Back-to-School Events

How to get your MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia
back-to-school swag book bag and gift card.

Back-to-school swag book bag

You can receive a swag book bag by completing your well-child visit or dental exam on-site. An Outreach specialist will contact you to schedule your well-child visit or dental exam if you have not completed one. The swag book bag is a backpack and school supplies for your child to be healthy and ready to learn!

If you attend one of our back-to-school community events and show you are an enrollee, you may also qualify to receive a backpack and/or school supplies.*

* Backpacks and supplies are available while supplies last.

See the events section below for a listing of community events.

Gift cards for screenings

To receive a gift card, you must be present, on-site, at a visit and complete your screening to get a gift card.

• If an enrollee is age 3-11, they will receive a $25 gift card per well-child visit.
• If an enrollee is age 12-20, they will get a $50 gift card per well-child visit through September 30, 2022.
• If an enrollee is age 3-20, they will receive a $25 gift card per dental exam.
• If an enrollee is age 0-2, they will receive a $10 gift card for a well-child visit, dental exam, and lead screening.

How to schedule/register for screenings:

Our Outreach Department is reaching out to enrollees who have not completed a well-child visit or dental exam in FY21. If your child has not completed either or both in 2022, you may qualify. Please contact our Outreach department at 855-798-4244, press 1, and then press 2 for more information. Book bags and gift cards will be distributed at these locations for those who scheduled a well-child visit or dental exam through our Outreach Department.

Health forms

It is important that you bring your child's Universal Health Certificate and/or Oral Health Assessment Form to your child’s appointments. These forms must be completed by your child’s healthcare provider before they can enter school.

You can find both forms at https://dchealth.dc.gov/service/immunization-forms.