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Calm
Calm is designed to help lower stress, reduce anxiety, and more. Available to Kaiser Permanente Washington members at no cost.
- The Daily Calm, exploring a fresh mindful theme each day
- More than 100 guided meditations
- Sleep Stories to soothe you into deeper and better sleep
- Video lessons on mindful movement and gentle stretching
- What are grief and grieving? Grief is a natural response to the loss of someone or something very important to you. The loss may cause sadness and may cause you to think of very little else besides the loss. The words sorrow and heartache are often used to describe feelings of grief. Grieving is the process of emotional...
- Inner strength is the ability to cope with the stressful situations in life. This is often called "resilience." Building inner strength begins with simple actions or thoughts that your child practices, such as planning for what to do next and learning to accept change. Inner strength can help a child face problems...
- Anesthesia is the use of medicines to control pain and keep a person comfortable. Anesthetics are used to numb a specific area of the body (local and regional anesthesia). Or they can cause a person to be unconscious and not have pain during a procedure such as surgery (general anesthesia). The types of anesthesia...
- Discusses decisions related to care near the end of life. Discusses choosing where to get care and what kind you want. Covers who will make decisions if you can't. Info on advance directives and need for durable power of attorney.
- Discusses cancer pain management. Discusses causes such as tumor pressing on bones or nerves. Covers types of cancer pain. Discusses treatment with medicine, surgery, radiation, and other treatments.
- Reviews the warning signs and risk factors for childhood violence. Provides tips for parents to help children and teens from becoming violent. Guides teens on managing their anger and what to do if they think another teen might become violent.
- Try the following comfort measures if your baby is hospitalized. Stay with your child, or visit often. Hold or touch your child. This will help your child get well, and it will make you feel better. It will also help you be more comfortable caring for your child when it's time to return home. Talk to your child. Take...
- What is healthy aging? Healthy aging means different things to different people. For many people it is being healthy enough to keep doing what they enjoy. How healthy you are as you get older depends on many things. These include your relationships and your family health history. If members of your family have health...
- Briefly discusses signs of abuse and how to find help. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers steps to take to keep yourself or someone else safe.
- A child's crying can be very upsetting, especially when you are trying to figure out what the cause is. If you can't find a cause for the crying, such as an injury, try comforting techniques. These include using a pacifier and rocking your baby gently. If your child is still crying after you've tried home treatment...
- Bullying is acting in ways that scare or harm another person. Kids who bully usually pick on someone who is weaker or more alone, and they repeat the actions over and over. Bullying can happen at school, on the bus, in the neighborhood, by text, or online. Using technology to bully is called cyberbullying. The types of...
- Shock is a life-threatening condition. Immediate medical care can make the difference between life and death. Adults and older children usually have several symptoms of shock, including: Passing out (losing consciousness). Feeling very dizzy or lightheaded, like you may pass out. Feeling very weak or having trouble...
- Briefly discusses fever seizures (also called fever convulsions) caused by a rapid rise in body temperature in a short period of time. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
- Looks at illness that causes extreme mood swings, ranging from mania (feeling overly energetic) to depression. Also called manic-depressive disorder. Covers treatment with counseling and medicines like mood stabilizers, antipsychotics, and antidepressants.
- Crying is your baby's first way of communicating with you. This is how he or she lets you know about having a wet diaper, being hot or cold, or wanting to be fed. Teething, a recent shot, constipation, or a diaper rash can cause a baby to cry. Once your baby's need is met, the crying usually stops. However, some young...
- A lot of people bottle-feed their babies. Sometimes it's a personal decision. Sometimes there's a medical reason, like HIV infection or certain cancer treatments. Many adoptive parents bottle-feed. You can bottle-feed using breast milk or formula. Formula can provide all the calories and nutrients your baby needs in the...
- Briefly discusses feelings of anger, hostility, and violence. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers tips on how to manage feelings of anger or hostility and avoid violence.
- What is a spinal cord injury? A spinal cord injury (SCI) is damage to the spinal cord. The spinal cord is a soft bundle of nerves that goes from the base of the brain to the lower back. It runs through the spinal canal, a tunnel formed by holes in the bones of the spine. The bony spine helps protect the spinal cord. The...
- Briefly discusses sexual abuse and sexual assault and how to find help. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers steps to take to get help.
- What is colic? All babies cry, but sometimes a baby will cry for hours at a time, no matter what you do. This extreme type of crying in a baby between 3 weeks and 3 months of age is called colic. Although it is upsetting for parents and caregivers, colic is normal for some babies. Doctors usually diagnose colic when a...
- Guides through decision to receive CPR (cardiopulmonary resuscitation) and mechanical ventilation. Describes the procedures and discusses risks and benefits of each. Includes interactive tool to help you make your decision.
- Briefly discusses types of cold temperature exposure and related symptoms. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
- Briefly discusses causes of coughs in children, including common cold, bronchitis, pneumonia, asthma, allergies, choking, and chemicals in the air. Offers interactive tool to help decide when to seek care. Also offers home treatment tips.
- Thinking about change, planning for change, and making your change happen all take work. Keeping a change going can be just as hard. It takes time to make it your new "normal." And you can expect to have a few tough times. Here are some things you can do to help make a change part of your new lifestyle. Keep your change...
- Children need about 9 to 14 hours of sleep each night, depending on their age. Teens need about 8 to 10 hours of sleep each night. A good night's sleep helps your child to grow, to form memories, and to learn. Sleep helps your child stay alert and focused at school and at play. Children who don't get enough sleep over...
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