The Child / Teen Health Program
Coordinator - Sue Klossner
7 North Erie Street
Hall R. Clothier Building
Mayville, New York 14757
(716) 753-4695

Local Department of Social Services
Dunkirk: (716) 363-3500 Jamestown: (716) 661-8200

Fact Sheet

What is Child / Teen Health Plus?
The Child / Teen Health Program is a preventive health program which provides continuing medical care to your children. Child / Teen Health Plus makes use of a full range of health care services to detect health problems before they become serious and hard to treat.

Who is eligible for Child / Teen Health Plus?
Every Medicaid recipient, from birth until age 21, is eligible.

Why Child / Teen Health Plus?
Child / Teen Health Plus is important because it provides a child with early and regular health care. It assures a child of better health now and fewer health problems in the future. Depending on the age of a child, a Child / Teen Health Plus screening will include:

Health History	Hearing and Vision Testing
Complete Physical	Blood Tests (such as, blood lead level, sickle cell anemia.)
Immunizations	Developmental Assessment
Dental Screenings

Your child's medical provider will arrange for Follow-up Treatment of problems uncovered during the examination.

When you child should receive a Child / Teen Health Plus exam?

Within 1 month of birth	14 - 15 months	8 - 9 years
2 - 3 months	16 - 19 months	10 - 11 years
4 - 5 months	23 - 25 months	12 -13 years
6 - 7 months	3 years	14 - 15 years
9 - 10 months	4 years	16 - 17 years
12 - 13 months	5 years	18 - 19 years
	6 years	20 years

Where do you find Child / Teen Health Plus ?
- If you are enrolled in a managed care plan, the plan provides Child / Teen Health Plus.
- If you are not enrolled in a managed care plan, you can call your local department of social services to locate a provider for your children.

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SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM FOR WOMEN AND CHILDREN
Do you want to stay healthy during your pregnancy? Do you want your children to grow into healthy adults? WIC offers free food, tips to stretch your food budget and ways to prepare healthy meals. If you have a Medicaid card, applying for WIC is easier than ever. For the location of the WIC office nearest you call 1-800-522-5006.

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