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Press releases
Kaiser Permanente creates COVID-19 Social Health Playbook
October 13, 2020
Health care system provides model for screening patients for access to food, housing, and other essential factors for health.
Covid 19: Return to Sports Playbook
October 8, 2020
Kaiser Permanente today announced a multidisciplinary team of sports medicine physicians, infectious disease, and other specialists has developed and released comprehensive guidance for youth, high school, and collegiate athletes to return to sports safely during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Newsmakers
Jennifer Weiss, MD, offers tips for avoiding repetitive stress injuries in kids from remote learning
October 20, 2020
With more students jumping online for classes during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Permanente orthopedic surgeon joins experts on NBC News to discuss the risk of long-term injuries and recommends frequent stretching breaks for kids.
Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, discuss COVID-fueled childhood obesity trends
October 14, 2020
In an interview with USA Today, Imelda Dacones, MD, and Lisa Denike, MD, of Northwest Permanente say they expect to see increases in childhood obesity as months of pandemic stress eating, closed schools, stalled sports, and public space restrictions extend indefinitely.