school physicals

Required health screenings

School physicals are medical examinations required for students, typically before entering a new school level or participating in sports.

A doctor checks basic health markers—height, weight, vision, hearing, heart, and lungs—and verifies immunizations are current.

She needed to schedule her school physical before tryouts.

Also called school physicals exams or sports physicals when specifically for athletics.

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