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2026
May
11,
2026
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08:00 AM
America/Chicago
May is National Foster Care Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about the foster care system. At Cook Children’s Health Care System, that mission is carried out on a daily basis through a unique program called Fostering Health.The Cook …
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2024
May
28,
2024
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16:50 PM
America/Chicago
The Cook Children’s Fostering Health Program provides comprehensive health care services for children, foster families and biological parents.Jamie Miller and her husband are foster parents who have worked closely with the clinic for three …
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2021
January
19,
2021
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15:18 PM
America/Chicago
For many of the children removed from their homes and entering the foster care system, it’s vital to see a pediatrician as soon as possible.That sense of urgency for these kids moved the state of Texas to pass a law in 2017 that made it …
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2018
August
29,
2018
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13:06 PM
America/Chicago
The new parents take their child to Cook Children’s for her first well-child visit.
The parents don’t know the child’s social security number or even date a birth, but no one thinks twice because this is so normal to …
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2015
May
07,
2015
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14:01 PM
America/Chicago
Motherhood is a life-changing event and we celebrate them with these three stories:
8 isn't enough ... life with 9 children
Nine children, ages 3 to 19 years old, make Mother’s Day a pretty special time for Kristy Goodnight. After …
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