United Healthcare had provided Sesame Street themed reading corners for medical offices in the Iowa area. For several years United Healthcare and Sesame Street have teamed up to provide health related messages to children and their families. You might remember that in 2011, United Healthcare began several different health related campaigns including: “Lead Away”, and …
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Whooping Cough Vaccine Recommended for Pregnant Women
It is now recommended by the CDC (Center for Disease Control) that pregnant women should get the pertussis, which is commonly referred to as whooping cough, vaccine. They say it is so that some of the antibodies will pass on to the baby through the placenta, while getting the mother immunized as well. The vaccine …
DHA May Help Prevent Postpartum Depression
A study of 52 women has linked consuming the Omega-3 Fatty Acid, DHA, to a reduction in postpartum depression symptoms. One group of pregnant women took a placebo which consisted of corn oil and a second group took a fish oil capsule of DHA. Both groups touch their capsules from 5 days a week from …
Recalled Child Craft Crib a Strangulation Hazard
Child Craft brand “Crib ‘N’ Double Bed” full size stationary-side cribs with dowel is being voluntarily recalled because it is a strangulation and entrapment hazard for babies. There have been reports of babies being trapped by the head and the arm. The hazard is being caused by improperly assembling the crib. So of the sides …
Elmo and Sesame Street Battle the Swine Flu
Sesame Street and the United States Health Department are teaming-up to prevent the spread of germs, including the swine flu. Gordon and Elmo are teaching kids and parents how to stay healthy They are teaching good hygiene practices like washing hands. They are also telling kids and parents to sneeze into the bend of their …