Back-to-School Consumer Feature

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Back-to-School Consumer Feature

NARRATOR:
With kids going back to school, it's a good time to make sure your children's health records are up to date. Have they had all their immunizations? Do school records reflect all your child's allergies? A free child health booklet from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, or AHRQ, can help you keep track of your children's health. Doctor Carolyn Clancy is the director of AHRQ...

DR. CLANCY:

Being up to date on immunizations is one important way for parents to keep their children healthy. But parents and families should make sure their children get other types of preventive care, like regular dental checkups and periodic hearing and vision tests. The handy and portable charts in AHRQ's child health guide can help parents discuss these and other important health issues with their child's doctor.

NARRATOR:
For a free copy of the Child Health Guide, call the AHRQ Publications Clearinghouse at 1-800-3-5-8-9-2-9-5. That's 1-800-3-5-8-9-2-9-5.

Internet Citation:

Audio News Release Transcript: Back-to-School Consumer Feature. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. http://www.ahrq.gov/news/backsch.htm