Preparing your child for a great start to the school year
From bedtime routines to healthy eating and physical activity, there are many recommendations for how parents should structure their child’s lifestyle for their best chance at success. These recommendations can be overwhelming since each child is unique and guidelines vary by age and your child’s overall health.
If you are searching for the best solutions for your family, ETSU Health Pediatrics
can help.
Patients benefit from personalized care from a team of experts, which can include
a faculty pediatrician, resident pediatrician, behavioral health consultant, nutritionist,
social worker, and – new this summer – a lifestyle medicine expert.
Scheduling an annual checkup can help ensure children’s health and well-being prior
to their return to class in August. Children who see their pediatrician annually can
create healthy habits that carry into their adulthood. A pediatrician will examine
their overall health and can get them up to date on all CDC recommended vaccines for
school-aged children.
While there, parents and guardians can talk to the pediatrician about the many other
services the clinic offers, including integrated behavioral health services and lifestyle
medicine.
“Lifestyle Medicine helps families develop healthy habits and wellness goals specific
to their child’s unique needs,” said Dr. Nadia Sabri, ETSU Health’s Director of Lifestyle
Medicine. “A personalized lifestyle plan that addresses healthy eating, sleep routines,
safe exercise, social needs, and stress reduction is very important. The start of
the new school year is a great time to meet with our team. Let’s help your child develop
the healthy habits they will need for success!”
ETSU Health Pediatrics is located at 325 N. State of Franklin Road in Johnson City
and at 1505 W. Elk Avenue, Suite 2b, in Elizabethton. For more information or to schedule
an appointment, call 423-439-7320.
With 30 clinical sites and more than 250 healthcare providers, ETSU Health is on the
front lines of efforts to improve the health of Northeast Tennessee by offering leading-edge
healthcare in dozens of specialties.
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ETSU Health is the outward-facing brand that includes the pursuits of ETSU’s thriving
Academic Health Science Center and the clinical components of ETSU Physicians & Associates
and Northeast Tennessee Community Health Centers Inc. For more, visit ETSUHealth.org.
East Tennessee State University was founded in 1911 with a singular mission: to improve the quality of life for people in the region and beyond. Through its world-class health sciences programs and interprofessional approach to health care education, ETSU is a highly respected leader in rural health research and practices. The university also boasts nationally ranked programs in the arts, technology, computing, and media studies. ETSU serves approximately 14,000 students each year and is ranked among the top 10 percent of colleges in the nation for students graduating with the least amount of debt.
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