Welcome to our Health Education section.
We understand that you will have questions about your health and the type of care you may need. We also understand that being informed is the best way to maintain your health, prevent health conditions and choose the best care options for you or your family—because as a patient, you are your best advocate.
Our goal is to help provide you with the resources and information you need to make informed decisions about your healthcare—and that is why we built our Health Education section.
Here, you will find helpful, educational information regarding various health conditions, treatments and/or services—all in one location you can trust. Please use the links below to browse educational health content.
When to take your child to the ER
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Abdominal Pain
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for a Fever
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for a Rash
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for a Sports Injury
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Bites
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Changes in Breathing
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Cough or Sore Throat
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Cuts or Injury
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Dehydration
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Ingestion of Nonfood Items
- When to Take Your Child to the ER for Vomiting and/or Diarrhea
- When to Visit the ER
- ER Wait Time
- Easing Kids Pain & Anxiety in the ER
Sports Medicine
- Sports Drinks vs. Energy Drinks: Energy to Stay in The Game
- ACL Injuries
- ACL Injuries: An Uneven Playing Field
- Childhood Sports Injuries
- Snowboarding and Skiing Safely
- Sports Programs
- Stretching and Strength Training in the Young Athlete
- Keep Kids Healthy Playing Sports
- Little League Elbow
- Pediatric Sports Medicine FAQs
- Nutrition Tips for Athletes
- Hydration Tips for Athletes
- AAP COSMF Policy on Tackling in Youth Football
- Hydration and Heat Related Illness
- Bone Health in Young Athletes
Surgery
- What to Expect the Day of Surgery
- Preparing Your Toddler for Surgery
- Preparing Your School-Age Child For Surgery at RMHC
- Minimally Invasive Surgery Operating Room
- How Minimally Invasive Surgery Works
- Safety Tips for Surgery
- Preparing Your Preschooler For Surgery
- Preparing Your Child for a Sibling’s Surgery
- Preparing Your Infant For Surgery
- Surgery Preparation for Adolescents at RMHC
- How Do I Know If My Child Needs Their Tonsils Out?
Recognize a Condition
- Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
- What Are The Symptoms of An Ear Infection?
- Respiratory Symptoms in Kids You Shouldn't Ignore
- Botulism
- Marfan Syndrome Treatment
- Pediatric Sleep Disorders
- How Do I Know If My Child Needs A Hearing Test?
- Combating Exercise Deficiency Disorder
- Flu Prevention & Flu Vaccine
- 5 Serious Symptoms You Shouldn’t Ignore in Kids
- Is My Child Having A Seizure? How To Spot Seizures In Children
- Pediatric Measles Treatment
- Pediatric Kawasaki Disease
Maternal-Fetal Care
- Anorectal Malformations
- Pediatric aortic stenosis
- Atrial septal defect
- Atrioventricular canal
- Bronchogenic cyst
- Cardiomyopathy
- Chiari malformation
- Cleft palate
- Congenital cystic adenomatoid malformation
- Congenital diaphragmatic hernia
- Congenital pulmonary airway malformation
- Craniosynostosis
- Dandy-Walker syndrome
- Duodenal atresia
- Eisenmenger syndrome
- Esophageal atresia/tracheoesophageal fistula
- Infant GERD
- Gastroschisis
- Hirschsprung’s disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Hypoplastic left heart syndrome
- Infantile spasms
- Intestinal atresia
- Marfan Syndrome
- Omphalocele
- Patent ductus arteriosus
- Pericarditis
- Pulmonary atresia
- Pulmonary Sequestration
- Pulmonary stenosis
- Spasticity
- Spina bifida
- Tetralogy of Fallot
- TAPVR Treatment
- Transposition of the great arteries
- Tricuspid atresia
- Truncus Arteriosus
- Turners syndrome
- Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
- Ventricular septal defects
- Compassionate support staff