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Healthy Kids Check

The Healthy Kids Check was released on 1 July 2008. GP Health assessment MBS Items 701, 703, 705, 707 and Practice Nurse item number 10986 will support medical practitioners and practice nurses to undertake Healthy Kids Checks. The checks are designed to ensure every four year old child in Australia has a basic health check to see if they are healthy, fit and ready to learn when they start school. Below is a list of resources provided at the Division's Healthy Kids Check training which was held in June 2010.

Presenter: Sharlene Vlahos (Healthy Kids Check Project officer – Karitane & NSW Health)

Presentation Slides:

SLIDE CONTENTS DOWNLOADS
Overview of Healthy Kids Check                         PDF (1,118KB)
Development PDF (3,441KB)
Hearing in Children  PDF (1,530KB)
Height and Weight PDF (1,488KB)
Oral Health Professional Development                                 PDF (1,253KB) 
Vision  PDF (2,290KB)

Online ECOH (Early Childhood Oral Health) training is now available at http://www.gplearning.com.au  If you are not an account holder, click on the Free Activities option.

 

Other Relevant Information and Directory of Services:

Oral Health Downloads
4 year old oral health check training powerpoint PDF (2589KB)
4 year old oral health check training participant’s notes PDF (1084KB)
Healthy Eating and Active Play parent handout PDF (97KB)

Guidelines for free oral health resources

PDF (298KB)

Order Form Better Health Centre

PDF (31KB)
Online Training Early Childhood Oral Health                      PDF (59KB)
Referral Form Oral Health PDF (62KB)
NSW Health publications, resources, factsheets                     CLICK HERE

Other Resources Downloads
Changes to Primary Care Items from 1 May 2010  PDF (235KB)
Community Health Caringbah Pamphlet      PDF (21KB)
Child, Youth and Family Counselling Services pamphlet     PDF (51KB)
Statewide Eyesight Preschool Screening Referral Process       PDF (31KB)
Local Earyly Childhood Clinics  PDF (460KB)
Aboriginal Child Health Check PDF (147KB)

Electronic GP Referral Templates 

Healthy Kids Check Template - Medical Directory Template    RTF (78KB)
Healthy Kids Check Recall Letter - Medical Director Template  RTF (7KB)  

Useful Links:

  • The Health Kids Check website  http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Healthy_Kids_Check  
  • Get Set 4 Life Guide – translations now available
    The Get Set 4 Life – Habits for Healthy Kids Guide (the Guide) provided at the time of the Healthy Kids Check (MBS Items 709 and 711), has now been translated into six community languages: Arabic; Traditional Chinese; Greek; Italian; Spanish; and Vietnamese. General Practitioners and practice nurses can access copies of the translated versions of the Guide:
    By ordering from National Mailing and Marketing; email: health@nationalmailing.com.au or telephone: 02 6269 1000; or by downloading from: www.health.gov.au/epc.

Division Contact:

For further information please contact Gillian Minto (Program Officer - Immunisation) or Amy Young (Program Officer - Practice Support) at the Division. You can also visit the following website for more resources http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/Healthy_Kids_Check