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Dr. Warren Seigel, NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island
A healthy start to a new school year starts with a visit to your child’s doctor. Dr. Warren Seigel, Chairman of the Department of Pediatrics at NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island, offers seven tips to help you prepare your kids for a healthy year:
Click here to find an expert pediatrician in your neighborhood. Weekend and evening appointments are available at many locations.
Check the NYC Dept. of Health and Mental Hygiene website to find the latest information on vaccine requirements for your child. You can also find more details by visiting the NYC Department of Education website.
NYC Health + Hospitals also offers the HPV vaccine for both boys and girls. The vaccine against HPV can help prevent certain types of cancer.
A healthy snack before homework.
One hour of physical activity.
A pre-bedtime routine such as bathing, brushing their teeth, and reading together.
Newborns 0 to 3 months should sleep 10.5-18 hours every day. They may sleep from a few minutes to several hours at one time.
Babies 4 to 11 months: 9-12 hours every night plus naps throughout the day, ranging from 30 minutes to 2 hours.
Toddlers 1 to 2 years: 11-14 hours, including naps.
Children 3 to 5 years: 11-13 hours. Their naps should get shorter and happen less often.
Kids 6 to 13 years: 9-11 hours.
Teenagers 14+ years: 8-10 hours.
NYC Health + Hospitals offers expert pediatric and adolescent health services at little or no cost.
To make an appointment at any location, call 1-844-NYC-4NYC or 1-844-692-4692
Brooklyn:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Coney Island
2601 Ocean Parkway
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Bedford
485 Throop Avenue
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Bushwick
335 Central Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Crown Heights
1218 Prospect Place
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Cumberland
100 N Portland Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, East New York
2094 Pitkin Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Jonathan Williams
333 Roebling Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Williamsburg
485 Throop Avenue
NYC Health + Hospitals/Kings County
451 Clarkson Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Woodhull
760 Broadway
The Bronx:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Tremont
1826 Arthur Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Gunhill
1012 East Gunhill Road
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Belvis
545 East 142nd Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Morrisania
1225 Gerard Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi
1400 Pelham Parkway South
NYC Health + Hospitals/Lincoln
234 East 149th Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/North Central Bronx
3424 Kossuth Ave
Manhattan:
NYC Health + Hospitals/ Gotham Health, Gouverneur
227 Madison Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/ Gotham Health, Sydenham
264 West 118th Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/Bellevue
462 First Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Harlem
506 Lenox Ave
NYC Health + Hospitals/Metropolitan
1901 First Ave
Queens:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Elmhurst
79-01 Broadway
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Queens
134-64 Springfield Blvd
St. Albans, NY 11413
NYC Health + Hospitals/Queens
82-68 164th Street
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Jackson Heights
34-33 Junction Boulevard
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Parsons
90-37 Parsons Boulevard
Staten Island:
NYC Health + Hospitals/Gotham Health, Vanderbilt
165 Vanderbilt Avenue