Child Health and Disability Prevention
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Child Health Disability Prevention (CHDP) Program
- Certification of CHDP Providers
- CHDP Providers offer free health examinations for children to find and correct health problems early in life.
- Well child checkups given at no cost to the eligible child.
- Provide education and continuing support to the CHDP Providers through workshops and anticipatory guidance, immunizations, dental health, back-to-school information, vision, hearing, and lead poisoning information.
- Provide information for the promotion of healthy children and prevention of diseases through Newsletter "CHDP in Touch", and participation in health fairs.
- Coordinate and collaborate with other agencies and health care providers to promote healthy children and disease prevention. The agencies include the; Network for Children's Collaborative, Department of Human Services, Department of Probation, two Medi-Cal Managed Care Plans, school systems, Head Start Programs, State sponsored Pre-schools, Lead Coalition, and Immunization Coalition.
- Provide case management of the CHDP children who are income eligible or have fee-for-service Medi-Cal.
CHDP Providers & Partners (click to expand)
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Introduction Letter and Instructions  |
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| CHDP Provider Bulletin |
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| Health Requirements for Kindergarten/First Grade School Entry (English) (Spanish)) |
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| Guide to Immunizations Required for School Entry Grades K-12 (English) |
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| Californiea Immunization Requirements for Child Care (English) (Spanish) |
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| Patient's Guide to CHDP Providers |
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| PM171A | Report of Health Examination For School Entry (English / Spanish) |
| PM171B | Waiver of Health Examination For School Entry (English / Spanish) |
Childhood Obesity Prevention (click to expand)
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- CHDP Information Notice 09-D: Counseling the Overweight Child
- CHDP Provider Information Notice- BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)-FOR-AGE PERCENTILE JOB AID
- Calculating the BMI and Charting on the PM 160
- Expert Committee Recommendations on the Assessment, Prevention and Treatment of Child and Adolescent Overweight and Obesity - 2007
- Resources to Prevent and Treat Childhood Obesity in Kern County
CHDP Publications (click to expand)
