The Role of Preventive Care in Well-Care Visits: Why It Matters

Regular well-care visits with the pediatrician can help your child stay healthy. An important part of well-care visits is preventive care. Preventive services like immunizations can protect your child from serious diseases. Your pediatrician can tell you more. The pediatricians at Corridor Primary Care Pediatrics offer comprehensive medical services for children, including well-care visits and preventive care. They have two convenient office locations in San Marcos and Kyle, TX.

How Preventive Care and WellCare Visits Can Keep Your Child Healthy

Preventive care plays a vital role in keeping your child healthy. Your pediatrician provides regular well-care visits to monitor your child’s growth and development over time. These visits can also identify medical issues early so they can be treated.

During some wellcare visits, your child will be screened for developmental delays and behavioral conditions including autism and ADHD. Early detection and intervention of developmental and behavioral issues can lead to early intervention and a better outcome for your child.

To view or print an American Academy of Pediatrics guide to behavioral assessments, please click here.

One of the most important preventive services your pediatrician provides is immunizations. Immunizations are a safe, effective way to prevent serious and contagious diseases and conditions, including flu, meningitis, hepatitis, measles, and more.

Immunizations can guard against the spread of disease. Remember that when your child is immunized, it also protects you, your family members, teachers, and other children. Immunizations are also required for your child to attend daycare and school.

These are the required immunizations from birth to age 18, according to the Centers for Disease Control:

• Hepatitis B
• Diphtheria, Tetanus, Pertussis
• Haemophilus influenza type B
• Polio
• Pneumococcal conjugate
• Rotavirus
• Measles, mumps, rubella
• Chickenpox
• Hepatitis A
• Human papillomavirus
• Meningococcal conjugate
• Flu
• COVID

Want To Know More About Preventive Care and WellCare Visits?

To learn more about the role of preventive care in wellcare visits and why it matters, call the pediatricians at Corridor Primary Care Pediatrics. You can reach them in both the San Marcos, and Kyle, TX, locations by calling (512) 392-1700, so call today.