Top Health Topics from The Children's Hospital
The Children's Hospital is not only driven to provide your children the best pediatric care available, but we're also passionate about keeping your kids healthy and out of the hospital. The health topics below are important to us because we think they are important for your child.
The Children’s Hospital wants to help you protect your children and family from the flu. Educate yourself and encourage your friends and family to understand the latest information on this year’s flu season. This topic includes information on:
- What is the flu and differences from a cold
- How to prevent the flu
- If you should get a flu shot this year and where they are available
- What to do if your child gets the flu
The Children’s Hospital encourages parents to take an active role in your child’s health, and one way to do that is to keep track of your child’s health history. This information is so helpful for our specialists when treating your child, and it becomes a history for them to look back upon as they enter adulthood. The Children’s Hospital offers a spiral-bound journal for you to track your child’s health information, called My Child’s Health History. This is a working history that you can keep and look back on to answer any questions about your child’s health and helps you track such things as:
- Annual Physicals
- Growth Charts
- Immunizations and Allergies
- Illnesses and Injuries
- Chronic Conditions
- Medical Test Results
Even though we all know that babies are supposed to cry, caring for a fussy baby can be frustrating and leave you feeling helpless. Anyone could be tempted to shake a baby out of frustration - whether he is a parent, close family friend or caregiver. The key is to have a plan in place for coping with the frustration and anger a baby's crying can cause. The Children’s Hospital partners with the Kempe Center to offer you suggestions on how to calm a baby and what to do if you become angry or frustrated.
