Archive | May 2012
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Should You Eat a Gluten-Free Diet?
by Margaret Braae, MHSc, RD, CD, CSP Pediatric Outpatient Dietitian Although eating a gluten-free diet has become very popular, did you know that many people have to eat gluten-free because they have an autoimmune, genetic disease? This condition is known as celiac disease. Since May is Celiac Disease Awareness month I thought it would be […]
Summer Safety In and Around the Yard
by Shannon England-Rice Child Advocacy Specialist With the weather warming up, and the days getting longer, we are all spending a lot more time outdoors. Activities such as barbecues, swimming, biking, hiking, skateboarding, and jumping on the trampoline are some of our family favorites. This increase in summer fun should also increase our safety awareness. […]
How to Help Kids with Stuttering
by Martina H. Costello, SLP Speech Pathologist May 7th to 13th is National Stuttering Awareness Week. Stuttering is such a unique and interesting disorder many people know very little about. Unfortunately, that leaves the disorder open to misunderstanding. Did you know that 68 million people worldwide stutter – which is about 1 % of the […]
Nursing Makes a World of Difference
by Judy Geiger, RN, MHA Chief Nursing Officer As we celebrate Nurse’s Week at Primary Children’s, I have been reflecting on why I really became a nurse. I hear many nurses say that they knew early on in life that they always dreamed of becoming a nurse. Well, that certainly was not the case for […]
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