Resources for Professionals and Health Care Providers

The WA State Department of Health, in collaboration with Healthcare Authority and the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCOs) in the state, have developed tools to support healthcare providers in their efforts to provide well-child to their patients. If you have any questions about any of these tools or documents, please contact the Health Systems Unit.

Informative Flyers for Parents and Caregivers

These 8.5”x11” flyers have been developed to communicate to parents and caretakers of children the importance and benefits of the annual well-care visit. Each flyer has been translated into Spanish, Russian, and Vietnamese and are tailored for different age groups.

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Information for Providers

Extended Hours Well-Care Visit Event Toolkit (PDF)
This toolkit is a practical guide to support family and pediatric medical clinics in accurately implementing and providing efficient and satisfying well-care visit events for children and their parents/caregivers. Although developed in Washington state, the information here is relevant to other states and can be adapted to fit a range of settings, including rural and urban. The information here is designed to help clinics planning to implement a new well-care day/evening/weekend event. Clinics that have already conducted well-care events but want to review and refine their practices will also benefit from this information.

Tips to Raise the Rate of Well-Care Visits (PDF)
This list of tips is compiled from parent comments in focus groups hosted by the Washington State Department of Health in fall 2017 and from clinics participating in the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO) Collaborative PIP’s Empanelment and Well-Care Visit (WCV) Projects.

Personalized Messages Ages 3 to 11 (PDF)
These messages are based on AAP Bright Futures offering age specific messaging for ages 3-11. They were developed by Peninsula Community Health System while participating in the Medicaid Managed Care Organizations (MCO) Collaborative PIP’s Well-Care Visit (WCV) Projects in coordination with Washington Department of Health.

Links to Other Provider Resources

Infants, Children, and Teens Links and Services – A list of links to resources and services for families and providers.
Teens and Young Adult Resources – Links to resources for teens and young adults for families and providers.
Bright Futures