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Public Service Announcements: Parent Resource Line of Prevent Child Abuse Ohio
Public Service Announcements30-sec.With the holidays just around the corner, it can be a peaceful time of year accompanied with stress.The Parent Resource Line is available 24-hours/7-days-a-week to support parents during challenging times.
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Offers Tips for Safe Holiday Driving
The holiday season officially begins on Thanksgiving and with it comes some of the busiest times of the year to be on the road. According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 91 percent of long-distance holiday travel (defined as travel to and from a destination 50 miles or more away) is by
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New Study Shows Children of Smokers Tend to be More Impulsive
Adolescents may have more in common with their smoking parents than previously thought, a new study conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital finds. These adolescents may also share a tendency to act impulsively, a trait that could be linked to a decision to become a smoker.
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Childhood Constipation Deemed Significant Health Issue
According to new research conducted at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, the burden of illness in children suffering from constipation, and the costs associated with this condition, are roughly of the same magnitude as those for asthma and attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
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Study Finds Conduct Disorder in Adolescent Girls Associated With Family Characteristics, Parental Behaviors
Nearly 10 percent of adolescent girls in the United States meet the criteria for conduct disorder, a diagnosis describing youths who persistently exhibit behaviors that violate rules and rights of others truancy, fighting, stealing, lying, cruelty or property destruction are examples of this.
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Program benefits children 6 to 10 years who struggle with their weight
The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Childrens Hospital introduces the New U Jr. Program a 10-week Medical Lifestyle Behavior Change Program designed for children 6 to 10 years who struggle with their weight.* The program includes individualized care; nutrition counsel; fun and
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Childrens Hospital Association and Mattel Childrens Foundation Select Nationwide Childrens Hospital to Participate in Task Force on Best Practices for Pediatric Weight Management Programs
The National Association of Childrens Hospitals and Related Institutions (NACHRI) announced the selection of Nationwide Childrens Hospital to participate in a task force to identify best practices of hospital-based clinical pediatric weight management programs.
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Nationwide Childrens Hospital Snackwise® Program Announces Annual Top 10 Snack List
Nationwide Childrens Hospital Snackwise Program announces its annual top 10 Best Choice snacks found in vending machines and cafeteria a la carte lines across the country. The top 10 snacks* are:1. NutriPals Fruit Bars (Strawberry)2. CLIF Kid Organic Z Bar (Peanut Butter)3.
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Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Childrens Hospital Offers New U Jr. Program
The Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition at Nationwide Childrens Hospital introduces the New U Jr. Program a 10-week Medical Lifestyle Behavior Change Program designed for children 6 to 10 years who struggle with their weight.* The program includes individualized care; nutrition counsel; fun and
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Downtown Sertoma Club Hosts 1st Annual Golf Outing
The Downtown Sertoma Club will host its first annual golf outing Monday, September 8, 2008 starting at 11 a.m. at the Ballantrae Golf Course in Dublin. All proceeds will benefit the Speech and Hearing Departments at Nationwide Childrens Hospital.