Childhood is a time of significant developmental change. Along with this enormous growth, come some expected and unexpected challenges to a child’s health and wellness. Dr. Thad Woodard discusses childhood wellness and looks at common challenges, risks, and illnesses kids face as they grow toward adulthood. Join host Prentiss Pemberton for Line One.
HOST: Prentiss Pemberton, LCSW
GUEST:
- Dr. Thad Woodard, MD, Alaska Center for Pediatrics
- Information about childhood mental illness
- Here are nine childhood illness you should know about
- The CDC has a list of common diseases and conditions for kids aged 4-11
- NPR’s Freakonomics discusses evidence based parenting with economist Emily Oster, author of “Cribsheet”
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LIVE BROADCAST: Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 10:00 a.m. AKDT
REPEAT BROADCAST: Wednesday, June 5, 2019, at 8:00 p.m. AKDT
LINE ONE’S FAVORITE HEALTH AND SCIENCE LINKS:
- Mayo Clinic and Cleveland Clinic offer extensive health information libraries
- MedlinePlus has a guide to finding reliable health information on the internet
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- American College of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology (ACAAI)
- Carl Sagan’s Baloney Detection Kit and common logical fallacies
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Prentiss Pemberton is a host of Line One: Your Health Connection at Alaska Public Media. Reach him at lineone@alaskapublic.org. Read more about Prentiss here.
