screening in health care settings

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There are a variety of ways that physicians or health professionals can incorporate a developmental screening into each well-baby visit. This is often done in the physician’s office or can be done in the County Health Departments as part of the WIC (Women’s Infant Children program.)

A developmental screening takes just a few minutes to complete with a simple screening form that can be filled out by parents in the doctor’s waiting room, at home before a well visit, and with the assistance of a nurse, physician, or other professional in the examination room.

In Southern Illinois developmental screening is administered in County Health Departments as part of their WIC programs (Women’s Infants & Children)

Bi County

Egyptian Health Department

Southern Seven Health Department

Jackson County Health Department

Perry County Health Department

An assessment of pediatricians and other health professionals in Southern Illinois who complete developmental screenings as part of their well-baby checks has not yet been completed.