Texas Health Steps

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Texas Health Steps checkups help your child stay healthy. Checkups are for children from birth through age 20 who have Medicaid (STAR). Your child should have a checkup even if he or she is not sick.

You can learn more about Texas Health Steps by calling toll-free at 1-877-847-8377 (1-877-THSTEPS) or by visiting the Texas Health and Human Services website.

Texas Health Steps gives children:

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Medical Checkups
(Including Vaccines)
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Dental checkups
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Eye screening
and glasses
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Hearing tests and
hearing aids

Texas Health Steps
checkups will:

  • Help make ensure your child’s healthy development.
  • Help make sure children’s teeth are healthy (Once your child turns six months old, he or she needs to see the dentist every six months for a dental checkup).
  • Help find problems early, if there are any.
  • Tell parents what to expect as their child gets older.
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As an El Paso Health Member your child will receive a Happy Birthday Card every year.

Make sure you take the Birthday Card to your child’s Texas Health Steps checkup to receive a gift card!
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