The Schedule outlines:
- health and development assessments for the child
- family and whānau care and support
- relevant health education material.
The Schedule also includes a general practitioner check at 6 weeks that is linked to babies’ 6-week immunisations.
Health and development assessments relate specifically to babies and children and focuses on their health, wellbeing and development. Family and whānau support looks at interventions, referrals and support for babies, children, their families and whānau. The list of health education resources are grouped by subject, relevant to each core visit.
Read the Schedule in conjunction with the Well Child / Tamariki Ora Programme Practitioner Handbook .
The Well Child / Tamariki Ora My Health Book for parents has been updated to reflect the revised handbook and Schedule.
Publishing information
- Publication date
- Citation
Ministry of Health. 2013. Well Child / Tamariki Ora National Schedule 2013. Wellington: Ministry of Health.
- Copyright status
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Owned by the Ministry of Health and licensed for reuse under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence.
