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7 WAYS TO PRIORITIZE YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH

7 WAYS TO PRIORITIZE YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH

by Erin Croyle | Apr 19, 2017 | BABY, Diagnosis, Doctors, KIDS, Medical Team, New Mom/Dad, Preschool, Puberty, RELATIONSHIPS, Uncategorized

Comorbidity is an awful term. Morbid, a word we associate most with death, combined with the prefix co, which means together, mutually in common. There is nothing good about comorbidity. But many of us are dealing with it. Dual and multiple diagnoses are very common,...
REVOLUTIONIZING DOCTOR “VISITS”

REVOLUTIONIZING DOCTOR “VISITS”

by Guest Author | Jul 27, 2016 | BABY, Doctors, Help, Help, Individuals, Medical Team, Parents, RELATIONSHIPS

BY LISA RICHARD As rural outreach specialist for the Center for Family Involvement I am always on the lookout for trends in healthcare that will affect remote areas where underserved and hard to reach populations live. One that I have experienced firsthand is...
7 WAYS TO MAKE DOCTOR VISITS LESS OF A PAIN

7 WAYS TO MAKE DOCTOR VISITS LESS OF A PAIN

by Erin Croyle | Mar 28, 2016 | BABY, Doctors, Finding Balance, Help, New Mom/Dad, Parents, Uncategorized

Unfortunately, most of us know far too well what it’s like to spend an afternoon at yet another doctor’s appointment instead of outside enjoying the gorgeous weather, at the library browsing books, or doing pretty much anything else. But these appointments are...
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