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BayCare has a variety of education and support information available for parents. We are here to help you learn more to help support your whole family.

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

St. Joseph's Children's Hospital

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Find a Pediatrician Near You

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Health & Wellness Resources

Health & Wellness Resources
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Prevention Tips

As a parent, there’s always something to worry about but, when you are armed with useful information, you can set your concerns aside to enjoy living life with your child. Here are some helpful safety and prevention tips from our BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center that you can use along the way.
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Classes and Programs

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Wellness and Safety Classes

BayCare Kids Wellness and Safety Center provides a wide range of education for adolescents, parents and caregivers at several convenient BayCare hospital locations.

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Community Health and Safety Programs

These programs, taught by our Wellness and Safety specialists, offer a range of age-appropriate, school-based lessons that encourage and empower children to develop healthy nutrition habits and vital safety skills.

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Special Events: Entertainment and Community Groups

When children are hospitalized they often miss out on fun, exciting activities at home. In order to help compensate for this and to simply brighten a child's day, the Child Life Department often schedules special events such as visiting and entertainment groups.

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Support

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Inpatient Education and Support

Child life specialists help teach and prepare children for procedures and diagnoses using developmentally appropriate language and teaching supplies such as photos, real medical equipment, medical dolls, or written material.

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Support Groups

Depending on your stage of need, St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital offers several different types of support for patients and families.

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Florida KidCare

Florida KidCare is affordable health insurance available to Florida's children, from newborns through age 18. Need assistance applying to Florida KidCare? We can help. Our team members can help you through the sign-up process.

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Wellness and Safety

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The Safety Store

The Safety Store, part of our Children’s Wellness and Safety Center, provides a comfortable environment for families to shop, learn and ask questions about how to keep children safe at home.

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St. Joseph's Children's Hospital Mobile Medical Clinic

Mobile Medical Clinic

The 40-foot bus is equipped with a waiting room, immunization safe storage, two exam rooms and necessary medical equipment to provide a wide range of pediatric services. 

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Safe Kids

St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital is the lead organization for the Safe Kids Greater Tampa Coalition. Safe Kids Greater Tampa leads the Tampa Bay community in preventing childhood injuries in the areas of bicycle, pedestrian, water, home and child passenger safety programs.

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