Child health screening set in Sisters

Are you wondering if your child's development is on track? Will their smile last a lifetime and can they hear and see okay? Health and development from birth through age 5 is critical to your child's success in school and in life.

Healthy Beginnings can help you answer these questions and more, at no cost to families; there are no eligibility requirements for this service.

On Friday, November 9, Healthy Beginnings will bring one of its screening clinics to Sisters. Attending one of these screening clinics provides each child with nearly $3,000 worth of services at no cost to the family. Every child receives one-on-one assessments in areas not covered during a well-child exam.

Call on or before Thursday, November 8, at 541-383-6357 or visit http://www.myhb.org to make an appointment.  Appointments are limited.

Healthy Beginnings screens young children in hearing, speech and language, motor skills, cognitive development, vision, health and safety, dental, behavior and nutrition. Access to professionals and trained volunteers in all these core areas are available at the time of the screening. Parents and children birth through 5 meet one-on-one with as many as 12 health and development professionals, and families are welcome to attend whether or not they have health insurance.

Referrals are made as indicated with community resources and connections provided to families at the time of the screening.