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The Office’s Three Roles By Scott Orsey: By: Scott Orsey Promoting the optimal healthy development of children. That’s what we do here at the Connecticut Children’s Office for Community Child Health (the Office). It sounds fairly straightforward, right? Getting kids programs and services to help them achieve their best
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Tricks, Treats & Safety: Your Go-To Halloween Tips Halloween is a thrilling time for kids, filled with costumes, candy, and spooky fun. However, it’s essential to keep safety in mind to ensure that the festivities are enjoyable for everyone. Here are some important tips from Safe Kids CT and our Injury Prevention Center for
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Andrea Orsey, MD, MSCE Associate Chair of Education | Director, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology Fellowship Program | Director, Cancer Supportive Care Program | Pediatric Hematologist/Oncologist
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Critical Care Transport Connecticut Children’s Critical Care Transport Service include highly skilled nurses, respiratory therapists, and advanced practitioners and physicians with advanced training to care for critically ill infants, children, and teens. The Critical Care Transport Service provides: 24 Location
Connecticut Children’s Specialty Care Center – Westport About This Location Kids will appreciate the imaginative, welcoming environment designed just for them, featuring ocean, meadow, sky and forest themes. We look forward to caring for your child, should you need to use our services. Our Specialty Care Center in Westport includes Article
12 Calming Exercises to Teach Your Child This article was originally written in April 2020. Updated in December 2023. Just like adults, it’s easy for kids to get lost in troubling thoughts, and overwhelmed by the physical sensations that accompany stress. But kids can learn to calm themselves by focusing on what’s
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Leveraging Medicaid to Promote Children’s Health By Paul Dworkin, MD: As our country continues to grapple with how best to achieve meaningful healthcare reform, we have an auspicious opportunity to enhance opportunities for leveraging Medicaid to transform child health services to promote children’s optimal health, development, and well-being Article
Obesity: Reducing Weight Bias, Stigma and Discrimination By Nancy Trout, MD: By: Nancy Trout, MD, MPH The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) recently released the Clinical Practice Guideline for the Evaluation and Treatment of Children and Adolescents with Obesity, describing the condition for the first time as a common, complex, and chronic disease
Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) Clinical Pathway Community-Acquired Pneumonia (CAP) is among the most common causes for hospitalization and is responsible for 124,000 hospitalizations annually. In 2011, the Pediatric Infectious Diseases Society and the Infectious Diseases Society of America released a clinical practice
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Kidney Stone Program Connecticut Children’s Reductions of Children’s Kidney Stones (“ROCKS”) Clinic provides a full range of diagnostic evaluation and therapeutic innovations for children and adolescents affected by kidney stones, including those who’ve had them previously and those who are at risk Article
Highlighting World Breastfeeding Week: The Vital Importance of Breastfeeding By Nancy Trout, MD: This World Breastfeeding Week, it’s essential to reaffirm the profound benefits of breastfeeding for infants, mothers, and the environment. Breastfeeding is universally endorsed by the World Health Organization, UNICEF, and the American Academy of Pediatrics, who recommend
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Child Health Providers Should Focus on Child Well-Being By Lisa Honigfeld, PhD: By: Lisa Honigfeld, PhD I was honored to be invited to share my thoughts on the transformation of pediatric health care for the 2020 Paul H. Dworkin, MD Lecture. This lecture, given annually as a Pediatric Grand Rounds session at Connecticut Children’s, is named for Dr. Dworkin
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6 Tips to Help Kids Deal With Peer Pressure By Lauren K. Ayr-Volta, PhD: TikTok dares. Drug and alcohol abuse. Bullying. Peer pressure can lead to a lot of difficult and dangerous situations for kids and teens. It’s hard for your child to know how to handle that, especially in the moment. But you can help them understand what to watch out for, and
Fetal Care Research Advancing Outcomes for Fetal Renal Failure Through Serial Amnioinfusion Researchers from Connecticut Children’s Fetal Care Center and Fetal Care Center Dallas recently published findings in Fetal Diagnosis and Therapy that evaluated the impact of serial amnioinfusion (AI) in