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A.2 Child Health Clinical Records

The use of forms ECH 1-7 is optional. These forms were developed to help providers document all components of the medical checkup. THSteps requires the following forms: Hearing Checklist for Parents, Tuberculosis (TB) Questionnaire, Risk Assessment for Lead Exposure, and the DSHS State Laboratory forms. All of these forms can be downloaded from the THSteps website at www.dshs.state.tx.us/thsteps/forms.shtm. Lead poisoning screening questionnaires can be downloaded from the Texas Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program (TX CLPPP) website at www.dshs.state.tx.us/lead/providers.shtm.

Forms CH-9W through CH-12W may be downloaded from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) website at www.cdc.gov/growthcharts/clinical_charts.htm.

For forms for documenting medical checkups for adolescents, please refer to sources such as Bright Futures: Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents (2nd edition, revised), located at www.brightfutures.org or the Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAP) Implementation Materials located at www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1981.html. For nutritional screening for all ages, refer to Bright Futures.