Dr. Avika Dixit and Dr. Julie Stark join us for this month's podcast. We start with health news about school-based interventions for childhood obesity. We continue our discussion on childhood obesity in the main segment talking about 5- 2-1-0: a simple tool for prevention of childhood obesity. Our parenting tip this month is about ensuring safety of teens on the internet and social media websites. In our second main segment we discuss car seat safety. Finally, we have this month's medical trivia question and the answer to last month's question."

Topic -- Time at which Segment Begins

Health News - Obesity Prevention in Schools -- 1:35
5-2-1-0 Healthy Living Tool -- 5:32
Parenting Tips - Internet and Social Media Safety -- 11:08
Car Seat Safety -- 14:43
Medical Trivia -- 19:40

For more information about topics discussed in this program follow these links:

Maine Department of Public Health Childhood Obesity Prevention Program

Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston

AAP’s HealthyChildren.org

CDC’s Motor Vehicle Safety Section

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Kids Healthcast Episode 35