Pediatric health care professionals who participated in quality improvement projects using Bright Futures measures found that the previsit questionnaires, documentation forms, and patient handouts in the Guidelines were the Core Tools most commonly used in their practices. Other tools and forms included in the Bright Futures Tool and Resource Kit were used selectively as appropriate and are therefore called Supplemental Tools. Bright Futures Guidelines is flexible in practice; health care professionals determine what works best in their practice environments, office systems, and patient populations. 

Core Tools include:

• Previsit Questionnaires
• Visit Documentation Forms
• Patient/Parent Education Handouts

• Supplemental Questionnaires
• Medical Screening Questionnaires
• Medical Screening Reference Tables
• Other Age-Appropriate Tools

Infancy (Prenatal to 11 Months)
Early Childhood (1 to 4 Years)
Middle Childhood (5 to 10 Years)
Adolescence (11 to 21 Years)