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Well Child Check-ups
Maternal, Child and Adolescent
Health (MCAH)
Provided by the Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program
What is CHDP?
The Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program is a
statewide program, whose goal is to help keep children and teenagers healthy and prevent disabilities, by finding and treating health problems early.
The CHDP Program:
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Provides
preventive health exams and immunizations to children and teens
from low to moderate income families, from birth through age 18
years and for Medi-Cal eligible children from birth through 20
years of age.
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Educates Orange County communities about the importance of regular preventive health care for all children, and the value of having a medical home.
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Informs Orange County families about the
physical health exam requirements for first graders.
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Helps link families to health insurance or related programs, which provide complete medical services (like Healthy Families and Medi-Cal Managed Care, or CalOPTIMA in Orange County).
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Families can get a referral for up to three CHDP providers in their area by calling:
Phone staff can provide more information and help with scheduling an appointment or finding a bus route to get there.
The Health Referral Line can also provide information about other health resources available to Orange County children.
Who is Eligible for CHDP Check-ups?
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Resident of California
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Younger than 19 years of age
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Low to moderate income families
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Head Start or State Preschool children
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Medi-Cal or Healthy Families eligible from
birth through 20 years of age
CHDP Services
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All services provided by the CHDP Program are
free
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Services are available from a network of over
300 doctors and community clinics
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The CHDP Program provides regular periodic
health check-ups (also known as a health assessment, screening,
and physical exam) to children and teenagers
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The doctor visits are more frequent for babies
and young children, less frequent for teenagers
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Children may also receive additional physical
exams needed for school, summer camp, or sports
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CHDP services meet the requirement for
enrolling in WIC, Head Start, School sports, or camp
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For certain conditions found in the CHDP
check-up, children and teenagers may receive follow-up care
through the CHDP Treatment Unit (CTU)
The Health Check-up
Like all good pediatric health check-ups, this
includes:
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Health history and an unclothed head-to-toe
physical exam
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Dental, nutrition and developmental
assessments
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Immunizations
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Vision and hearing screenings for children 3 years and older
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TB, lead, anemia and other screening, when
needed
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Health education
CHDP Provider Resources
To contact the CHDP Program:
P.O. Box 6099
Santa Ana, CA 92706
Phone (714) 834-8665
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"An ounce of prevention is worth
a pound of cure." - Benjamin Franklin |
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