Children's Health

Better Than a Fruit Snack!

Ditch those sugary and artificial fruit snacks and start packing fresh fruit salads in your child’s lunchbox! While fruits are naturally high in sugars, it’s all-natural and unprocessed sugars. They are also packed full...

As Sweet as a Peach

Have you ever heard the phrase, “As sweet as a peach?” While peaches are naturally quite sweet, did you know that many companies that sell pre-sliced and packaged peach cups add in a lot of sugar? Some brands of fruit cu...

Ditch Those Capri Suns!

It’s lunchtime. Your child slams back a couple of Capri Suns, and by the time they get back to class, they’re buzzing. You may not have thought about it when you packed their lunch that morning, but a single Strawberry K...

Back to School Tips

It's time for school! Here are some tips on how to start the year right!

Backpack Safety Everyone has to carry a backpack, but you want to make sure that the backpack that your child may be using is big enough to carry all of their school supplies, and is easy (and healthy) to carry around al...

We Treat Sports Injuries!

Around 1.5 million student-athletes suffer from sports-related injuries every year and are taken to various emergency and urgent care departments in the US. The sport that does the most damage to those playing it, though...

Playground Safety!

Children love to run around and have fun, especially when visiting a playground. They can be reckless, but not every risk to them comes from acting wild and having fun. Keep Children Within Sight At All Times -There are...

How Much is too Much?

Over the Counter Medicine for Children

Even though many of them act like it, kids aren’t mini adults. Many over the counter medicines grown-ups can take— even ones you may have thought were safe— aren’t good for children! We spoke with Dr. Paul Meredith M.D.,...

Not All Fun and Games- Sports Injuries

Sports. They’re all fun and games until someone gets hurt. And people get hurt all the time. Sometimes it’s a simple injury, just a sprained ankle, but it can be something severe, like tearing your anterior cruciate liga...

Playground Safety

Children love to run around and have fun, especially when visiting a playground. They can be reckless, but not every risk to them comes from acting wild and having fun. Keep Children Within Sight At All Times -There are...

Sports Physicals $35

School has started, and with school comes sports! And with sports, comes the athletics physical. HealthCARE Express is offering sports physicals at all of our clinic for only $35! There’s no need to make an appointment,...