2021 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care

The 2021 Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (Periodicity Schedule) has been approved by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) and represents a consensus AAP Bright Futures Periodicity Schedule Workgroup. Each child family is unique; therefore, these recommendations are designed care children who receiving competent parenting, have no manifestations any important health problems, growing developing in satisfactory fashion. Developmental, psychosocial, chronic disease issues adolescents may require frequent counseling treatment visits separate from preventive visits. Additional also become necessary if circumstances suggest variations normal.The continues to emphasize great importance continuity comprehensive supervision need avoid fragmentation care.1The will not be published Pediatrics. Readers referred website (www.aap.org/periodicityschedule) most recent version full set footnotes. This process ensure that professionals current recommendations. reviewed revised annually reflect recommendations.Following changes made since it was last March 2020.Screening hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection added occur at least once between ages 18 79 years (to consistent with US Services Task Force [USPSTF] Centers Disease Control Prevention [CDC]).Jesse M. Hackell, MD, FAAP, ChairpersonJoseph J. Abularrage, MPH, MPhil, FAAPYvette Almendarez, FAAPAlexy D. Arauz Boudreau, FAAPAbeba Berhane, FAAPPatricia E. Cantrell, FAAPLisa Kafer, FAAPKatherine S. Schafer, DO, FAAPAlisa Skatrud, MPA, Family LiaisonRobin Warner, FAAPElisha FergusonBright WorkgroupAlexy FAAPJoseph F. Hagan Jr, FAAPAlex R. Kemper, MS, Evidence ExpertJudith Shaw, EdD, RN, LiaisonJane B. Bassewitz, MAKathryn Janies