RISK ASSESSMENT
ANTICIPATORY GUIDANCE
How are things going for you, your child, and your family?
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4 YEAR VISIT
Anemia
Does your child’s diet include iron-rich foods, such as meat, iron-fortied cereals, or beans?
Yes No Unsure
Do you ever struggle to put food on the table?
No Yes Unsure
Dyslipidemia
Does your child have parents, grandparents, or aunts or uncles who have had a stroke or
heart problem before age 55 (male) or 65 (female)?
No Yes Unsure
Does your child have a parent with elevated blood cholesterol level (240 mg/dL or higher) or
who is taking cholesterol medication?
No Yes Unsure
Lead
Does your child live in or visit a home or child care facility with an identied lead hazard or a
home built before 1960 that is in poor repair or was renovated in the past 6 months?
No Yes Unsure
Oral health
Does your child have a dentist?
Yes No Unsure
Does your child’s primary water source contain uoride?
Yes No Unsure
Tuberculosis
Was your child or any household member born in, or has he or she traveled to, a country
where tuberculosis is common (this includes countries in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and
Eastern Europe)?
No Yes Unsure
Has your child had close contact with a person who has tuberculosis disease or who has had
a positive tuberculosis test result?
No Yes Unsure
Is your child infected with HIV?
No Yes Unsure
YOUR FAMILY’S HEALTH AND WELL-BEING
Living Situation and Food Security
Is permanent housing a worry for you?
No Yes
Do you have enough heat, hot water, electricity, and working appliances?
Yes No
Within the past 12 months, were you ever worried whether your food would run out before you got money to buy more?
No Yes
Within the past 12 months, did the food you bought not last, and you did not have money to get more?
No Yes
Alcohol and Drugs
Does anyone in your household drink beer, wine, or liquor?
No Yes
Do you or other family members use marijuana, cocaine, pain pills, narcotics, or other controlled substances?
No Yes
Intimate Partner Violence
Do you always feel safe in your home?
Yes No
Has your partner, or another signicant person in your life, ever hit, kicked, or shoved you, or physically hurt
you or your child?
No Yes
Safety in the Community
Do you feel safe in your community?
Yes No
Do you have someone you can turn to if you are concerned about your child’s safety?
Yes No
Do you have connections to your community through faith groups, volunteer organizations, or recreational programs?
Yes No
Do you spend time with parents of other children in your community?
Yes No
GETTING READY FOR SCHOOL
Language Understanding and Fluency
Does your child clearly communicate his wants and needs to you and others?
Yes No
Do you respond to your child’s questions with short and simple answers?
Yes No
Do you give your child plenty of time to tell a story or answer a question?
Yes No
Do you talk, sing, and read together every day?
Yes No
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