Urbana Pediatrics, LLC

Here are some safety tips for those heading to the beaches this summer!

Beach Safety for Families: Safe Fun in the Sun, Sand & Sea Whether your family's favorite beach spot is near the ocean or the edge of a river or lake, here are ways to make sure that health hazards don't spoil your good time. Learn how to keep kids safe.

Check out the FCPL Summer Challenge. Register now to keep the whole family reading and exploring this summer!

Summer Challenge This summer, come to the library, explore your community, and read with FCPL. We’ve made it easy with our new simplified Summer Challenge. Daily reading lowers stress, builds empathy, and bridges educational inequities. Read for at least twenty days this summer, and you’ll build a healthy new ha...

Sometimes in the office we think of summer as "injury season." Here are some great tips to help your family have a fun-filled but safe summer!

Summer Safety Tips: Staying Safe Outdoors ​Keep your family safe this summer by following these tips from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).

This Saturday May 4 is Healthy Kids Day at the Y!
Bring the whole family out for a day of fun, music and food! And consider bringing a canned good or non-perishable food item to donate to Blessings in a Backpack of Frederick.
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Do you have questions about vaccines? We are happy to answer questions in the office, but this is a great course that you can do at your convenience to learn the facts about life-saving childhood vaccines.

🛡️ Introduction to Protecting Your Child: The Complete Guide to Childhood Vaccinations | AAP Why do babies and children need vaccines to protect against illnesses like hepatitis B, measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR)? What exactly are vaccines and are ...

Here are some tips on how to enjoy today's rare eclipse from a NASA astronomer!

How to Watch the Solar Eclipse With Your Kids | Parenting Tips &… Dr. Amy Mainzer, a NASA astronomer who is better known to kids as Dr. Amy from Ready Jet Go!, talks about helping children understand and safely experience…

Enjoy a night of entertainment by local artists and help support arts in the community by attending the annual Seeds To Roots Youth Art Performance. Proceeds from tickets help fund summer scholarship for local young artists.

Does your child have artistic talent to share? The 4th Annual Seed to Roots Youth Arts Performance and Art Show is coming up in 2024, and applications are due by December 8th.
This is a fantastic chance for students in grades K-12 to showcase their artistic talents while celebrating Black History and Culture.

There is a chill in the air this morning that makes us all want to curl up with a good book. Here's a great way to read with your children this winter season.

Winter Reading Challenge for Kids of All Ages Celebrate the magic of the season with 25 winter reading challenges! Establish a robust reading routine for kids of all ages with this winter reading program.

Do you have questions about when your child needs a COVID vaccine, either the primary series or a booster and when? Here is the breakdown of the current recommendations. We are still actively working on acquiring some vaccine for our patients, and we will post here and via email when we have an update.

Has your child received the flu vaccine yet? Vaccination is our best prevention strategy for the influenza season! We have flu vaccine appointments throughout the month of October, please call to schedule today.

Here are some great tips from the AAP on how to manage stress for you and your children!

5 Ways Play Can Build Resilience & Coping Skills Play can help keep families hopeful and resilient, during stressful times. Here are 5 examples of how.

It's Flu Vaccine time! Seasonal Influenza vaccines are recommended for everyone 6 months and older. We have appointments in our office every weekday and some Saturdays until the end of September. Please call the office to schedule your child's vaccine appointment.

We wish all the FCPS students and staff a great first day back! Hope everyone has a great year!

https://www.fcps.org/about/news/1770085/the-15th-annual-fcps-stuff-the-bus-campaign-is-now-underway
Help FCPS collect much needed school supplies for all students by donating to the Stuff the Bus campaign! Click the link for where and what to donate, collections will end on July 31!

The 15th Annual FCPS Stuff the Bus Campaign is Now Underway Each year generous Frederick County businesses and citizens help students start school with the necessary supplies that some families cannot provide. This year is no exception. The 15th annual Stuff the Bus school-supply drive began in June and will run through July 31. More than 30 Frederick busine...

Summer time means pool time for a lot of people! Swim lessons are not only a great form of exercise for young children, but a potentially life-saving skill also. Here is some info from the AAP on the importance of swimming for children.

What is the best first sport for kids? Swimming should be the first sport a child learns. Beyond the fun and fitness it provides, swimming is an essential life skill that can help protect your child from drowning. Drowning is the #1 cause of death among children aged 1 to 4.

We hope everyone enjoys the holiday weekend! Our office will be closed on Monday May 29 in observance of Memorial Day, and will reopen Tuesday for normal business hours.

Happy Nurses' Week to all the nurses out there! And a special thank you to our nurses who work so hard to take care of all of our patients and families. We are so lucky to have you!

It's World Immunization Week! Vaccines save lives, and they are an essential part of pediatric health care. If you have questions about vaccines or whether your child is up to date, please call our office or check the CDC website.

Good information from the trusted Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on seasonal allergies in children.

Seasonal Allergies: Keeping Symptoms in Check | Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Signs your child may have seasonal allergies, tips to minimize exposure to allergy triggers, and how to keep your child comfortable during allergy season.

This is the time of year when we will start to see more ticks in our area. Ticks can transmit disease, so prevention of tick bites is an important way to keep ourselves and our children healthy. Here is some info from the CDC about tick bite prevention.

Preventing tick bites on people | CDC How to prevent tick bites and tickborne disease.

Spring allergens are in full bloom!! Watch our page over the next few days for more information about how to identify and manage spring allergy symptoms.

Is It Allergies or a Cold? How to Tell the Difference It’s sometimes difficult to know whether the problem is hay fever or a common cold (upper respiratory infection). The diagnosis is often made when parents seek their pediatrician’s advice for a lingering “cold” that their child can’t shake.

VACCINE UPDATE: We have appointments most weekdays for Moderna’s bivalent COVID-19 booster for kids 6 months to 5 years old. And we can give the vaccine at your child's well visit if they are eligible. Your child may receive the booster IF

They have completed Moderna’s 2 dose primary COVID-19 vaccine series at least 2 months ago AND
They are less than 6 years old

Please call the office to set up a nurse appointment.

We are still scheduling appointments for Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 booster for patients 6 months to 5 years.
Your child is eligible if: they are younger than 6 years of age AND they completed Moderna’s 2 dose primary COVID-19 vaccine series at least 2 months ago.

We have openings on the following dates:
Thursday, February 2nd
Friday, February 3rd
Thursday, February 9th
Friday, February 10th

Please call the office for an appointment!

BREAKING NEWS:
We are scheduling appointments for Moderna's bivalent COVID-19 booster for patients 6 months to 5 years.
Your child is eligible if: they are younger than 6 years of age AND they completed Moderna’s 2 dose primary COVID-19 vaccine series at least 2 months ago.

We have openings on the following dates:
Thursday, January 19th
Friday, January 20th
Monday, January 23rd
Tuesday, January 24th
Wednesday, January 25th
Thursday, January 26th
Friday, January 27th

Please call the office to schedule an appointment.

Has your tween or teen been vaccinated? We recommend this vaccine starting at 11 years of age. Click the link or call our office for information on this life saving vaccine!

It's Cervical Cancer Awareness Month!
Cervical cancer could be the first cancer EVER in the world to be eliminated, if:
🔹 90% of girls are vaccinated
🔹 70% of women are screened
🔹 90% of women with cervical disease receive treatment

Check out this upcoming webinar for parents hosted by the AAP, January 27th. Growing Healthy Bodies and Minds with Sesame Street. Click the link to register.

aap.webex.com

We wish everyone a happy and healthy holiday! See below for our holiday hours.

The office will be closed on Saturday, December 24th.
The office will be open on Monday, December 26th from 9 am to 5 pm.

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