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Posts Tagged ‘Infant and Children’

Pacific Islanders in Alameda County among the most vulnerable to infant deaths

By Kristen Hwang | September 25, 2018
Sherri Willis, public information officer for Alameda County Department of Public Health, looks at the Health Advancement for Pacific Islanders website.

Pacific Islanders in Alameda County have the second highest infant death rate, but new initiatives could counteract this.

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Bay Area pediatricians focus on oral health

By Mara Van Ells | November 6, 2014
Parents Kungsang Lhanze and Fabian Gonzalez watch as medical assistant Hilda Romero Gomez prepares to apply fluoride varnish to their daughter's three baby teeth at Highland Hospital in Oakland. Photo by Nicole A. West.

Many local pediatricians are working to improve their caregiving services by treating toddlers’ teeth and educating parents about the importance of oral health.

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