Children's Health Center - Sunnyvale, CASunnyvale Pediatrician Doctors for Children's HealthType of Physician: Pediatrician What is a Pediatrician? A certification by the Board of Pediatrics; practitioners are concerned with the physical, emotional, and social health of children from birth to young adulthood. Pediatric care encompasses a wide range of health services, from preventive health care to the diagnosis and treatment of acute and chronic diseases. The pediatrician understands the constantly changing status of his/her patients due to growth and development, and the consequent changing standards of "normal" for age. Specialty: Pediatrics Common Name: Children's Doctor Pediatrician Doctors in Sunnyvale *![]() Camino Medical Group Physicians ![]() Camino Medical Group Physicians ![]() Camino Medical Group Physicians ![]() Camino Medical Group Physicians ![]() Camino Medical Group Physicians ![]() University of Maryland Pediatric Critical Care ![]() Bernardo Medical Center ![]() Chang H Cho MD ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Allergy Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Allergy Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California ![]() Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California ![]() Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California ![]() Allergy & Asthma Associates of Northern California ![]() Hospital Drive Pediatrics ![]() Anita R Juvvadi MD ![]() Hospital Drive Pediatrics ![]() Hospital Drive Pediatrics ![]() Gloria Lo MD ![]() Pediatric Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Altos Pediatrics Associates ![]() Molly Rad MD ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Camino Medical Group Pediatrics Department ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos ![]() Camino Medical Group ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos ![]() Camino Medical Group ![]() Camino Medical Group ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos ![]() Camino Medical Group ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Los Altos ![]() Korthamar & Merigan ![]() Korthamar & Merigan ![]() New Era Medical Clinic ![]() Kyung Sook Park MD ![]() Shen Medicine & Pediatrics Associates ![]() Andrade & Tsu MDs ![]() Dagmar Horvath MD ![]() Mina Sehhat MD ![]() Andrade & Tsu MDs ![]() Waldemar H Werner MD ![]() Waldemar H Werner MD ![]() Pediatric Center for Life ![]() Pediatric Center for Life ![]() Boo W Lee MD ![]() Pediatric Center for Life ![]() Narciso & Rosemarie Padua MDs ![]() Narciso & Rosemarie Padua MDs ![]() Sima Stein MD ![]() Nilda Vergara Medical Group ![]() Michael Taymor MD ![]() John M Sum MD ![]() Valley Connection Pediatrics ![]() Care First Pediatrics ![]() Care First Pediatrics ![]() Care First Pediatrics ![]() Kjartan Armann MD ![]() Los Gatos Pediatrics ![]() Los Gatos Pediatrics ![]() Los Gatos Pediatrics ![]() Gregory F Lum & Susan Sombatpanit MDs ![]() Osofsky Pediatrics ![]() Gregory F Lum & Susan Sombatpanit MDs ![]() John C Whitney MD ![]() John C Whitney MD ![]() Franklin C Buckner MD ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Kaiser Permanente West ![]() Stanford University Pediatric Urology Clinic ![]() Stanford University Medical Center ![]() Ping-Cheung Lee MD ![]() Palo Alto Medical Clinic Ophthalmology ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Sports Medicine ![]() Palo Alto Medical Foundation Pediatrics Sunnyvale, CaliforniaUpcoming Local Events2012-06-16
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Children's HealthRead the Children's Health article » IntroductionChildren's health, or pediatrics, focuses on the well-being of children from conception through adolescence. It is vitally concerned with all aspects of children's growth and development and with the unique opportunity that each child has to achieve their full potential as a healthy adult. Children's health was once a part of adult medicine. It emerged in the 19th and early 20th century as a medical specialty because of the gradual awareness that the health problems of children are different from those of grown-ups. It was also recognized that a child's response to illness, medications, and the environment depends upon the age of the child. There are many aspects to children's health. Any organization of these aspects of
child health is necessarily arbitrary. For example, the topics could be
presented in alphabetical order. However, it seems most logical to start at the
Growth and developmentA healthy child's development actually begins before conception with the parents' health and their genetic legacy. It continues on to conception and through the prenatal period. During this time, there is naturally considerable overlap between pediatric concerns for the fetus and obstetrical concerns for the mother. Once the baby is delivered, there are new and important matters to ponder, such as breastfeeding, newborn screening tests and sleeping safety. All too soon, there are health-care appointments to be kept, for example, for well-baby checkups and immunizations. These are followed by other challenges, such as when to introduce solid foods and to start toilet training. The field of pediatrics recognizes classic stages in growth and development, but these are artificial since a child's growth and development constitute a conti... Recommended Reading Related to Children's HealthWhat is impetigo? What causes impetigo?Impetigo (pronounced im-puh-TIE-go) is a contagious, superficial infection of the skin caused by staphylococcus (Staph) and streptococcus (Strep) bacteria. Impetigo is more common in children (especially 2- to 5-year-olds) than in adults. Impetigo is most likely to occur in warm and humid environments and is most commonly spread by close contact (such as family members).
What are the types of impetigo, and what are impetigo symptoms and signs? What does impetigo look like?There are two kinds of impetigo:
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