Tag Archives: Children’s health

Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

Today we hear from Dr. Dan Pow­ell, our soft-spoken and much-loved provider who mainly works at our Wood­lake loca­tion. Here, he teaches us how to speak about men­tal ill­ness with­out the stigma that’s com­monly asso­ci­ated. Today is Children’s Men­tal Health … Con­tinue read­ing

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AGE SPOTS!

  Also known as sunspots or lentig­ines (freck­els), are flat, brown dis­col­orations of the skin that usu­ally appear on the neck, face, and on the back of hands of peo­ple older than 40 years of age.  Age spots are caused … Con­tinue read­ing

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IT’S UV SAFETY MONTH!

Skin can­cer is the most com­mon type of can­cer in the United States. Ultra­vi­o­let (UV) rays from the sun are the main cause of skin can­cer. UV dam­age can also cause wrin­kles and blotchy skin. These are just some of … Con­tinue read­ing

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Tips to Get Your Child to Wear a Bike Helmet

Bike hel­mets reduce the risk of seri­ous head injuries but con­vinc­ing chil­dren to wear them can be a chore.

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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Advises Changes to Car Seat use for Toddlers

In a new pol­icy, the AAP advises par­ents to keep their tod­dlers in rear-facing car seats until age 2, or until they reach the max­i­mum height and weight for their seat. It also advises that most chil­dren will need to … Con­tinue read­ing

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Rotavirus

Rotavirus is a highly con­ta­gious virus that infects most chil­dren by the time they turn five. Com­mon symp­toms include fever, vom­it­ing as well as diar­rhea. With The Rotavirus, diar­rhea is the most com­mon and seri­ous symptom.

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