Children's Health Part 1: Pediatrics in the Time of COVID-19

What better time to talk about children’s health than back to school season? For children, families, and educators across the country, COVID-19 will be remembered, in part, as the time of remote learning. But little is known about the possible long-term impacts remote learning may have had on children’s health. This week, Dr. Jim McDonald and Dr. Philip Chan are joined by two pediatric experts, Dr. David Bourassa from Thundermist Health Center and Dr. Peter Pogacar from East Greenwich Pediatrics. The doctors discuss the themes of what they did (and what they didn’t) see in their offices in the past year. “Physically, one of the benefits was that we saw less colds and less strep. But we also saw a lot of falling behind in preventative care, like less vaccinations or lead screenings,” Dr. Bourassa said. What advice do the doctors have for families who’s children may have missed a wellness check-in, immunization, or screening during COVID-19? Listen to part one of this two-part series on children’s health to learn more.