Vision Screening for Children One to Five Years of Age: Recommendation Statement
...from the Recommendation State- ments released by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF). These statements address pre- ventive health services for use in primary care clinical settings, including screen- ing tests, counseling, and preventive medications. The complete...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2011/0715/afp20110715p221.pdf
High Blood Pressure in Children
...This handout is provided to you by your family doctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Other health-related information is available from the AAFP online at http://familydoctor.org. This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. Talk to...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2012/0401/afp20120401p704.pdf
A Comprehensive Newborn Examination: Part II. Skin, Trunk, Extremities, Neurologic
August 1, 2014 Scientific
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0901/afp20140901p297.pdf
Primary Interventions to Support Breastfeeding
April 15, 2017: Putting Prevention into Practice
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0415/afp20170415p517.pdf
afp20180815p227-s1.pdf
...This handout is provided to you by your family doctor and the American Academy of Family Physicians. Other health-related information is available from the AAFP online at https://familydoctor.org. This information provides a general overview and may not apply to everyone. Talk to...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0815/afp20180815p227-s1.pdf
afp20140815p229-s1.pdf
...What can I expect? Impetigo usually heals without scarring. Although it normally goes away on its own in a few weeks, treatment is still recommended because it often gets worse before it gets better. Sometimes it can turn into a much more serious skin condition. Call your doctor if...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2014/0815/afp20140815p229-s1.pdf
Screening for Speech and Language Delay and Disorders in Children Five Years and Younger
November 15, 2015 Putting Prevention into Practice
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2015/1115/afp20151115p923.pdf
POEMs
...Director of Information Sciences University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, Va. Brief Interventions for Weight Management in Kids Are Not Effective Clinical Question Should children and adolescents be screened for body mass index (BMI) and be given brief counseling...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0201/afp20170201p194.pdf
POEMs
...Director of Information Sciences University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, Va. Brief Interventions for Weight Management in Kids Are Not Effective Clinical Question Should children and adolescents be screened for body mass index (BMI) and be given brief counseling...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0201/afp20170201p196.pdf
POEMs
...Director of Information Sciences University of Virginia Health System Charlottesville, Va. Brief Interventions for Weight Management in Kids Are Not Effective Clinical Question Should children and adolescents be screened for body mass index (BMI) and be given brief counseling...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/0201/afp20170201p194a.pdf
Social Media Use and Mood Disorders: When Is It Time to Unplug?
September 1, 2017: Curbside Consultation
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2017/1015/afp20171015p537.pdf
afp20220300p311.pdf
...Bacterial Meningitis in Children Stephen M. Young, MD, U.S. Army Health Clinic Baumholder, Germany Aaron Saguil, MD, MPH, Regional Education San Antonio, Texas TABLE 1 Dutch Meningitis Prediction Rule to Determine the Need for Lumbar Puncture In Children One Month to 15...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2022/0300/afp20220300p311.pdf
Clinical Briefs - Apr 1, 2001 - American Family Physician
Apr 1, 2001 - ...with tacrolimus include temporary stinging or burning sensations where the ointment is applied, although this may lessen if the diseased skin heals. The adverse effects of ultraviolet light on the skin may be intensified. Therefore, patients should avoid exposure to sunlight and...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2001/0401/p1433.html
Clinical Briefs - Sep 15, 2000 - American Family Physician
Sep 15, 2000 - ...Health of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a policy statement on the role of the physician in childhood bereavement. The AAP policy statement appears in the February 2000 issue of Pediatrics. According to the AAP committee, the death of an important person in a...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0915/p1439.html
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule, United States, 2003 and ...
Jan 1, 2003 - The 2003 Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule is now available, and includes a harmonized catch-up schedule for children who are behind in immunizations. The catch-up schedule offers specific guidance regarding the minimum time between doses as well as the number ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0101/p188.html
Protecting American Families from Injury - Editorials - American Family Physician
May 15, 2004 - ...anniversary. The vision of the Injury Center, which was founded in 1992 in response to an Institute of Medicine report, is to apply public health methods toward prevention and control of injuries. The anniversary provides an opportunity to review some of the accomplishments in this...
American Family Physician : Editorials
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/0515/p2313.html
AFP Over 20 Years - Inside AFP - American Family Physician
Dec 15, 2004 - ...an appreciation for the humanity of healing as a profession. One of my high-school writing projects included exploration of my brother’s anatomy class cadaver, and that’s when I first chanced to write about medicine. So influenced as a child it’s little wonder my path led to the...
American Family Physician : Inside AFP
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/1215/p2251.html
AAP Issues Screening Recommendations to Identify Hearing Loss in Children - Practice ...
Jun 1, 2003 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released screening recommendations for assessing hearing loss in children of all ages. Failure to detect children with congenital or acquired hearing loss may result in lifelong deficits in speech and language acquisition, poor academic ...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0601/p2409.html
Clinical Briefs - Jul 1, 2000 - American Family Physician
Jul 1, 2000 - ...were also included in the national health objectives for 2000 initiative. Except for hepatitis B vaccine, the 90 percent coverage goals were achieved and maintained through implementation of the CII by public-and private-sector organizations and health care professionals at the...
American Family Physician : Clinical Briefs
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2000/0701/p241.html
Tips From Other Journals - American Family Physician
Aug 1, 2008 - ...by the American Academy of Pediatrics or the American College of Chest Physicians for use in this age group. Honey is cited by the World Health Organization as being potentially effective in controlling cough in children. It also is used in many cultures worldwide to treat URI...
American Family Physician : Tip
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2008/0801/p388.html
AAP Releases Clinical Report on Head Lice - Practice Guidelines - American Family ...
Mar 15, 2003 - The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has released a statement clarifying issues of diagnosis and treatment of head lice and making recommendations for dealing with it in the school setting.
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2003/0315/p1391.html
afp20180515od1.pdf
...maturity will likely expe- rience curvature progression in adulthood. Severe spinal curvature may be associated with adverse long-term health outcomes (e.g., pulmonary disorders, disability, back pain, psychological effects, cosmetic issues, and reduced quality of life).1,3...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2018/0515/afp20180515od1.pdf
afp20070101p73.pdf
...to these disorders, an atypical presentation, a lack of adequate child mental health training for health care professionals, an inadequate number of child psychiatrists, and inequali- ties in mental health care insurance. Underdiagnosis and undertreatment are greater problems in...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2007/0101/afp20070101p73.pdf
afp20190715p110.pdf
...The USPSTF deemed the evidence inadequate because of a lack of studies on accurate methods to predict a child’s individual risk of maltreatment and the limited and incon- sistent report of outcomes from studies of preventive inter- ventions for maltreatment. HARMS OF...
American Family Physician
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2019/0715/afp20190715p110.pdf
Influenza Activity in the United States - Practice Guidelines - American Family Physician
Oct 1, 2004 - ...The child had fever, cough, and nasal discharge in late November, was hospitalized for two days, and fully recovered. The source of this child’s H9N2 infection is unknown. Between January and March 2004, 34 confirmed human cases of avian influenza A (H5N1) virus infection were...
American Family Physician : Practice Guidelines
https://www.aafp.org/afp/2004/1001/p1401.html