Jun 19, 2019 | Children, Community Education, Healthy Living, Raising Awareness
In the United States, about 500,000 bicyclists end up in the emergency room every year. This is why it is so important to wear a helmet when biking, especially for children. Helmets help to protect your head in the case of a crash. Wearing a helmet can produce your...
Mar 28, 2019 | Children, Hegg Health Center, Hegg Medical Clinic, Newborns
Choosing where to have your baby can be stressful, but when Ashley Brummel found out she and her husband, Dillon were expecting, she didn’t have to think twice about where she would recieve her care. Ashley (Pollema) Brummel had always doctored at Hegg. Her mother,...
Nov 12, 2018 | Children, Holidays
Holiday Gifts for Kids Christmas is coming! If you’re like me the holidays have suddenly crept up and I have not even thought about shopping! And, to make things more difficult I have kids on my list that already have EVERYTHING! My goal each year is to give gifts...
Jul 31, 2018 | Children, Hegg Medical Clinic, Vaccinations
How to Help Your Child’s Fear of Shots Shots are never easy. Not even for us adults. But there is a way to help your kids get past their fear of shots and make them a little easier for both parent and child. Before the shot: Be honest. Tell kids the shot might hurt a...
May 15, 2018 | Children, Hegg Health Center, Newborns
If you think holding your own baby for the first time was the most earth-moving experience, just imagine how magical it’ll be to hold your grandchild. There’s nothing like it. And, even though we know that not too much has changed since you were in charge a few...
Mar 1, 2018 | Children, Hegg Health Center, Hegg Medical Clinic, Raising Awareness
March is National Kidney Month. This especially hits home for me because my 12-year-old son Evan was born with a nonfunctioning right kidney. We found this out late in Erin’s pregnancy. It was not evident on the standard 20-week ultrasound. In fact, the ultrasound...
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