Courses
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Preventing RSV Disease in Infants and Children
RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) can cause severe illness and death and is the leading cause of hospitalization among infants and older adults in the U.S. This short course provides guidelines about immunizing pregnant women, infants and older adults to protect vulnerable people from the potentially serious effects of RSV.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 12min
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Preventing Unintentional Injury: Birth through 20 Years
Learn to identify risk factors for unintentional injury in children and adolescents, provide age-appropriate anticipatory guidance and apply state law and best practices to prevent unintentional injury and death.
- Format
- CE/CME
- Credits
- 1.25
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Private Duty Nursing Services: An Introduction for Texas Health Steps Providers
Learn how to make appropriate referrals for medically necessary private duty nursing services for children and adolescents who are eligible for Texas Medicaid.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 13min
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Promoting Healthy Participation in Sports: Overview for Texas Health Steps Providers
Learn about the benefits of youth sports participation and how to integrate support for healthy physical activity, safety tips and injury prevention into Texas Health Steps medical checkups.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 16min
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Promoting Healthy Sleep for Children and Adolescents
Quiz yourself on healthy sleep habits and learn how your advice can help children and families develop better sleep hygiene.
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- Case Study
- Read Time
- 2min
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Promoting Healthy Sleep for Children and Adolescents
Sleep plays an important role in cognitive and psychosocial development. Learn how to assess for sleep disorders and assist families in creating and maintaining healthy sleep routines for infants, children and adolescents.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 13min
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Promoting Timely Adolescent HPV Vaccination
Why is the 11-year checkup the ideal time for HPV vaccination? Read on to learn more.
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- Case Study
- Read Time
- 2min
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Promoting Timely Pertussis Vaccinations
Take our quick quiz to test your knowledge of the importance and recommended timing of Tdap vaccination during pregnancy.
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- Case Study
- Read Time
- 3min
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Protecting Texas Mothers and Babies from Cytomegalovirus
There is no vaccine or cure for cytomegalovirus (CMV), the most common cause of congenital hearing loss. This tutorial provides guidelines about how to prevent CMV infection during pregnancy and how to provide support and resources for babies affected by the virus.
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- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 7min
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Providing Texas Health Steps Services in the Medical Home
Texas Health Steps is the comprehensive preventive health service for infants, children and adolescents who are enrolled in Texas Medicaid. The program’s key benefits are periodic medical and dental checkups provided in the medical home and dental home. This helpful overview explains the range of services, provider enrollment, attributes of the medical and dental home, and more.
- Format
- Quick Course
- Read Time
- 19min