The Importance of Well Visits

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Nothing is more important than your child’s health, and one of the best ways to ensure that your little one stays healthy is to bring them in regularly for well-visits with our pediatricians located here in Raleigh, NC. Wondering why well-visits are critical for all children and teens? Here are just some of the benefits of turning to us for this simple preventive checkup.

Stay Up to Date on Vaccines

We know that you won’t always be able to prevent all illnesses and injuries in your child, but you certainly can safeguard them against many infectious diseases through regular vaccination. Our Raleigh, NC, pediatricians will administer different vaccines during your child's well-visits depending on your child’s age. Vaccines are designed to help bolster your little one’s immune system and protect against some more dangerous and life-threatening diseases. It’s essential that your child stays updated on their vaccines and doesn’t fall behind.

Catch Health Problems Early

Another benefit to turning to your pediatrician regularly for well-visits is that if there is a problem, there is a more substantial likelihood that we will catch it early on through the tools and screenings we offer. While the goal is to prevent illness, it’s also just as important to catch developmental delays, behavioral issues and other problems early on when early interventions are crucial to managing symptoms and supporting a long, healthy life.

Get Advice and Support

Chances are good that you will have questions about your child’s health along the way. When you do, it’s certainly reassuring to have a pediatrician that you can turn to for questions on everything from sleep habits to exercise. Our team is an expert on your child and teen’s health, so ask us anything. We are always happy to provide recommendations, resources and additional support.

Prevent Problems

Well-visits are also known as preventive healthcare. These screenings and checkups can maintain your child’s health to prevent certain injuries or illnesses, including sleep disorders, weight or height abnormalities, behavioral issues and certain diseases. Having a pediatrician that you trust to provide your child with care and the answers you need can significantly improve your child’s health.

Do you have questions about the services we offer in Raleigh, NC? Need to schedule your child’s next well-visits? If so, call Raleigh Children and Adolescents Medicine today at (919) 781-7490.

 

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Duraleigh Office Location

3100 Duraleigh Road, Suite 300
Raleigh, NC. 27612

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Brier Creek Office Location

10208 Cerny Street, Suite 100
Raleigh, NC. 27617

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  • All patients visits are by appointment only
  • *On Wednesdays we typically do not open our doors until 9am (We do have an occasional Wednesday that we will open at 8am)
  • Outside of regular office hours, calls automatically go to our answering service
  • On weekdays during lunch from 12:30pm to 1:30pm, calls are automatically transferred to our answering service
  • Holiday hours are listed above. We are open everyday except for Christmas Day.