Young & Healthy

COVID-19 Update: May 2022 State of the Pandemic

 
After we endured the massive omicron surge in January, much lower COVID numbers in the community have offered some relief for families. We’re calling it a lull in the pandemic, and Dr. Patty Manning-Courtney and Dr. Josh Schaffzin join us this week to discuss how we should behave in a pandemic lull – when cases are more manageable, but not zero. We also discuss why it is vital to continue to mask in healthcare settings and bust some myths about COVID variants. If you’ve been wondering what’s going on with the pandemic, here is the update you need, we cover it all!  
 
Click for frequently asked questions about COVID-19 vaccines.  
For additional resources visit Coronavirus Resources for Families.  

Cate’s Story: A Teenager’s Journey to Understand and Take Control of Her Health

18-year-old Cate Casey always knew she was extra flexible and had a lot of headaches, but  during her teen years, she found herself unable to do most of her normal activities – and had no idea why. Join us this week as we talk to Cate and a member of her “medical village”, Dr. Melodie Blacklidge, about Cate’s eventual diagnoses of Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder and POTS – or postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome. If you’re “double jointed”, super flexible, have an arm-span longer than your height, can pull your pinkie back toward your wrist or have otherwise heard that you are hypermobile – this is your episode! Dr. Blacklidge explains hypermobility in the most understandable way and she helped connect the dots for Cate. We also explore how lonely it can be to have a condition that others don’t understand, Cate’s commitment to advocating for her own care and the dangerous, slippery slope of looking to social media and online influencers for support and advice about medical conditions. Cate is a remarkable young woman and we hope you’ll join us to hear her story.  
For more information on the Ehlers-Danlos Society click here: https://www.ehlers-danlos.com/support-echo/?gclid=EAIaIQobChMI3YnGmsuv9wIVMyc4Ch0ewQ2VEAAYASAAEgI7t_D_BwE  

Plant-based Milk Alternatives and Kids

This week on the podcast, Registered Dietitians Alison Cassin and Meghan McNeill join Michael English to talk about plant-based milks. Many children are unable to drink cow’s milk and luckily there are alternative products for them. But there are a whole lot of options in the milk case lately and they are not created equal. If you have a kiddo who can’t - or won’t - drink cow’s milk, you shouldn’t miss this episode, it’s full of udderly fantastic information! 

Child Abuse Prevention: What to Know, What to Look For, and What to Do

On this episode of Young & Healthy, we explore the topic of Child Abuse Prevention. Experts from our Mayerson Center for Safe and Healthy Children introduce listeners to information that can help grown ups be more aware of what can lead to abuse, how to be alert to signs that a child may be experiencing abuse, and how to get help. They also tell us about protective factors for children and how to help kids overcome adverse childhood experiences and build resilience that will benefit them through their whole lives. 
Helpful resources for families who wish to learn more:
The Mayerson Center: https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/m/mayerson-center   
Mayerson Center Full List of Resources: 
https://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/service/m/mayerson-center/resources 
Free training for teachers and anyone who works with children who have experienced a traumatic event: Mayerson Trauma-Informed Care (mayersoncentertic.org)    
Darkness to Light - information on sexual abuse: https://www.d2l.org/   

Social-Emotional Learning: The Role it Plays in Education

Social-emotional learning, commonly referred to as SEL, is a framework that can help students and the adults they become thrive personally and academically. This week, we have Dr. Aria Fiat, and Dr. Phoebe Jordan join Kate Setter to give parents more context on the social-emotional learning framework and how it comes to life in learning environments. We also discuss the research on SEL, misconceptions about the intent of SEL, the essential components of the framework, parent modeling, and more. This is an episode you won’t want to miss!     
For more information on Social and Emotional Learning, please visit https://casel.org/