Pediatrics

Your Pediatric Care for Infants to Adolescents

Well-child checkups are vital to monitor your child’s growth and development. Klickitat Valley Health is here for you and your child. We have a wide variety of resources to share in terms of learning, behavioral and emotional health, sports safety and more. It is important for babies and children to have regular check-ups with their doctor or provider to ensure that they are growing and developing properly. We will provide head-to-toe physical exams and evaluate their development to ensure they are on track. Well-baby and well-child exams also provide an opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns you have regarding your child’s health.

By establishing care with us for your child, we will provide:

Well-baby and well-child exams

It is important for babies and children to have regular check-ups with their doctor or provider to ensure that they are growing and developing properly. We will provide head-to-toe physical exams and evaluate their development to ensure they are on track. Well-baby and well-child exams also provide an opportunity to discuss any questions or concerns you have regarding your child’s health.

At each visit, you can expect to discuss the following topics:

• Growth and development of your child
  
• Feeding and sleeping schedules during well-baby check-ups
  
• Measuring height, weight, head circumference, blood pressures
  

Counseling for nutrition, proper dental health, child safety issues, and parenting strategies.

Childhood Immunizations

Infant and child immunizations are necessary to prevent diseases that can be dangerous, difficult, or impossible to treat with medicine. During your well-baby exams, we will ensure your baby’s immunizations are up-to-date based on CDC.gov’s guidelines.

Sports Physicals

Most school sports and some team sports require a sports physical before your child is cleared to play. Klickitat Valley Health is happy to provide this exam and mandatory clearance form for our patients. The sports physical evaluates the height, weight, blood pressure, vision, and in some cases strength and flexibility of your child to determine whether he or she can safely participate.

Our Pediatric Nurse Practitioner has a wide variety of resources to share in terms of learning, behavioral and emotional health, sports safety and more. We are here to care for you every step of the way.