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>> COMING UP ON THE NEXT
EPISODE OF FOCUS AND LOOK AT
OBESITY AND ASTHMA.
FOR SOME KIDS IT IS BEEN AT
LEAST A WEEK.
A LOCAL DOCTOR TO JUST
DISCUSS NUTRITION.
BRITNEY CAR ZILLAH TAKES US TO
THE REGIONS FIRST URGENT CARE
CENTER, ESPECIALLY FOR KIDS.
THESPECIAL FOCUS ON HEALTH
STARTS RIGHT NOW .
>> EVERYBODY HAS A STORY.
>> THESE ARE THE STORIES THAT
UPLIFT AND INSPIRE RIGHT HERE
IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD.
>> THANK YOU FOR JOINING US.
WE BEGIN THE SPECIAL FOCUS ON
HEALTH WITH THE NUMBER ONE
HEALTH CONCERN AMONG PARENTS IN
THE UNITED STATES.
CHILDHOOD OBESITY OUTRANKS DRUG
ABUSE AND SMOKING ACCORDING TO
THE AMERICAN HEART ASSOCIATION.
RATES OF OBESE KID HAVE ALMOST
TRIPLED IN THE PAST FEW YEARS.
ACCORDING FROM THE CDC ONE IN
THREE CHILDREN 14 IS
OVERWEIGHT.
THAT CAN HAVE LONG AND
SHORT-TERM CONSEQUENCES IF LEFT
UNCHECKED.
IN THE SHORT TERM OBESE AND
PEOPLE HAVE A GREATER RISK FOR
HEART DISEASE.THEY ARE MORE
LIKELY TO DEVELOP PRE-DIABETES
AND JOINT AND BONE PROBLEMS AS
WELL AS SLEEP APNEA.
THERE ARE MORE LIKELY TO SUFFER
SOCIAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL
PROBLEMS LIKE POOR SELF-ESTEEM,
NEGATIVE BODY IMAGE AND
DEPRESSION.
IN THE LONG-TERM OBESE KIDS ARE
MORE LIKELY TO BECOME OBESE
ADULTS.
MAKING THEM MORE AT RISK FOR
HEART DISEASE, DIABETES ANDSOME
TYPES OF CANCER.
SOME PREACHERS ASSESS OBESITY
TOO EARLY DEATH RATES.
THIS GENERATION MAY HAVE A
SHORTER LIFE EXPECTANCY THAN
THEIR PARENTS.
STARTLING STATISTICS FOR A NEW
MOM LIKE ME.
DOCTOR PAMELA INGRAM , JOINS
ME.
HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, DIABETES
ONLY SEEN AND DISSOLVES IS A
ADULTS.
>> BEEN INTERESTING CONCERNED
THAT DISEASES WE USED TO THINK
ONLY AFFECTED ADULT ARE NOW
AFFECTING CHILDREN AS WELL.
IN MY OFFICE, I SEE KIDS IN THE
TODDLER RANGE BEINGOBESE, AND I
SEE CHILDREN UNDER THE AGE OF
18 DEVELOPING PREDIABETES,
DIABETES POLYCYSTIC OVARIAN
SYNDROME HEART DISEASE SLEEP
APNEA, A LOT OF DIFFERENT
CONDITIONS THAT ARE MORE AND
MORE AFFECTED CHILDREN AND US
PEDIATRICIANS HAVE TO BE MORE
AWARE OF .
>> HOW YOUNG I THESE
CONDITIONS PRESENT?
>> TYPE II DIABETES
DRAMATICALLY AFFECTS ADULTS
MORE THAN CHILDREN.
BUT AS OBESITY HAS TRIPLED IN
CHILDRENWE SEE MORE AND MORE
KIDS DIAGNOSED WITH PREDIABETES
AND DIABETES.
OBESITY RELATED DIABETES
AFFECTS ABOUT 3500, IT IS
DIAGNOSED IN ABOUT 3500 NEW
KIDS UNDER THE AGE OF 18 EVERY
YEAR.
>> WE HEAR A LOT OF ABOUT
DIABETES.
>> THERE IS A LOT OF TYPE I ,
NON-OBESE RELATED DIABETES.
BUT AS FAR AS OBESITY RELATED
IT IS STILL A SMALL NUMBER OF
CHILDREN OVERALL HAVE TYPE II
DIABETES.
I SEE A LOT OF KIDS WITH
INSULIN RESISTANT DIABETES.
THERE IS A FINE LINE BETWEEN
KNOWING WHEN DID TALK TO YOUR
KID ABOUT HEALTHY EATING VERSUS
THEIR WEIGHT.
A LOT OF PARENTS HAVE TROUBLE
WITH THAT.
>> CHILDREN ARE SENT TO MY
OFFICE WHEN THEIR DOCTORS ARE
PARENTS ARE CONCERNED THAT THEY
ARE OVERWEIGHT AND OBESE.
I DEFINITELY SEE A LOT OF
PARENTS WERE VERY CONCERNED
ABOUTPUTTING THEIR CHILDREN ON
DIETS OR IN ANY WAY ENCOURAGING
THEMTO POTENTIALLY RESULT IN AN
EATING DISORDER.
>> ESPECIALLY A TEENAGER.
>> YES, ESPECIALLY A TEENAGER.
IF I SEE A CHILD WHO IS OBESE
AND AT RISK FOR DEVELOPING
COMPLICATIONS, I HAVE TO
CAREFULLY BUT CLEARLY ADDRESS
THESE ISSUES.
I DON'T WANT CHILDREN TO
DEVELOP EATING DISORDERS .
THEY MAY NEED TO EAT A
HEALTHIER DIET.
THEY MAY NEED TO SEE A
DIETITIAN .
THEY CERTAINLY MANY MORE
EXERCISE.
JUST BECAUSE YOU DON'T WANT TO
SEND SOMEONE OVER THE EDGE WITH
AN EATING DISORDER WE CANNOT
IGNORE MASSIVE CONSEQUENCES OF
CHILDHOOD OBESITY.
>> AS A PARENT, WHAT IS A SIGN
OR SYMPTOM THAT THEY NEED TO
PAYCLOSE ATTENTION TO ?
>> DOCTORS AT EVERY VISIT,
EVERY TIME YOU BRING A CHILD IN
FOR A WELL VISIT THE FAMILY
DOCTOR SHOULD TRACK THE HEIGHT
AND WEIGHT.
EVEN IF A CHILD HAS NO SYMPTOM
OF ANY DISEASE, BUT THE DOCTOR
TELLS THE PARENT THEY ARE TOO
HIGH FOR THEIR AGE AND WEIGHT,
THEN YOU SHOULD POTENTIALLY
ASKED THEM ABOUT COMPLICATIONS
OF THIS AND WHAT ELSE CAN BE
DONE .
SCHOOLS ARE SENDING HOME NOTES
IF THEY TRACK THAT A CHILD'S
BMI IS TOO HIGH.
I KNOW A LOT OF PARENTS GET
UPSET ABOUT THIS , MAYBE
PERSONALLY OFFENDED.
THEY ARE NOT DOING IT TO BE
OFFENDED, THEY ARE DOING IT
BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH
UNDIAGNOSED CONDITION IN
CARRYING EXTRA WEIGHT.
>> IS IT REVERSIBLE?
>> YES, IT IS COMPLETELY
REVERSIBLE.
I TELL MY PATIENTS ALL THE
TIME, ESPECIALLY THESE KIDS IS
PREDIABETES, EVEN THOUGH THEY
ARE HIGH RISK NOWHERE IS IT
WRITTEN IN THE CARDS THAT THEY
HAVE TO GO ON AND DEVELOP
DIABETES.
IF THEYFEEL THIS IS INEVITABLE,
THERE IS NOTHING I CAN DO, SO
HEALTHYLIFESTYLE CHANGES,
EATING BETTER, EXERCISING MORE
THESE THINGS CAN REVERSE AND
COMPLETELY PREVENT OBESITY ,
OCCASIONS INCLUDING TYPE II
DIABETES.
>> HOW QUICKLY DO PARENTS NEED
TO RESPOND?
>> I THINK THE SOONER THE
BETTER.
BECAUSE THE LONGER YOU GET INTO
THE HABIT THAT MAYBE UNHEALTHY
WHETHER YOU REALIZE IT OR NOT,
A LOT OF PEOPLE SPEND HOURS
SEDENTARY, VIDEO GAMES, EATING
FOOD HIGH IN FAT AND SUGAR, THE
HARDER IT IS TO CHANGE.
THE SOONER YOU ADDRESS THE
ISSUESAND MAKE CHANGES,
ESPECIALLY IF YOU DO IT AS A
FAMILY, YOU CAN COMBAT THE
PROBLEM.
>> WE WILL BE TALKING MORE IN
A MINUTE.
FIRST , FIRST LADY MICHELLE
OBAMA HAS MADE OBESITY THE
FIRST PRIORITY.
AND NOW SHE'S GETTING SOME HELP
.
>> AS PART OF HER LET'S MOVE
CAMPAIGN FIRST LADY MICHELLE
OBAMA HAS HELP FROM HER FRIENDS
ON SESAME STREET.
MOST US DON'T EAT TUNA HALF
SERVINGS OF VEGETABLES OR WHOLE
GRAINS AS RECOMMENDED BY THE US
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
HOWEVER, US KIDS EXCEED THE
RECOMMENDATION FOR SODIUM
INTAKE.
ONE IN 20 KIDS DID NOT EAT
FRUIT AND VEGETABLES IN THELAST
WEEK AND ONE IN 10 KIDS DRINK
SWEET SODA A DAY .
>> SUGARY DRINKS ARE MAJOR
PROBLEM?
>> YES.
A LOT OF TIMES WHEN I INTERVIEW
A CHILDIN A FAMILY REGARDING
THEIR OBESITY, HEALTH
CONDITION, RECENTLY WHEN I
ASKED HIM ABOUTSUGARY DRINKS
THEY ARE DRINKING SEVERAL A
DAY.
THAT'S JUST THE TIP OF THE
ICEBERG.
A LOT OF PARENTS WILL SAY I
KNOW SODA IS BAD.
OF COURSE, PARENTS WANT THE
BEST FOR THEIR CHILD.
INSTEAD, THEY ARE DRINKING
JUICE DRINKS.
OR SOME PARENTS SAY I ONLY LIKE
MY CHILD DRINK JUICE.
WITHOUT REALIZING 100 PERCENT
JUICE IS NOT QUITE ASMUCH SUGAR
AS SODA.
BUT REALLY CLOSE.
100 PERCENT FOR ITS ARE VERY
SUGARY.
WHEN YOU EAT A WHOLE PIECE OF
FRUIT LIKE EATING FIBER
MINERALS, THE JUICE IS OFTEN
THE WATER WITH THE SUGAR .
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR
JOINING US TODAY.
WE ARE RIGHT IN THE HEART OF
COLD AND FLU SEASON KIDS AND
TEENAGERS MISS SCHOOL DAYS ,
ANOTHER 14 MILLION DUE TO
ASTHMA .
FOR MORE ON THIS CONDITION
REPORTER GROVER WILCOX JOINS US
IN THE STUDIO .>> I KNOW
THIS RESPIRATORY ILLNESS
CHARACTERIZED BY WHEEZING AND
COUGHING, I'M AMONG THOSE
DIAGNOSED WITHASTHMA.
THE COMPANY ACUTE IN CHILDREN
AND LIFE-THREATENING.
WITH THE HELP OF MODERN
MEDICATION PARENTS AND
PHYSICIANS CAN HELP THEIR KIDS
LEAD NORMAL LIVES .
KIDS INTHE UNITED STATES KNOW
WHAT IT'S LIKE TO STRUGGLE FOR
EACH BREATH.
>> IT FEELS LIKE I AM BEING
STRANGLED UNDERWATER.
SOMETIMES I CAN'T BREATHE .
>> LIKE THIS 15 YEAR OLD.
THEY SUFFER FROM ASTHMA A
CONDITION THAT IS PLAGUED HIM
SINCE HE WAS FOUR.
WHEN HIS AIRWAYS TIGHTEN HE
GOES TO THE NURSESOFFICE FOR
HIS INHALER.
THERE ARE THE NURSE HELPS
HUNDREDS OFHIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
MANAGETHEIR ASTHMA.
>> RIGHT NOW WE HAVE 450
STUDENTS WHO I KNOW HAVE
ASTHMA.
GENERALLY, IT'S ABOUT 25
PERCENT.
>> KATHY CHECKS TO MAKE SURE
THE INHALER IS
>> THE MAINSTAY OFASTHMA HAS
BEEN THE INHALER.
WITH THAT CONTAINS IS THE
MEDICATION THAT HELPS OPEN UP
THE AIRWAVES BECAUSE PART OF
THE DIFFICULTY OF THE ASTHMATIC
IS THE AIRWAYS ARE HYPER
RESPONSIVE TO HIS STIMULUS .
>> KATHY DETERMINES IF HE HAS
ENOUGH OXYGEN IN HIS BLOOD .
>> A FLOWMETER WHICH IS A TO
THE KID BLOWS INTO WHICH
MEASURES HOW MUCH AIR THEY ARE
ABLE TO BREATHE WITH ONE BREATH
.
>> DID WELL, YOU ARE IN THE
YELLOW ZONE THAT MEANS YOU'RE
HAVING TROUBLE.
>> KATHY RECOMMENDS AN
INHALER, WHEN HEGETS IMMEDIATE
RELIEF BUT GETS MULTIPLE SIGNS
THROUGHOUT THEDAY THAT IS A
PROBLEM .
>> EVERY KID WHO USES THEIR
INHALER MORE THAN FOUR TIMES ON
ANY ONE DAY NEEDS TO SEE A
MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BECAUSE AT
THAT POINT THE CONCERN IS THEY
ARE NOT REALLY ERADICATING THE
PROBLEM , AND THAT HAS LED TO
PROBLEMS WITH KIDS SHOWING UP
IN THE EMERGENCY ROOMS .
>> PHYSICIANS OFTEN PRESCRIBED
INHALED STEROIDS .
>> IF THEY ARE ON CONTROLLED
MEDICINES AND OTHER USING THEM
CORRECTLY.
>> MANY SCHOOLS REQUEST AN
ASTHMA ACTION PLAN FROM
ASTHMATICSTUDENT AND A
PHYSICIAN.
IT SHOULD THIS THE MEDS THE
STUDENT TAKES PLUS OTHER
INFORMATION .
>> DEFINES GUIDELINES OF WHEN
WE KNOW THE STUDENT IS IN
TROUBLE.
IT HELPS US KNOW THE STUDENT IS
UNDER GOOD MEDICAL CONTROL .
>> IT ALSO INDICATES THE
TRIGGER WHICH SETS OFF THE
STUDENTS ASTHMA.
FROM POWER AND STRONG ODORS TO
COLD WEATHER, EXERCISE AND THE
FLU >> THE COLD TRIGGERS IT
MORE.A WEEK OR TWO AGO , I
WAS RUNNING AND I COULD NOT
BREATHE.
>> ON THIS DAY 14-YEAR-OLD
KIMBERLY WITH WITHKATHY ABOUT
HER ASTHMA AND GETS PAPERWORK
FOR ACTION PLAN.
>> THIS NEEDS TO BE SIGNED BY
YOUR MOM AND THE DOCTOR.
THE DOCTOR NEEDS TO WRITE DOWN
WHEN TO TAKE THE MEDICINE, WHAT
TYPE OF MEDICINE .
>> THEY WILL STAY ON TOP OF
THEIR ASTHMA AND GENERALLY
DOESN'T STOP THEM DOING THINGS
.
>> OUR GOAL IS TO NORMALIZE
THE KIDS LIFE.
TO KEEP THEM IN SCHOOL.
TO ALLOW THEM TO SLEEP WELL AT
NIGHT.
ALL TYPICAL PROBLEMS THAT
ASTHMATIC'S FACE .
>> SOLUTIONS THAT DELIVER
STUDENTS HAVE BREATH OF FRESH
AIR .
>> WEATHER MANAGING THEIR CHILD
ASTHMA ARE WORRYING ABOUT THEIR
GRADES IN SCHOOL PARENTS ASKED
THEMSELVES AM I DOING IT RIGHT?
THAT QUESTION HAS NO EASY
ANSWER.
FOR SOME HELP AND SUPPORT
RETURN TO PSYCHOLOGIST DOCTOR
COLLIER.
SHE SERVES AUTISTIC CHILDREN AS
AN EXPERT IN THERAPEUTIC
APPROACH TO DEVELOPMENTAL
DISORDERS.
WELCOME TO FOCUS .
>> THANK YOU.
>> YOU HAVE MANY YEARS OF
PRACTICE SERVING FAMILIES AND
CHILDREN AND I AM SURETHERE ARE
A LOT OF FREQUENTLY ASKED
QUESTIONS THAT PARENTSARE
VIEWING AUDIENCE WOULD LIKE TO
ASK.
WE HAVE CALLED SOME OF THE
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS AND
WHY DON'T WE GIVE THEM A TRY
AND SEE WHAT SUGGESTIONS YOU
HAVE.
MY NINE-YEAR-OLD SON HAS
RECENTLY STARTED PUTTING UP A
FEW CHORES HE HAS ASKED TO DO
BY PUTTING HIS SHOES IN THE
ISSUE SPOT ARE DOING HIS
HOMEWORK AT THE APPOINTED TIME.
HOW DO I GET HIM TO COMPLY
WITHOUT CONSTANTLY ARGUING ?
>> THAT'S A TWO PART QUESTION.
THE FIRST IS WHETHER THIS
CHANGE THE CHILD'S BEHAVIOR WE
WANT THE PARENT TO THINK THAT
WHAT IS DIFFERENT .
MOVING BEYOND THAT, HOMEWORK IS
A BIG ISSUE FOR CHILDREN.
ONE OF OUR GOALS WITH HOMEWORK
IS TO HAVE THE RESPONSIBILITY
TO THE CHILD, NOT THE PARENTS.
ONE OF THE WAYS TO GET OUT OF
THAT IS TO HAVE SOMETHING I
COULD SCHEDULE.
WITH YOUNGER CHILDREN YOU CAN
DO PICTURES THAT SHOW WHAT ARE
THE THINGS THAT ARE GOING
HAPPEN.
AND IT OLDER CHILD COULD BE IN
THIS.
DEVELOP THE SCHEDULE ALONG WITH
YOU SO THEY ARE INVESTED.
THENICE THING ABOUT A SCHEDULE
IS IT TAKES A PARENT OUT OF
THAT NAGGING REMINDING ROLE.
LET'S SAY IT'S HOMEWORK ?
WHEN IT'S TIME TO DO HOMEWORK,
THE PARENT CAN SAY CHECK YOUR
LIST.
IT'STIME FOR HOMEWORK.
AND THEN, IF THEY DON'T DO IT
INSTEAD OF YOU IN THE PASSIVE ,
AND YOU HAVEN'T DONE YOUR
HOMEWORK YET?YOU NEED TO DO
YOUR HOMEWORK.
YOU CAN JUST STAY CALM AND SAY
CHECK YOUR LIST AGAIN .
>> RIGHT.
LIKE AT SOME HIGHERAUTHORITY
AND THEY TAKERESPONSIBILITY.
MY EIGHT YEAR OLD DAUGHTER MAX
WHEN SHE WANTSSOMETHING AFTER
MY HUSBAND AND I HAVE SAID NO.
WE FEEL BAD ONLY GIVEN AND WE
FEEL BAD WHEN A MELTDOWN WHEN
SHE STARTS TO CRY AND CARRY ON.
WHAT CAN WE DO?
>> NAGGING CAN BECOME A HABIT
FOR CHILDREN.
WE REALLY WANT TO REPLACE THAT
WITH A HABIT OF BEING
COOPERATIVE AND PATIENT.
THE POINT IS FOR THEPARENT TO
BE CONSISTENT , TO BE IN
AGREEMENT WITH EACH OTHER ON
WHAT OUGHT TO BE HAPPENING.
AND NOT TO GIVE IN , STAY WITH
IT.
A NICE LITTLE INTERVENTION
THERE IS TO RESOLVE THE CHILD'S
FEELINGS.
SAY I REALLY THINK YOU WOULD
LIKE TO HAVE THAT NOW.
AND THEN MOVE ON TOSETTING A
LIMIT.
YOUNGER CHILDREN LOVE RULES.
FIRST, SECOND THIRD GRADE YOU
CAN COME UP WITH A NUMBER OF
TIMES THEY ARE ALLOWED TO ASK.
LIKE YOU CAN ASK THREE TIMES
BEFORE BED TONIGHT.
THAT WAY WHEN THEY GO TO THE
FOURTH TIME YOU CAN SAY THE
RULE IS YOU CAN ONLY ASKED
THREE TIMES .
>> NOT TAKEYOURSELF INTO A
WHOLE .
>> ONCE YOU HAVE SAID NO, AND
YOU KNOW YOU'RE NOT GOING TO
STICK WITH IT.
LET'S SAY THE CHILD S FOR
COOKIE BEFORE LUNCH AND YOU
WANT THEM TO WAIT UNTIL AFTER
LUNCH.
YOU CAN SAY IT'S A DAY WHEN YOU
HEADACHE AND AFTER MAKE A PHONE
CALL IT'S EASIER TO MAKE A
COOKIE.
WITH THE ADULT SAYS IS I
CHANGED MY MIND.
THE REASON MAKES IT DIFFERENT
IS TO KEEP THE POWER OR
AUTHORITY WITH THE ADULT.
WHEN WE SAY FINE, GO HAVE THAT
COOKIE.
WE HAVE GIVEN OUR ADULT POWER
TO THAT CHILD.
TRY NOT TO OVERUSE IT BUT SAY I
CHANGED MY MIND.
>> FINALLY, FOR MY FACEBOOK
PAGE, IS IT OKAY FOR A CHILD TO
HAVE AN IMAGINARY FRIEND?
NOT TALKING ABOUT AN 18 YEAR
OLD .
>> EVEN THOSE OLDER CHILDREN
MIGHT.
IN GENERAL, IMAGINARY FRIENDS
ARE PART OF NORMAL CHILDHOOD
DEVELOPMENT.
BETWEENTHE AGES OF THREE, FOUR,
AND FIVE.
ONE OF THE THINGS , ESPECIALLY
WITH THE CHILDREN, THEY USE
IMAGINARY FRIENDS TO LEARN
ABOUT THE ADULT WORLD AND ADULT
EXPECTATION.
MOST OF US HAVE PROBABLY SEEN A
LITTLECHILD OR A KINDERGARTNER
WITH THE TAO AND TIME-OUT .
OR YOU ARE AT THE DINNER TABLE
, AND THE CHILD THE SAME , NO,
NO, THE EAT WITH OUR FOURTH .
PLAY ALONG AS LONG AS IT IS
LIGHTHEARTED .
>> RIGHT.
YOU HAVE TO TEMPER IT PUT IT IN
CONTEXT.
THAT MAKES ME FEEL GOOD BECAUSE
SOME OF MY BESTFRIENDS ARE
IMAGINARY.
DOCTOR CHARLOTTE COLLIER,
FAMILY CHILD THERAPIST AND
PSYCHOLOGIST.
THANK YOU FOR BEING WITH US AND
OFFERING YOUR INSIGHT AND
SUGGESTIONS FROM YOUR YEARS OF
EXPERIENCE.
I'M GOING TO BE USING THEM WITH
MY GRANDCHILDREN I'M SURE THE
PARENTS IN OUR AUDIENCE LOOK
FORWARD TO USING THEM.
NOW, BACK TO LOWER .
>> DOES IT EVER SEEN LIKE AS
SOON AS THEDOCTOR'S OFFICE
CLOSES YOUR CHILD GETS A FEVER
OR A SOAP THROAT ON A SATURDAY
MORNING?
AND EMERGING OPTION, URGENT
CARE CENTERS.
>> LOCATED AT THE SAINT
MEDICAL CENTER IN ALLENTOWN A
NEW URGENT CARECENTER PROVIDE
SERVICES TO KIDSAND TEENS .
TAKE A LOOK AT ST.
CHRISTOPHER'S PEDIATRIC URGENT
CARE.
WHEN MOST PEDIATRICIANS CLOSER
DOORS ST. CHRISTOPHER'S
PEDIATRIC CARE OPEN.
>> ACHILD COMES HOME FROM
SCHOOL AND FEELS ILL OR HAS A
HIGH FEVER HEADACHE: 30, 9
O'CLOCK AT NIGHT THE PARENTS
HAVE ACONCERN.
>> THE PEDIATRIC URGENT CARE
IS STAFFED WITH QUALIFIED
PROFESSIONALS .
THEY PROVIDE IMMEDIATE CARE TO
CHILDREN 18 AND UNDER EVERY DAY
OF THE WEEK INCLUDING HOLIDAYS
FROM 10 AM TO 10 PM.
ACCORDING TO ST. CHRISTOPHER'S
IS THE FIRST PEDIATRIC URGENT
CARE.
>> WE SEE CHILDREN WITH
FEVERS, AND SPORTS INJURIES.