medborger_i_danmark_engelsk.pdf - Ny i Danmark

113Health-checkprogrammesHealth checks of children andadolescentsAll children are offered at least ninepreventive medical checks between theage of five weeks and 15 years following acarefully planned programme. Seven ofthese health checks are carried out beforethe child starts school.HEALTH AND SICKNESSInterviewed aboutchild and familyAt the first check, the doctor asksquestions about the family’s situation ingeneral, breastfeeding and sleeping habits,the child’s development and well-being.The child will be examined thoroughly, andthe doctor may advise you on how to feedand stimulate the child.At the subsequent checks, the doctor willexamine the child’s motoric skills, itssensory and linguistic development, schoolmaturity and everyday living skills.You must make anappointmentThe health checks enable the doctor todetect any problems affecting the child’swell-being and health that need furtherattention.The parents are responsible for makingthe appointments for the health checksuntil their child starts school. The firsttime the health visitor comes round, shewill give the parents a booklet containing,among other things, a schedule showingwhen the checks are due.VaccinationsAll children are offered vaccination for anumber of diseases that can be lethal.Thevaccinations are free, and are often givenin connection with the health checksdescribed above.The children’s vaccination programmecovers diphtheria, tetanus, whoopingcough, polio, measles, mumps, rubella andmeningitis.Free vaccinations