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FEBRUARY 2006

Advice for Children From Boston Children’s Hospital

Since we’re in the midst of flu and cold season, I wanted to alert you to a helpful resource on the recently re-launched Children’s Hospital Boston Web site—the “My Child Has” search feature, which offers an encyclopedic database of information on childhood illnesses and conditions, tips on preventive care, as well as explanations of treatments, procedures, and diagnostic tests, with links from each entry to the appropriate clinical departments and programs within the hospital.

Entries assist parents and caregivers—no matter where they live—in understanding such complex conditions as anorexia nervosa, hypoplastic left heart syndrome, spina bifida, short bowel syndrome, and brain tumors, as well as many others. Information on more common ailments and preventive measures is also included—from the common cold to influenza, splinters to burns, animal bites and scratches to acne, allergies and avoiding asthma triggers to infant nutrition, grief and bereavement to stuttering, growth rates to how to tell the difference between a minor problem vs. a true emergency, and much, much more.

http://www.childrenshospital.org/mychildhas.

Additional resources are available on Children’s Hospital Boston’s Web site at http://www.childrenshospital.org. One of the more popular features is “Arthur’s Guide to Children’s Hospital Boston,” available in both Spanish and English. This guide was created to answer questions children may have about going to the hospital and to help prepare the entire family for the visit. Designed to look and read like a school report by Arthur and his friends, the guide describes hospital experiences in simple terms, and covers in detail three types of visits: doctor’s visits, pre-operative visits, and hospital stays. Another frequently visited area is the “Experience Journal” where young patients and their families have shared their personal medical experiences. Parents can also request an appointment online. The site includes general information about the hospital, as well as a rich variety of resources about each department and specialty.#

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