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Our office will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025. If your child is ill and you need medical advice, please visit the After Hours page for instructions on contacting the on-call doctor.
Flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccine update: As of October 16, 2024, we have received flu vaccine and Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for patients 6 months and older with private or Medi-Cal insurance. We also have RSV antibody vaccine for infants younger than 8 months old whose mothers did not receive an RSV vaccine at least 2 weeks prior to delivery. To schedule an appointment for flu, COVID-19, or RSV vaccines for your child, please give our office a call at (916) 421-8245. If you need to discuss other concerns with the doctor in addition to receiving a vaccine, please schedule a regular well or ill visit appointment instead. Our doctors strongly recommend flu, COVID-19, and RSV vaccines for all eligible children. Vaccination is the best way to prevent serious illness (hospitalization or death) from the flu, COVID-19, and RSV!
Check out our updated and improved Patient Portal (active as of June 2023)! You will need to create a new portal account to access your child’s health information. Please call our office at 916-421-8245 or stop by the office to obtain a PIN to activate your account. Your identity will be verified prior to receiving a PIN.
January 13, 2024 -- Check out these new and updated articles on HealthyChildren.org
Basketball & Volleyball: How to Prevent Common Injuries
Causes of Vomiting in Infants and Children
Baby Burping, Hiccups & Spit-Up
How to Collect a Urine Sample from a Baby
Social Development in Preschoolers: Learning How to Share & Cooperate
PANS (Pediatric Acute-Onset Neuropsychiatric Syndrome)
Concussion Recovery: Tips to Help Your Child Heal
After a Concussion: When to Return to School
Concussions in Children & Teens: What Parents Need to Know
Winter Driving Safety: Tips for Your Teen
Health Insurance Marketplace Open Enrollment: 8 Things to Know
Medicaid & the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP): 5 Facts for Families
When should I introduce wheat into my baby’s diet?
Congenital Syphilis Infections: Signs, Testing, Treatment & Prevention
Asthma Action Tracker
HealthyChidlren Podcast Episode 25: Happy Birthday, Healthychildren.org!
HealthyChildren Podcast Episode 26: New Year’s Resolutions for Kids: Setting Healthy & Achievable Goals
HealthyChildren.org E-Newsletter November 2024: Whooping Cough on the Rise: What Families Need to Know
HealthyChildren.org E-Newsletter December 2024: Tech Gifts, Cold & Flu Symptoms & Latest News From the AAP
Check out these articles from the Child Mind Institute
How to Help Kids Stop Bedwetting - Accidents can be a sign of the disorder enuresis
My 10-year-old son won’t stop pooping his pants. Is there anything we can do?
How to Help Kids Deal with Embarrassment - Don’t minimize their feelings, but do praise them for being resilient
How to Help Kids Who Are Too Hard on Themselves - Bolstering self-critical children who tend to talk themselves down
How to Tell Your Child About Their Autism Diagnosis - Tips for talking to kids about autism, and why it’s important to tell them
What Should an Evaluation for Autism Look Like? - From finding the right clinician to diagnostic tools and parent interviews, there are many steps
Why Autism Diagnoses Are Often Delayed - How ADHD and sensory processing issues can prevent early intervention
Why Do Black Children With Autism Get Diagnosed Late? - Exploring the many barriers faced by Black parents who seek early intervention for their child
Why Many Autistic Girls Are Overlooked - They often go undiagnosed because they don’t fit autism sterotypes and they mask symptoms better than boys do
Sharing an Autism Diagnosis with Family and Friends - Tips for explaining autism to family and close friends, to help them become effective allies
If you or your child have respiratory symptoms or COVID-19
Patients 2 years and older and accompanying individuals with cough, runny or stuffy nose, sneezing, or sore throat will be asked to wear a mask while in the office. If you need a mask but don’t have one, we’ll provide a disposable mask for you to wear. We thank you for cooperating and wearing a face mask inside our office when requested to do so.
For the latest information on COVID-19 including recommendations for testing, managing exposure to COVID-19, and how long to quarantine, please visit the CDC website (cdc.gov) or call our office. Tips: If you get sick, stay home. If you develop symptoms of COVID-19, get tested. To protect yourself and your family from serious illness (including hospitalization or death) from respiratory viruses, get vaccinated!
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