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2025
May
08,
2025
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11:08 AM
America/Chicago
At the Child Health Summit, Cook Children’s Center for Community Health shared key findings on family and children's health needs in our communities.The Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) provides valuable insights from parents, caregivers, …
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May
06,
2025
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16:39 PM
America/Chicago
Parents and caregivers voiced a range of challenges, including food insecurity and gaps in caregiver support, in a comprehensive new survey of issues impacting the health of North Texas children.Cook Children’s Center for Community Health conducted …
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April
22,
2025
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11:25 AM
America/Chicago
Cook Children's Health Plan is facing a potential end, which could leave thousands of its members without access to their current care teams.Last year, the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) denied Cook Children’s Health Plan a …
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April
15,
2025
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10:08 AM
America/Chicago
As families prepare for holiday travel, Cook Children's Health Care System provides tips on staying healthy amid a measles outbreak. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported 541 cases statewide on Friday, April 11, with the majority …
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2016
October
27,
2016
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10:10 AM
America/Chicago
Sadly, many kids get hit by cars during Halloween. A little planning before the big night can go a long way toward keeping your children injury free. Safe trick-or-treating begins with your littles ones' costumes.
"Parents may think …
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July
25,
2016
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09:30 AM
America/Chicago
So far this year, 21 children have died in the United States as a result of being left in a hot car, according to the Department of Meteorology & Climate Science. The most recent case happened over the weekend in Dallas when …
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2015
November
24,
2015
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16:11 PM
America/Chicago
You may want to double check your child’s wish list to Santa to have a safe holiday season.
Corwin Warmink, M.D., medical director of the Emergency Department at Cook Children’s, knows that guns will be a popular gift this holiday …
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November
24,
2015
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13:02 PM
America/Chicago
Whether you’re hosting Thanksgiving or traveling to visit friends or relatives, these helpful tips may keep your children safer this holiday season.
Dana Walraven, manager of Community Health Outreach at Cook Children's and coordinator …
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2014
July
29,
2014
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11:41 AM
America/Chicago
In her almost 15 years at Cook Children’s, Kimberly Aaron, M.D., hasn’t clamored for the media spotlight. But after seeing three drowning deaths in one week, the medical director of the Cook Children’s Emergency …
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June
01,
2014
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11:26 AM
America/Chicago
In her almost 15 years at Cook Children’s, Kimberly Aaron, M.D., hasn’t clamored for the media spotlight. But after seeing three drowning deaths in one week, the medical director of the Cook Children’s Emergency Department did …
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