When taking a health history, which action helps ensure preventive care is up to date?

• A. Review immunization records
• B. Check the child’s favorite toy
• C. Record parent’s favorite color
• D. Note only current illnesses

Answer: (A)

Keeping preventive care up to date relies on knowing which vaccines a child has already received. Reviewing immunization records during a health history shows what vaccines are due, overdue, or already given, so you can plan catch-up doses and ensure vaccines are given on the recommended schedule. This helps protect against preventable diseases, supports school or travel requirements, and prevents gaps in immunity. Other actions like checking a toy, noting a color, or recording only current illnesses don’t provide information about vaccination status and don’t move preventive care forward.