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 complete your screening be present, on-site, at 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 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 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.