Bend, Ore. – What parent doesn’t have questions? Is your child’s development on track? Will their smile last a lifetime, and can they hear and see okay?
Healthy Beginnings can help you answer these questions and more because health and development from birth through age five is critical to your child’s success.
On Friday, June 3rd Healthy Beginnings will bring its 12-Point Kid Inspection to Bend, hosted by the Foundry Church.
All children birth to kindergarten are welcome.
At these screening fairs, each child receives nearly $3,000 worth of assessment services at no cost to the family.
There are no eligibility requirements and all families are welcome to attend.
Healthy Beginnings screens young children in hearing, speech and language, motor skills, cognitive development, vision, health and safety, dental, behavior and nutrition.
Information regarding early literacy and car seat safety is also provided.
According to the Center for Disease Control, nearly eight in every 10 children miss a developmental screening. To receive adequate preventative care, the CDC recommends that all young children have developmental screenings at least 3 times prior to entering kindergarten.
A Healthy Beginnings screening covers all this and much more.
It serves as an important first step for caring, concerned parents and one stop shopping for community resources for hundreds of families every year.
Don’t miss this opportunity, appointments are being accepted for the Friday June 3rd screening fair in Bend at the Foundry Church, downtown.
The hours of this screening will be 9 am to 2 pm. Appointments are recommended but walk-ins are welcome between 9 am and 12 noon.
Call to learn more – 541.383.6357 or visit http://myhb.org/to make your child’s appointment, to donate or to volunteer.
