Child Health Programs

Well Child Care

We work to get local families on a healthy track, giving them the support, tools and resources needed to take control of their own health.

Many of our services are available at low or no cost.

Families with children and adolescents from infancy to age 20 with Medicaid or KCHIP can schedule an appointment for a Well Child Exam.

During a Well Child Exam the Registered Nurse will do a physical exam, check your child’s hearing, vision, and speech and may do all or some of the following:

  • Blood Pressure
  • Hemoglobin
  • Lead Poisoning Screening
  • Dental Varnish
  • Immunizations

Our goal is to prevent sickness and disease, so the nurse will give you information on nutrition, safety and age-related issues. If further treatment or support is needed, they can help you find additional help.

Immunizations
Regulations require The Cabinet for Health Services to implement a statewide program for the detection, prevention, and control of communicable diseases.  Therefore laws are established that mandate immunization schedules for attendance at day care centers, certified family child care homes, other licensed facilities which care for children, preschool programs and public and private primary and secondary schools.

Children through 18 years of age that meet certain criteria are eligible to receive vaccines at little or no cost through the Kentucky Vaccine Program.

For the Immunization Schedule please visit:  https://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/schedules/easy-to-read/child-easyread.html

If your child needs to be immunized, please call your county health department.

Nutrition Counseling

The Kentucky River District Health Department provides: Basic nutrition counseling to caregivers and patients from birth through adolescence. Infant feeding guidance is provided following the recommendations of the American Academy of Pediatrics, progression of counseling through age 21 following guidance of the USDA MyPlate.

Individualized nutrition planning is provided for the following:

  • diabetes
  • overweight prevention management
  • other counseling provided with physician referral
Well Child Care

Children of all ages need complete health check-ups on a regular basis to protect their health and their future.

With scheduled check-ups, minor health problems in children can be caught before they become serious. Diseases like chickenpox, mumps, and measles can be prevented by immunizations. Any physical or mental developmental problems can be found and treated early.

These services are available at The Kentucky River District Health Department, and are provided at no cost to families with Medicaid or KCHIP coverage.

  • Well Child Care is available to children (income eligible) up to 21 years of age with medical assistance card or on a sliding scale fee.
  • Well Child Care includes a complete physical exam (meets requirements for pre-school and sixth grade).
  • Also included are developmental and lead screening for children 0-6 years of age.
  • Parents will be provided with counseling on nutrition, safety, and age related issues.
  • Well Child Care provides dental varnishings.

Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for: Women, Infants, & Children (WIC)

WIC provides nutrition education and healthy foods to:

  • Women who are pregnant, who are breastfeeding their babies, or who have given birth in the last six months.
  • Infants to 12 months of age; and
  • Children age 1 to 5 years of age.

HOW DO I APPLY FOR WIC?

Contact your county health department for an appointment. Our staff will:

  • Request that you show proof of your identity and residence, (several methods can be used).
  • Determine if you meet income guidelines of the program. To qualify you must show proof that:
    • You receive KTAP, Food Stamps or Medicaid, or
    • A pregnant woman or infant in your household receives Medicaid, or
    • A member of your household receives KTAP, or
    • Your household income is at or below 185% of poverty: CLICK HERE for income guidelines for 2020-2021.

WHAT WILL I RECEIVE?

HEALTHY FOODS – WIC checks will be given to you monthly for the purchase of specific foods. Foods you can receive are:

  • Milk and Cheese
  • Vitamin C-Rich Juices
  • Iron-Rich Cereals
  • Eggs
  • Dried Beans or Peanut Butter
  • Tuna Fish/Carrots (Breastfeeding Mother Package)
  • Iron Fortified Infant Formula

NUTRITION EDUCATION – you will receive nutrition information to help you choose nutritious foods to improve your and your family’s health. WIC helps mothers make infant feeding choices such as encouragement to breastfeed and proper introduction of solid foods into the infants diet the first year of life. Dietary guidance and promotion of physical activity is offered to all qualifying individuals.

HEALTH CARE – WIC can help you find regular health care and childhood shots if needed.

WHY IS WIC IMPORTANT?

  • Healthy foods help children grow and develop normally.
  • Good nutrition helps to protect your who family against health problems.
  • WIC helps your community by building strong, healthy families.

CONTACT YOUR COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT TO SEE IF YOU QUALIFY!

Alison Lovins Hurt
WIC Coordinator
(606) 436-2196
allisonn.hurt@ky.gov

https://chfs.ky.gov/agencies/dph/dmch/nsb/Pages/wic.aspx

In accordance with federal civil rights law and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) civil rights regulations and policies, this institution is prohibited from discriminating on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), disability, age, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity.

Program information may be made available in languages other than English. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication to obtain program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language), should contact the responsible state or local agency that administers the program or USDA’s TARGET Center at (202) 720-2600 (voice and TTY) or contact USDA through the Federal Relay Service at (800) 877-8339.

To file a program discrimination complaint, a Complainant should complete a Form AD-3027, USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form which can be obtained online at: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA-OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, from any USDA office, by calling (866) 632-9992, or by writing a letter addressed to USDA. The letter must contain the complainant’s name, address, telephone number, and a written description of the alleged discriminatory action in sufficient detail to inform the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights (ASCR) about the nature and date of an alleged civil rights violation. The completed AD-3027 form or letter must be submitted to USDA by:

(1) mail:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-744; or

(3) email: program.intake@usda.gov.

This institution is an equal opportunity provider.

De acuerdo con la ley federal de derechos civiles y las normas y políticas de derechos civiles del Departamento de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos (USDA), esta entidad está prohibida de discriminar por motivos de raza, color, origen nacional, sexo (incluyendo identidad de género y orientación sexual), discapacidad, edad, o represalia o retorsión por actividades previas de derechos civiles.

La información sobre el programa puede estar disponible en otros idiomas que no sean el inglés. Las personas con discapacidades que requieren medios alternos de comunicación para obtener la información del programa (por ejemplo, Braille, letra grande, cinta de audio, lenguaje de señas americano (ASL), etc.) deben comunicarse con la agencia local o estatal responsable de administrar el programa o con el Centro TARGET del USDA al (202) 720-2600 (voz y TTY) o comuníquese con el USDA a través del Servicio Federal de Retransmisión al (800) 877-8339.

Para presentar una queja por discriminación en el programa, el reclamante debe llenar un formulario AD-3027, formulario de queja por discriminación en el programa del USDA, el cual puede obtenerse en línea en: https://www.usda.gov/sites/default/files/documents/USDA- OASCR%20P-Complaint-Form-0508-0002-508-11-28-17Fax2Mail.pdf, de cualquier oficina de USDA, llamando al (866) 632-9992, o escribiendo una carta dirigida a USDA. La carta debe contener el nombre del demandante, la dirección, el número de teléfono y una descripción escrita de la acción discriminatoria alegada con suficiente detalle para informar al Subsecretario de Derechos Civiles (ASCR) sobre la naturaleza y fecha de una presunta violación de derechos civiles. El formulario AD-3027 completado o la carta debe presentarse a USDA por:

(1) correo:
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, D.C. 20250-9410;

(2) fax: (833) 256-1665 or (202) 690-744; or

(3) correo electrónico:: program.intake@usda.gov.

Esta entidad es un proveedor que brinda igualdad de oportunidades.