Health Maintenance of Infants, Children and Adolescents
Our providers are trained to take care for children and youth of all ages, from birth through puberty and into young adulthood. All are experienced in well child care and pride themselves on providing not only good medical care but anticipatory care, developmental screening, patient and parent education.
Adolescent and Young Adult Medicine
Our providers are also trained to care for adolescents, young adults, and their particular and unique problems of growing and transitioning into adulthood. Several of our providers have extra training to care for adolescents including both their medical care and their emotional and educational care.
Educational Issues
many of our providers have a special interest and experience with many types of educational issues. We provide care for children with a variety of difficulties, such as ADHD, autism, behavioral, developmental and learning issues. We are also able to review outside educational and psychological testing of our patients. We are able to provide advice and assistance for many concerns, such as the need for special educational services, educational rights and intervention plans.
Obesity
Obesity is a national epidemic that threatens our childrens’ health. PANF now offers nutritional services through a registered dietician trained at the MGH Weight Center.
Medical Home
Medical Home is a concept started and encouraged by the American Academy of Pediatrics but so far adopted by only a few practices. Medical Home is not only a place, the office where your provider practices, it is more importantly an attitude by which an entire office works together to identify, access, and coordinate the social, emotional, and medical needs of their patients.
