Health Maintenance Guidelines

Take a proactive approach to your health to live a longer, healthier life. Many people depend on you—like family and friends—to be an active part of their lives. By staying healthy, you can be there to support those close to you. Monroe Clinic's job is not only to treat you when you are sick, but also work with you to keep you feeling great.

Health Maintenance Guidelines:



Recommended Childhood Vaccination and Screening Schedule

Birth              Hepatitis B
2 Months        Pediarix, Hib, Prevnar, RotaTeq
4 Months        Pediarix, Hib, Prevnar, RotaTeq 
6 Months        Pediarix, Prevnar, RotaTeq
12 Months      MMRV, Prevnar, Hepatitis A     Labs-Hemoglobin, Lead
15 Months      Hib
18 Months      DTaP, Hepatitis A 
24 Months      Labs - Hemoglobin, Lead-optional
4-6 Years        DTaP, IPV, MMRV      Labs-Vision Test, UA
11-18 Years    Tdap, Menactra or Menomune, Varicella dose #2 
11-26 Years    Gardasil-3 doses over 6 month period
                                       Dose 1
                                       Dose 2- 2 months after 1st dose
                                       Dose 3- 6 months after 1st dose
                                   
 
DTaP: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis-less than age 7
Havrix: Hepatitis A
Hepatitis B: Hepatitis B
Hib: Haemophilus Influenza b
IPV: Polio (injectable)
Menactra: MCV4-Meningitis conjugate vaccine ages 11-55 (lasts 10 years)
Menomune: MPSV4-Meningitis polysaccharide vaccine ages 2-80 years (lasts 3 years)
MMR: Measles, Mumps, Rubella
MMRV: Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella
Pediarix: Diphtheria, Tetanus, Acellular Pertussis, Hepatitis B, Polio
Prevnar: Pneumococcal Conjugate Vaccine (PCV)
RotaTeq: Rotavirus Vaccine (oral)
TD: Tetanus, Diphtheria (Pediatric)-less than age 7
TD: Tetanus, Diphtheria- 7 years of age or older
Tdap: Boostrix-ages 10-18 years (use only as one time dose)
Varicella: Chickenpox Vaccine-if over age 13, 2 dosed 1 month apart

NOVEMBER 2006: The above guidelines are the current recommendations of Monroe Clinic's pediatrics department based on information supplied from the American Academy of Pediatrics, Immunization Action Coalition and the State of Wisconsin. There are variations in the number of suggested doses by brand names and the age of the child. This schedule has been developed in cooperation with the Green County Health Department.