Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta has launched a new online portal equipped with extensive videos and resources to help primary care physicians and first-response caregivers- coaches, athletic trainers, nurses and families – provide appropriate and effective care to children and teens impacted by concussions. Developed by the Children’s Concussion Program, the web portal can be accessed [...]
New moms use swaddling, the practice of wrapping a baby in a blanket for warmth and comfort, to curb restlessness, promote longer sleep time and help develop motor-skill growth in their newborn. However, exercising improper swaddling technique can lead to hip dysplasia, according to the International Hip Dysplasia Institute. Doctors at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta [...]
Georgia has the second highest obesity rate in the United States. Nearly 40% of Georgia’s children are obese or overweight. As the largest pediatric health care provider located in the state with the second highest rate of childhood obesity in the U.S., Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta is leading the charge against the childhood obesity epidemic with [...]
As a Children’s Mom to Mom Blogger, my younger son and I attended the launch of Children’s initiative to Stop Childhood Cancer at the Imagine It! Children’s Museum last September 2011. Governor Nathan Deal and his wife were on hand to present the proclamation declaring September as Childhood Cancer Awareness Month. The Governor was heartfelt [...]
I recently had the pleasure of attending a Mom to Mom Blogger event at The Container Store for Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta. Children’s mascots were there to lend a helping hand along with PR folks from Children’s. With school starting, our minds revert to things we need to make sure we do or think of [...]
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta Helps Tackle Childhood Obesity Home-cooked meals and impromptu baseball games seem to be things of the past, replaced with pre-packaged foods and hundreds of television stations. Georgians rely more and more on quick-fix foods and effortless entertainment. These sedentary habits are formed at earlier ages than ever before, taking an especially [...]
AlpharettaMoms.Org was at The Zone (Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta) last week with crafts and snacks to cheer the hospital children. We brought ceramic figures which we helped them paint, Valentine’s crafts and our smiling faces to help brighten their day. The kids enjoyed using paint to decorate their figures, draw designs on construction paper or [...]
Why we choose Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as our charity: Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) is a pediatric not-for-profit organization. Children’s is one of the largest clinical care providers for children in the country. Children’s has three hospitals and 16 neighborhood locations. Their mission is to to transform pediatric healthcare and be the leading voice [...]
Casper is a special dog that leaves a lasting impression. Casper is a certified service dog for Children’s at Scottish Rite. He is almost 4 years old and 3/4 golden retriever with 1/4 labrador. A huge hospital-wide birthday celebration is planned for his birthday on December 11th in the lobby of Children’s Healthcare Scottish Rite! [...]
Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta (Children’s) is a pediatric not-for-profit organization. Children’s is one of the largest clinical care providers for children in the country. Children’s has three hospitals and 16 neighborhood locations. Their mission is to to transform pediatric healthcare and be the leading voice for the health of Georgia’s children. Our goal is to [...]
