Public Health
Update
THE IMPACT OF COVID-19 ON OUR CHILDREN…AND THEN CAME THE WILDFIRES. DR. KAREN DAHL, VICE PRESIDENT, QUALITY, PATIENT SAFETY AND MEDICAL AFFAIRS, VALLEY CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE DR. CARMELA SOSA, VALLEY CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE MEDICAL DIRECTOR, PRIMARY CARE AND THE GUILDS CENTER FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH MICHAEL DANOVSKY, PH. D., VALLEY CHILDREN’S HEALTHCARE, MANAGER, PEDIATRIC PSYCHOLOGY
When we set out to write this article, our intent was to briefly discuss the impact of COVID-19 on our kids. But then along came the wildfires, a natural disaster of another kind with profound impacts on our kids, their health and the health of their families and communities. We have included some comments about the wildfires in the context of this COVID-19 pandemic.
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CENTRAL VALLEY PHYSICIANS
At this point, it seems that every adjective to describe COVID-19 has been used---unprecedented, fast-moving, unlike anything we have seen in a century. All of those words---and more---continue to apply to COVID-19 and our response to this pandemic. Our understanding of the disease as medical professionals is changing almost daily and guidance from the Federal and State agencies is changing almost as often.
Fall 2020
