Be Fit / Stay Fit is designed to help children and adolescents learn how to live a healthier lifestyle through nutritional education and regular exercise. Be Fit/Stay Fit begins with a pediatric visit. Each participant will then have an individual Nutrition assessment and an individual fitness assessment. After completing both assessments, participants will attend weekly group nutrition and...
A number of screening tests are available that allow us to discover if children/teens are at increased risk of developing certain medical conditions later in life. We propose the following screening tests. Some are for all children/teens while others are for children/teens with identified risks. Vision and hearing Anemia Screening and Testing Tuberculosis Screening...
Analysis Finds Swaddling Increases Risk of SIDS When Infants Placed on Stomach or Side to Sleep The risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) appears to increase when infants are swaddled while sleeping prone or on their sides, according to a research analysis in the June 2016 issue of Pediatrics. Four studies were deemed eligible for inclusion...
