Patient
Education
Concerned parents can find a wide variety of useful medical information on the internet.
Here are a few links to topics we believe are important.
Alaska Department of Health and Social Services, Section of Epidemiology
Recommended Vaccination Schedule for Ptarmigan Pediatrics patients
— the schedule we follow at our clinic
National Vaccine Program — includes national immunization schedules and “why immunize” articles
Alaska State Immunization Schedule
Birth to 6 years
7 to 18 years
Immunization Action Coalition — personal stories about dealing with vaccine-preventable diseases, lots of general vaccine information
Institute for Vaccine Safety — addresses safety concerns and research projects
The President’s Challenge
Healthy Living
Healthy Weight for Children and Teens
American Academy of Pediatrics
The Game Closet — Kid activities that encourage healthy lifestyles
Kitchen Guide: Food Allergy Information — A fairly comprehensive article with links to other food allergy articles and websites.
Women, Infants and Children (WIC) – Family Nutrition Programs — Alaska information
Local info: Wasilla WIC phone number: 907-376-4080
Breast-feeding
– Womenshealth.gov
– Parents.com
– Babycenter.com
Parents.com — list of recalls by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Poison Control
Safety for Kids in Alaska – Safety Bear from the Alaska State Troopers
Alaska Kids – a state-sponsored website for kid safety with other links
Alaska Kid’s Guide for Busy Parents
View places to Exercise in the Mat-Su Valley Here
Places to Exercise in the Mat-Su Valley (# Has kid-friendly options)
- Alaska Club # — Wasilla facility has swimming pool with slide, Palmer and Wasilla (376-3300) — www.alaskaclub.com
- Peak Fitness — Palmer (746-3305) — www.PeakFitnessOnLine.net
- Denai Fitness — Wasilla (373-3488)
- AT&T Sports Center # — between Palmer and Wasilla (746-7529) —www.attsportscenter.com
- Edge Fitness — Mile 1.5 on KGB (376-3343)
- Body Renew Alaska — Wasilla (336-BODY) — www.bodyrenewalaska.com
- Curves (women only) — Wasilla (357-2878) — Palmer (746-4221) — Blake (892-2348)
- Wasilla Sports Complex # — ice rink and walking track — www.cityofwasilla.com
- Wasilla and Palmer Pools # in high schools —ww1.matsugov.us/CommunityDevelopment
- Brett and Palmer Ice Rink # — same website as pools
- Blue Mountain Yoga — 745-9050 — www.YogaAlaska.com
- Excercise Equipment — Sears, Fred Meyer, Walmart, Play It Again Sports, CraigsList