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What is Nurse-Family Partnership? Nurse-Family Partnership is free for women who are pregnant with their first baby. When you enroll you will be connected to a registered nurse who will provide the support, advice and information you need to have a healthy pregnancy, a healthy baby and be a great mom. Your nurse will support you to: Have a healthy pregnancy and a healthy baby. Become the best mom you can be. Learn and practice things that make you more confident as a mom, like breastfeeding, nutrition, child development, safe-sleep techniques and much more. Get referrals for healthcare

In 2023, the Surgeon General issued an advisory that sounded the alarm on social media and the mental well-being of our children. According to Dr. Vivek Murthy, children say social media makes them feel worse about themselves and their friends, and yet they can’t put it down.

Nutrition is an essential component of overall health. Nutritionists at SIU HealthCare work with patients to develop nutritional guidelines and regimens that are tailored to their specific needs.

Through the partnership with the Illinois Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (ICAAP) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), SIU Medicine will screen families who are food insecure. SIU Medicine hopes to improve food insecurity screening and family connections to food resources in the state of Illinois. Participants will work with their pediatrician, state food delivery services and other family support partners in the state.

Patients with OCD will experience continual, excessive thoughts or ideas that lead to repetitive actions, often interfering with normal activity. Treatment includes talk therapy, medications, or some combination of the two.