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Playing Hurt: New repair for ACL injuries
Knee injuries are the number one sports injury in young women. Many of those are torn ACLs. A new technology developed here in the Valley is helping to get them back on the playing field faster and stronger.
Playing Hurt: Healing emotional injuries in our young women athletes
Bandaids and ankle wraps can't fix when your daughter's spirit gets hurt on the field or court. Mark Curits looks at where emotional injuries stem from and what parents can do to help their daughters recover.
Playing Hurt: The pressure to play put on girls
Every young athlete dreams of playing in the World Series, the Super Bowl or the Olympics. Their parents hope for college scholarships and possibly a pro career. We look at how girls can deal with the pressure and the role parents play in helping them use it positively.
Playing Hurt: Girls profit in life skills from overcoming injuries
Sports do more than keep young women in shape. they learn how to persevere and grow through injuries and adversity on the field and in the gym.
Holiday cards benefiting families
For these children to be given the opportunity to share their dreams and be given a creative outlet to communicate those hopes, is an amazing gift for these young people.
How to get the sleep you need
1 in 2,000 people are affected by narcolepsy. The signs you need to look for.
Giving disadvantaged kids a chance to read
Through Reach Out and Read, pediatricians provide books to young children (ages 6 months to 5 years) during their regular well-child visits.
How adoption changed a valley woman's life
I did not want my son to be an only child, and I wanted my husband to have the experience of being a father to a daughter.
Staying safe during Halloween
There are steps to keep familes safe at Halloween.
How homeopathy may help you
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine that is holistic, scientifically based, safe to use, inexpensive and curative of chronic disease.
Eating healthier as a family
If you truly want to make a difference in your family's health, do it as a FAMILY. If you have one child that needs to reduce their body fat because you are worried about childhood obesity, heart disease or diabetes, then make the change together.
Shape Up Arizona!
It is such an important message, "Healthy Lifestyle" and I am so glad you are joining us on this extraordinary journey!
Therapy dog to help at ADJC
Therapy dogs break down communication barriers allowing those in need to process their emotions, bond, and experience feelings of connectivity, especially when they are not in their normal surroundings.
"Step Up for Kids" this election
This group of 30 organizations is hosting a non-partisan forum, "Step Up for Kids," so Arizona teens and young adults can "speak up" about what candidates can do to "step up" for kids.
The best and worst devices for pool safety
Knowing how to keep children safe around the water is critical for parents. Child drownings are rapid and silent, and Arizona is one of the top states in America for these preventable tragedies.
Obesity rates hit plateau
The staggering number of overweight kids may actually be leveling off. That is the good news.
Kids learn about healthcare hands-on
This group of dedicated youth helps out in Child Life Playrooms where they play and interact with kids; they lend a hand with Got Questions, a program that helps families find their way around the Hospital and also spend their time in the Emily Center, among many other areas, where they help families find resources.
Boy scouts program helping troubled teens
The boys participate in traditional scouting activities and act as role models for other youth within the facility.
Mentors needed to help troubled youth
4th of July pool and booster seat safety
Child drowning headlines are all too common in Arizona, the state ranked second in the nation for these preventable tragedies. Furthermore, Arizona does not have a booster seat law. We are behind the other 39 states that have enacted laws protecting the forgotten child.
Helping parents understand their children
Healthy Steps adds an expert in child development and behavior to the medical team and medical education efforts.
Where Arizona kids rank
The Data Book shows that Arizona improved in 6 areas since 2000 and got worse in 3 areas.
Girls changing their community
Girls For A Change is an organization that values and believes in the power and innovation of girls. We believe that by investing in girls at a young age, they will in turn invest in our community.
Why children should get vaccinations
According to the Arizona Partnership for Immunization, a child's chances of being harmed by these diseases are far greater than any chance of being harmed by the vaccines.
Help grandparents send their kids to Disneyland
At a time where grandparents should be enjoying retirement and rest, situations arise where they are approached with the responsibility of raising their grandchildren.
Teaching kids on how to go green
They are the generation who have to live with the repercussions of choices we have all made as adults that affect our children down the road.
Band of doctors helping kids
Erik Ramnath was a medical resident at Maricopa County hospital and came into contact with Phoenix Children's Hospital's chief pediatric resident (and lead singer), Matt Barcellona. Both had rotated through the office of Greg White, who was - at the time - chief of pediatric orthopaedic surgery at PCH, and bass player for a former doctor band.
Help for teenage parents
The Teen Tot team provides comprehensive health care to child and parent(s), serving the whole family with goal setting and support, linkage to community resources and guidance in parenting based on evidence based strategies.
Reducing sexually transmitted infections
1 in 4 teenaged girls has a sexually transmitted infection (STI), it is more important than ever that our community rally together and design real solutions to this public health problem
