May 15-21 is Designated as Hurricane Preparedness Week

By Julie Looper Coats on May 16, 2016

 

U.S. Army Sgt. Lee Savoy lifts a child into a boat for evacuation from a flood caused by Hurricane Isaac in La Place, La. in 2012.

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May is Asthma Awareness Month

By Julie Looper Coats on April 29, 2016

 

Photo courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

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Resources for National Infant Immunization Week

By Holly Nett on April 19, 2016

National Infant Immunization Week (April 16-23) is an annual observance to highlight the importance of protecting infants from serious vaccine-preventable disease like whooping cough, measles, and influenza.

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The Tragic Truth About Vehicular Heatstroke

By Julie Looper Coats on August 18, 2014

You’ve seen it on the news. Every year as temperatures across the country rise, quiet children are forgotten in hot cars. The result is serious injury or death and families that are changed forever.

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