Child Wellness

The NYC Health Department provides many services for children and families including immunization, early intervention, services for children with special healthcare needs and window falls prevention. We provide information about child care/day care options, free and low cost
health insurance, healthy homes, poison prevention and more.

Childhood Health

• Asthma
• Children & Lead Poisoning
• Children and Youth with Special Healthcare Needs
• Diabetes
• Childhood Vaccines
• Eating Healthy
• Early Childhood Health
• Taking Care of Your Teeth
• Vision Screening
• Your Child's Health at School

Children's Mental Health and Development

• Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
• Childhood Autism
• Childhood Depression
• Child Development
• Early Intervention
• Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
• Social & Emotional Development of Children

Childhood Safety

• Child Care/Day Care
• Newborn Circumcision
• Poison Prevention
• Preventing Childhood Injuries
• Bed Bugs
• Finding a Summer Camp for Your Child
• Head Lice
• Dogs Bites
• Skin Cancer Prevention
• Toy Safety
• Window Falls Prevention

More Resources

• Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services
• Health Insurance
• DPHOs
• East Harlem Asthma Center
• East Harlem Community Resource Guide
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  Free and low cost resources for families in and near East Harlem including hotlines, afterschool programs, counseling, classes, legal and financial services.
• Hunts Point Community Resource Guide
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  Free and low cost resources for families in and near Hunts Point including hotlines, afterschool programs, counseling, classes, legal and financial services.