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Celebrate with fireworks safely - be prepared, be safe, be responsible

Here are tips for keeping you—and your family—safe around fireworks.

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Important media information for upcoming CHaD All-Star Football Game

Practice schedule, credential requests, and player stories

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What is Cystic Fibrosis and How Is It Treated?

Pediatric Gastroenterologist Julie Sanville, DO, FAAP, talks about this genetic disorder and why raising awareness is so important.

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Erik Shessler stands with award

Dartmouth Health Children’s Erik M. Shessler, MD, named New Hampshire’s Pediatrician of the Year

Shessler is president emeritus of New Hampshire chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics

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Heather Martin

Turning pain into purpose: Heather A. Martin named inaugural maternal mental health navigator at Dartmouth Health Children’s, the first in pediatrics in the U.S.

Martin recently received the Trailblazer Award for her advocacy from the New Hampshire Women's Foundation

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Heather Martin, CHW

Where and How to Get New Mothers Mental Health Support

What are signs and symptoms that a new mother needs mental health support? Heather A. Martin, CHW, is on a mission to get struggling mothers support through the new Dartmouth Health Children’s Navigator program and other statewide resources.

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Pediatrician Stephen H. Chapman, MD, in conversation at his office at Dartmouth Health Children’s

How to Talk about Staying Safe from Guns

Gun injuries are now the leading cause of death for children and teens, ages one to 17, Learn how you can help protect children from unsupervised firearms.

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