CHaD Matters

Staying safe on summer wheels
The Injury Prevention Center shares important tips for staying safe on bicycles, scooters, rollerblades and skateboards.

Bonnie Lau, MD, PhD, Awarded $200,000 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Research Grant
Bonnie Lau, MD, PhD, a pediatric hematologist/oncologist at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (CHaD) has received a 2021 Hyundai Hope on Wheels Young Investigator Award.

Preventing Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
The Injury Prevention Center at the Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock (ChaD), in partnership with Safe Kids New Hampshire, offers these tips to both prevent and identify carbon monoxide in your home.

Addressing Adolescent Mental Health: How Parents Can Take Action
Child Psychiatrist Steven C. Schlozman, MD, shares ways to combat the mental health struggles of adolescents especially during the ongoing pandemic.

Return to Exercise after COVID-19
As students return to school, parents of children who had contracted COVID-19 may have concerns about their child participating in physical education, organized sports or moderate/vigorous play.

Bringing Babies Home Sooner: New Program Transforms ICN Experience
"Hope Grows at Home" reduces time spent in the hospital for preterm babies.

Navigating the Anxiety of Returning to School
As part of our "Head's Up: Coping through COVID-19" virtual roundtables, a group of panelists discuss the excitement and anxiety shared by students, parents and teachers as children return to the classroom.

Running for Childhood Health: Finding Our Stride Supports CHaD HERO
This free running program Finding Our Stride works to improve fitness, boost self-esteem and encourage teamwork among its participants.

Social Work Team Joins CHaD
Dedicated social workers in the pediatric inpatient units and outpatient clinics support CHaD patients and families as they navigate the psychosocial parts of their often complex medical care.

Our Patients. Their Stories. Sierra Longmoore
Called "The Miracle" by her family, with help of DHART and CHaD providers Sierra survived a traumatic brain injury from a car accident.