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Health Care Transition
Seeing a child grow up can be hard. Part of growing up means helping children learn how to make life choices as they get older. These choices include teaching preteens how to take care of their own health care.

Your preteen’s doctor may want to start talking to them alone during visits if they are 9-12 years old. Common topics the doctor might want to talk about with your preteen are: • Their overall health
• Surveys about their health and experiences •
Their changing body •
The human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine, which helps protect against a virus that can cause different cancers • Bullying • Other topics related to health, behaviors, or emotions Partnership HealthPlan of California wants to help make this shift easy on everyone. Please call us to learn more about how we can partner with you and your child’s doctor. The Population Health Department is available at (855) 798-8764, Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. TTY: (800) 735-2929 or 711. Your preteen’s health is important to us! We look forward to hearing from you. ◆