference Guide to Pediatric Coding and Documentation. A Companion to Coding for Pediatrics (2nd ed.). ( American Academy of Pediatrics)

Electronic Medical Records (EMR)

bullet EMR Review Project ( The American Academy of Pediatrics, Council on Clinical Information Technology)

bullet Guidance about EMRs and an EMR e-mail discussion list (The American Academy of Family Physicians, Center for Health Information Technology)

Overview of the EMR issues

HIPAA/Billing Codes

Learn more about HIPAA

bullet Online toolkit of HIPAA Resources (The American Academy of Family Physicians)

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Family-Centered Care

Definition of Family-Centered Care (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

bullet Family-Centered Care and the Pediatrician’s Role ( American Academy of Pediatrics)

Frequently Asked Questions about Family-Centered Care (The Institute for Family-Centered Care)

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Healthy People 2010

Web Site

Healthy People 2010's Leading Health Indicators

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Progress Review (10/22/03)

Maternal, Infant, and Child Health Focus Area Goals and Objectives

MCH Library resources related to goals and objectives for Healthy People 2010

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Immunizations

bullet ACIP Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules

Printable schedule (2 page pdf; includes catch-up immunization schedule)

Spanish-language printable schedule (PDF)

Palm Handheld schedule (requires Palm OS® 3.1 or higher and 400KB of memory)

bullet AAP Immunization Initiatives - Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule

bullet AAFP Clinical Recommendations for Immunizations - Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule

Adverse Events

Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System (VAERS) (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services)

Immunization Action Coalition

Vaccine Information Statements (VIS)

bullet National Immunization Program

Instant Immunization Schedule (0-5 years)

Immunization brochures

Sample Vaccine Record Forms

Guide to Contraindications to Vaccinations

State Contacts

State Immunization Program Websites (Immunization Action Coalition)

State and Project Coordinators (Immunization Action Coalition)

bullet Vaccines for Children Program (VCP)

FAQs from Providers

VFC Coordinators (by state or territory) and National CDC VFC Program Consultants (by region)

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Periodicity Schedule

bullet American Academy of Pediatrics: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (Periodicity Schedule)

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Screening Guidelines, Tools, and Recommendations

The following resources on pediatric preventive screening are presented alphabetically by topic:

Anemia

bullet Iron-Deficiency Anemia chapter in Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition

bullet Recommendations to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States.

Blood Pressure

Revised Blood Pressure Tables for Children and Adolescents (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

Classification of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (Adapted from National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working Group)

Cholesterol

Cholesterol in childhood (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Classification of Cholesterol Levels in High-Risk Children and Adolescents (Adapted from National Cholesterol Education Program)

bullet Hyperlipidemia chapter in Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition

Developmental and Behavioral

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)

Ages & Stages Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE)

bullet Behavioral and Mental Health Resources (American Academy of Pediatrics)

bullet Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health–Volume I, Practice Guide (Downloadable as PDF files)

bullet Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health–Volume II, Toolkit (Downloadable as PDF files)

Developmental Behavioral Pediatrics Online

Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development

Mental Health Toolkit (Head Start Information and Publications Center)

Mental Health in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path (Maternal and Child Health Library)

The Role of Public Health Professionals (Center for Mental Health in Schools: School Mental Health Project)

The Role of Primary Care Health Professionals (Center for Mental Health in Schools: School Mental Health Project)

Pediatric Symptom Checklist and Pediatric Symptom Checklist—Youth Report (Y-PSC) from the Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health: Toolkit (PDF)

PEDS: Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Tool for Documentation Reimbursement of Developmental Assessment Services from the Bright Futures in Practice: Mental Health: Toolkit (PDF)

bullet What to Expect & When to Seek Help: Bright Futures Tools to Promote Social and Emotional Development
       Infancy, Early Childhood, Middle Childhood, and Adolescence.

bullet Where to Seek Help: Referral Tool for Providers

Growth Assessment and Measurement

bullet 2000 CDC Growth Charts

Accurately Weighing and Measuring: Technique (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

bullet BMI for Children and Teens

bullet Child and Teen BMI Calculator

Measuring Head Circumference (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)

bullet Use and Interpretation of CDC Growth Charts: An Instructional Guide

Hearing

bullet Bright Futures: Guidelines for Infants, Children, and Adolescents, Appendix D: Hearing Screening

bullet Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Organizational Screening Guidelines

Hearing Loss Fact Sheet (March of Dimes)

Hearing Screening Methods (Visual Reinforcement Audiometry/VRA | Conditioned Play Audiometry/CPA | Conventional Audiometry)

Principles and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Programs (Joint Committee on Infant Hearing)

HIV/AIDS

bullet Revised Guidelines for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral

bullet Revised Recommendations for HIV Screening of Pregnant Women

Lead

bullet Lead Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection, and Management (American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health)

bullet Verbal Lead Risk Assessment Questionnaire (Taken from CDC's Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials)

bullet Recommendations for Blood Lead Screening of Young Children Enrolled in Medicaid: Targeting a Group at High Risk

bullet Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and Local Public Health Officials

Newborn Screening

National Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (PDF) - provides state-specific screening contacts

bullet Newborn Screening Fact Sheets (PDF) (American Academy of Pediatrics)

Newborn Screening Tests Fact Sheet (March of Dimes)

Nutrition

American Dietetic Association

bullet Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition Pocket Guide

Coordination Strategies Handbook: A Guide for WIC and Primary Care Professionals (USDA, Food & Nutrition Service)

Food Pyramids (U.S. Department of Agriculture)

Key Indicators of Nutrition Risk (PDF) from Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition Pocket Guide

USDA, Food and Nutrition Service

WIC Works Resource System (WIC Program)

Women, Infants, and Children Program

Oral Health

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

American Dental Hygienists’ Association

bullet Bright Futures Oral Health Toolbox (National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)

bullet Bright Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide

Caries Risk Assessment Tool (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)

bullet A Guide to Children’s Dental Care in Medicaid (PDF) (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center

Oral Health Risk Assessment, Screening, and Follow-up Form

Tooth Eruption Chart

Sexual Maturity

Sexual Maturity Ratings (SMRs)/Tanner Stages

Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)

bullet 2002 Laboratory Guidelines Screening Tests To Detect Chlamydia trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections.

Common Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Screening Criteria and Consequences

bullet CDC's Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines - 2002

bullet STD Fact sheets (En Español)

STD Prevention Counseling for Adolescents ( American Social Health Association)

Tuberculosis

bullet Targeted Tuberculin Skin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis Infection in Children and Adolescents (American Academy of Pediatrics)

bullet Controlling Tuberculosis in the United States (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)

Vision

bullet Eye Examination Guidelines (see Table 1 on page 2 in PDF) from "Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young Adults by Pediatricians." Joint policy statement, Pediatrics 111(4) April 2003.

bullet Pediatric Vision Screening for the Family Physician (American Academy of Family Physicians)

Vision and Ocular Alignment Screening Methods

 

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