The University of Vermont Medical Center HealthSource blog is your leading source for children’s health articles and news from industry experts. Read through a collection of children’s health articles and tips on a variety of topics such as mental health, behavioral issues, nutrition, safety, development and more. The HealthSource children’s health blog features an array of regular authors and contributors from the medical world including doctors, nutritionists, nurse practitioners and healthcare experts.
September is National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month and parents have been weighing in to ask me about the benefits of weight loss surgery for their teenager who is significantly overweight. Let me scale up some information on this topic. The Statistics One-to-two percent of US teenagers are severely obese. While sticking to a doctor-approved diet […]
September 20 is National Backpack Safety Awareness Day. Follow the tips that follow to keep your child or children healthy and safe. With the school year started, many parents are buying school supplies. One item to pay attention to is the quality and size of the back pack you purchase for your child. Why Backpack […]
The third week of September is Child Passenger Safety (CPS) Week. Car crashes are a leading cause of death and injury for children. These deaths and injuries can be prevented by use of car seats, boosters, and seat belts. Parents and caregivers are sometimes confused. Questions range from “what seat should I buy before I […]
UVM Medical Center Pediatric Critical Care Physician Rebecca Bell tells us about the history of vaccines, how and why they were developed, and how they work. Listen to the interview at the link below or read the transcript that follows. UVM Medical Center: Back to school season is in full swing, so it’s a great […]
Parents are reading lots about vaccinations, some of it factual and some less so. Let me take my best shot at doing some myth-busting when it comes to separating vaccine fact from vaccine fiction. Before I start, I do want to remind everyone of the key fact that vaccines help to prevent many serious infectious […]
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Loading...September is Childhood Obesity Awareness Month. One in 3 children in the United States are overweight or obese. Childhood obesity puts kids at risk for health problems that were once seen only in adults, like type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and heart disease. Childhood obesity continues to be a problem. According to the Centers for […]
September 9 is International Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Awareness Day and parents have been asking me questions about just what fetal alcohol syndrome is and whether or not their children might have it. Let me give birth to some information on this topic. It turns out that alcohol is the leading preventable cause of mental […]
Learn more and register for the Rare New England conference on September 23, 2017. The theme is “Improving Health Care Experiences in the Rare Disease Community with Information and Support.” The focus will be on services and resources available to the rare disease community. RNE’s mission is to bring together New England patients, families and providers touched by […]
According to the Vermont Department of Mental Health, the suicide rate in Vermont has increased over the past 10 years. Dr. Eliot Nelson, general pediatrician at the University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, and a professor at the Larner College of Medicine at the University of Vermont, tells us what some risk factors of suicide may […]
Parents of girls who play sports have been teaming up to ask me about something called the “female athlete triad.” Let me see if I can put some points on the educational scoreboard in helping everyone learn about this topic. The female athlete triad occurs in teen girls who play sports or exercise intensely. The […]
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