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. 2014 Jun;133(6):e1664–e1675. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1578

TABLE 1.

Quality Measures

Domain Quality Outcome Age Definition References
Obesity Screening and counseling at well-child visits 2–<18 y For all children: 11, 37
1. BMI calculated, documented, and plotted on a growth chart
For overweight and obese childrena:
2. Documented counseling for nutrition
3. Documented counseling for physical activity
Lead Screening for toxicity 9–12 and 21–24 mo For practices with universal screening 38, 39
1. Lead blood test ordered
For practices with selective screening
2. Lead blood tests ordered for children with:
a. High-risk zip code OR
b. Medicaid insurance OR
c. Risk factors based on Ohio Department of Health questionnaire
Dental Fluoride varnish application 12–<36 mo For all children with teeth: 41, 45
Fluoride varnish unless:
a. Parent declined OR
b. Primary care fluoride varnish application within previous 6 mo
a

Overweight or obese: BMI ≥85th percentile.