Winter 2025 Issue of Care for Kids Newsletter Available Now
The Winter 2025 issue of the Iowa EPSDT Care for Kids newsletter has been published. The lead article, “Prevention of Firearm-Related Injury and Death,” was written by Natasha Madhoo Reynolds, MD, MME, Clinical Assistant Professor, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Health Care Stead Family Children’s Hospital.
Dr. Madhoo’s article addresses the that firearms have become the leading cause of death for children aged 0 to 24. It looks at the importance of asking parents and caregivers about access to guns in the home, and providing anticipatory guidance to prevent injury by a firearm.
This issue of Care for Kids includes two more articles:
- “Navigating Behavioral Challenges in School-Aged Children” by Gretchen Vigil, MD, Clinical Associate Professor, Stead Family Department of Pediatrics, University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital
- “What’s New in the 2025 Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule” by Temitope Awelewa, MBCHB, MPH, FAAP, Clinical Associate Professor, University of Iowa Stead Family Department of Pediatrics
Read the Winter 2025 issue of Care for Kids.
