You may remember your pediatrician as a friendly or kindly man or woman, who made jokes, occasionally wore funny hats, and also gave you shots. A pediatrician is a doctor who specializes in the physical and mental health of children from birth to the end of their teen years. A pediatrician provides a wide range of health services, from preventative care to the diagnosis and treatment of illnesses, conditions, and disease. Pediatrics is the medical discipline that specializes in this care. A Read More
Archives for September 2018
Why do summer camps require physicals?
Whether it’s your child’s first summer going away to camp, or they proudly wear their “Camp Tuckahoe, Tyler Hill, or Agawam” shirt as a badge of honor – completing their pre-camp medical physical is an important part of ending the school year, and starting their send off. Collecting standardized health and medical records have been protocol since the 1930s when Boy Scouts of America enacted their Annual Health and Medical Record (AHMR). This authorization and health history document was signed Read More
