Wellness is a term that has been thrown around a lot lately in the media. Many wonder what wellness actual means and how it can be incorporated into everyday life. The goal of wellness, according to alternative practitioners, is to encourage a balance of health and happiness that will contribute to an overall feeling of […]
Register now for the Big Change Roundup, a fundraising campaign for The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. With your support, The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital is able to help more than 50,000 patients a year. Hi, my name is Dalton, and I was a premature baby. Now, I’m nine years old. My mom and I […]
When was the last time you saw a child walk into a fast food restaurant with their parents and insist on wanting the salad and a glass of water or milk rather than the burger, fries, and soda? If that is your child, please share with all of us how you have made that happen. […]
More than 800,000 people experience a lower extremity injury — injuries to the entire leg, foot, ankle, knee, or hip – every year in the United States. That’s troubling because these injuries are often disabling and costly. It is estimated that the cost of providing care for such injuries is nearly $567 million annually. For […]
On a crisp sunny day in July of 2007, I arrived to work at a small community clinic on the outskirts of Lusaka, Zambia. Instead of the usual handful of patients waiting to be seen, I found hundreds of women and children lined up outside. It was the first day of a week-long national measles […]
Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Week is February 9 through February 14, 2015. Learn more about congenital heart defects through the American Heart Association. It has been 15 years since February 14 was declared Congenital Heart Disease Awareness Day. In more recent years, this significant advocacy effort has expanded internationally to include the entire week before Valentine’s […]
Register for our “Culinary Kids” cooking class by clicking here. The class is free and open to the public. Recommended age for children is 8-12 years old. Parents, have these thoughts ever run through your mind? I wish my child (or children) had better eating habits. I wonder how my child’s (or children’s) eating habits will, or […]
This Valentine’s Day #FixABrokenHeart. Help Team Heart raise $50,000 by February 14 to perform preventive screening and lifesaving heart surgery for children in Rwanda. Click here to learn more and to donate Imagine the City of New York without a cardiology or cardiac surgery center? That’s a reality for Rwanda, a nation of 11 million […]
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Loading...Recently, I had the opportunity to travel to Montpelier and advocate for a tax on sugary drinks. You might wonder why a physician would get involved in a tax debate? It’s simple. It’s because sugary drinks are a significant health concern for Vermonters. Obesity and diabetes are major health issues for Vermonters and our country. […]
Register now for the Big Change Roundup, a fundraising campaign for The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital. With your support, The University of Vermont Children’s Hospital is able to help more than 50,000 patients a year. Every year, one child from each state with a remarkable medical story is chosen by the Children’s Miracle Network to […]
