Recent News

We have a nutritionist on staff! Nutrition services include information on healthy eating, weight management, cooking, exercise, food assistance programs, budgeting, grocery shopping, nutrition labels, breastfeeding, pregnancy, and child feeding.  The sessions can individualized to fit your family's needs.  Parents and patients at UVP are encouraged to call a medical provider at our office for a referral. 

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently issued new information from studies showing that children ages 12-23 months who ride in a rear-facing car seat are more than five times safer than children who ride forward facing. This report stated that "children under the age of 2 are 75% less likely to die or experience a serious injury when they ride in a rear facing seat." We, therefore, recommend that children stay in rear-facing car seats until 2 years of age.

We have started giving flu shots and flu mist to our patients over age 6 months.  The vaccine supply is intermittent, so we will not always have all types in stock.  Flu mist is not for children under age 2.  Please inform your provider if your child has recurrent wheezing or exposure to immuno-compromised patients before they receive the flu mist.  For more information on the flu vaccines, check: www.cdc.gov/flu/index.htm.

We have begun limited distribution of H1N1 flu vaccines to our highest risk patients.  These patients include:  children 6 months to 7 years of age, those with severe asthma or other specific chronic illnesses, and household member of children less than 6 months old.  We recommend parents of infants under 6 month of age, health-care workers, and pregnant women to contact their own health providers.  We encourage parents of school-aged children to take advantage of school vaccine programs for H1N1, as we have limited availability.  The H1N1 vaccine is very similar to the seasonal flu vaccine, and has undergone the same safety tests.  The nasal mist is more available than the injectable vaccine, but the mist is not for children under 2, those with asthma, or those with certain chronic conditions.  More information is found at www.cdc.gov/h1n1flu/general_info.htm