12 Month Visit

• Healthy eating habits
  • 5-6 portions fruits, vegetables daily.
  • Limit junk food, processed/high fat food.
  • Avoid fish high in mercury, PCBs/dioxins while maintaining the nutritional benefits of fish; heed local fishing advisories.
• Lead Exposure
  • Screen all children with a blood lead test at 1 year of age and again at 2 years.
  • “At risk” children may need to be screened earlier, and more frequently.
• TV
  • AAP does not recommend TV for children 2 or younger.

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