Back-to-School Events and Resources

Find information below on getting your MedStar Family Choice District of Columbia back-to-school swag bag or essentials kit, gift card, and scheduling a screening.

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.

 

Swag bag and gift cards

What you can get and how


A back-to-school swag bag* is a backpack and school supplies. An essential kit* is infant or toddler early child care supplies. You may qualify to get a swag bag and school supplies if:

  • You are verified as a MedStar Family Choice DC Enrollee who is currently a student (ages 0 to 20) and;
  • You attend one of our back-to-school community events (see link under Events) and; 
  • You complete a well-child visit or dental exam on-site or have completed between July 15 and September 30, 2026.

* Swag bags, essential kits, and supplies are available while supplies last.


Gift cards for screenings

To receive gift cards, you must be on time, on-site, and complete your yearly screenings.

  • Ages up to 15 months will get a $10 gift card for a well-child visit, dental, and lead screening per year.
  • Ages 15 months to 20 will get a $25 gift card per well-child visit. 
  • Ages 0 to 2 will get a $10 gift card per dental cleaning.

A MedStar Family Choice DC Outreach Specialist will reach out to Enrollees who have not completed a well-child visit or dental exam in the past year. You may qualify if your child has not completed either or both in the past year. 

Find out about upcoming screening dates on our events calendar by clicking here.


Swag bags, essential kits, supplies, and gift cards will be given out at locations for those who have scheduled a well-child visit or dental exam through our Outreach department. Please contact our Outreach department at 855-798-4244, press 1, and then press 2 for more information.

You will find back-to-school community event information, Public and Charter School resources, the CDC Child Immunization Schedule, and DC State Board of Education information by clicking the links below:

 


Events

To see all our events, outreach screening events, and programs, visit our Events and Outreach Programs webpage. 

 

Resources

To see all our resources, visit our Enrollee News, Information, and Resources page.

 

Public & Charter School Resources (District of Columbia)

 

CDC Child Immunization Schedule

 

DC State Board of Education (SBOE)

Information current as of: