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Connecticut Children’s Physician Researcher Awarded Prestigious NIH Grant – Largest in Connecticut Children’s History

Powerful Forces: Gravity and Child Health By Scott Orsey: By: Scott Orsey Big news hit the scientific community in February about gravity. One hundred years after Albert Einstein first predicted their existence in his groundbreaking theory of general relativity, scientists detected gravitational waves for the first time. The

Benefits of Screening for Food Insecurity By Catherine Wiley, MD: Food insecurity is a problem that affects far more children than most people realize. Across the country, an estimated 16 million kids live in households that lack consistent access to food, according to a r ecent policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics. To help

SparkDC: A Platform for Innovation By Annika Anderson, MPH: On September 19th, 2023 I had the honor of attending the Honorable Mayor Muriel Bowser’s 6th Annual Maternal and Infant Health Summit as a SparkDC Speaker. This year’s summit focused on timely topics including working women and best practices for employers of expectant mothers

Community Health Needs Assessment Priorities We are excited to share our newly published 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment. The report is a bedrock document for Connecticut Children’s and our Office for Community Child Health. It summarizes expansive community health data into concise critical community health needs

Connecticut Children’s Breaks Ground On New, Eight-Story Clinical Tower on 10th Annual Superhero Day At The Health System

The Dangers of Water Beads, Button Batteries and Magnets By John Brancato, MD: As we head into the holidays, please be aware of where certain dangerous objects are in your home. Water beads, button batteries and magnets can be fatal if ingested or inserted into parts of the body. Here is the harsh reality of all three...

Fighting the Childhood Obesity Epidemic By Nancy Trout, MD: The tide of childhood obesity continues to swell despite interventions at the national, state and local levels. Given the current level of childhood obesity, simulated models of growth trajectories across the life course predict that 57 percent of today’s children will be obese

When Your Child Is Anxious, Try a Coping Toolbox! By Kelly Ann Maynes, PsyD:

Turn Challenges into Growth for All Ages By Dana Brunell Eisenberg, APRN, PPCNP-BC: This blog was originally published in April 2020 and updated for relevancy in December 2023. Date changed to reflect new information.

Using Human-centered Design to Innovate Healthy Spaces for Families in Hartford By Annika Anderson, MPH:

Help Kids Manage Stress in 4 Steps By Kelly Ann Maynes, PsyD: This article was originally published in April 2020. Updated in December 2023 to reflect current events. Kids are resilient and can bounce back stronger than ever from many of life's challenges. Even when they’re sad, stressed or frustrated, kids can learn to trust that they’ll

North Hartford Ascend Pipeline Welcomes Community Members And Residents To Its Governance Structure

Are You Disinfecting Your Baby’s Gear Correctly? By Patricia Garcia, MD, MPH: This article was originally published in March 2020. Updated in November 2023. As parents who dread peak illness season, we're all trying to do a better job disinfecting items and surfaces that get a lot of contact. That goes for baby gear, too. Of course, cleaning baby gear is

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