The Great Outdoors

Fun in the Sun… and the Wind, Rain and Snow!

As parents, it’s our job to teach our kids about the wonders of the great outdoors. It’s also important to keep them healthy and safe so they can get the most out of their outdoor experiences.

DrGreene’s Great Outdoors Topic Center is filled with information about preparing for your outdoor adventures. It’s also a great place to visit if you have questions about water safety, sun safety, bee stings or vacationing with kids, as well as identifying poison oak, ivy and sumac.

Family Outdoor Challenge
- Ticks
  Ticks are a family of bloodsucking arachnids. They are related to mites, such as those that cause »
- Mosquito Bites
  When the mosquito stabs her needle-like mouthparts through the skin of her victim, she injects her saliva -- ...»
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Children and Exercise
- Obesity
  Obesity, or over-nutrition, is the generalized accumulation of fat both beneath the skin and throughout the body. ...»
- Heat Stroke
  Heat stroke is very serious. A person's temperature rises over 104 degrees and he or she has an altered mental ...»
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Vacationing with Kids
- Tuberculosis
  Tuberculosis, or TB, is a disease caused by bacteria called Mycobacterium tuberculosis. It can infect ...»
- Tetanus
  Tetanus, also called lockjaw, is caused by a toxin created by a bacterium found in the soil. When this germ gets ...»
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Outdoor Winter Fun
- Sunburn
  Sunburn is visible radiation damage to the skin. Most of the damage is caused by UVB radiation, although UVA ...»
- Sprains
  Strains are injuries to muscles, or to the tendons that connect muscles to bones. Strains may happen near joints, ...»
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Outdoor Summer Fun
- New: skin damage starts with your child’s first summer
  It’s taken a long time for science to quantify what mothers have always known: the skin of babies and toddlers is ...»
- Swimmer’s Ear
  Swimmer's ear is an infection of the skin that lines the ear canal. A waxy, water-resistant coating usually ...»
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Swimming and Pool Safety
- Urinary Tract Infection – Cystitis
  Infections of the urinary tract are common in young children. Bacteria may enter the urinary tract from the ...»
- Giardia Lamblia
  Giardia is a tiny single-celled parasite with a whip-like tail. It infects the GI tract of humans and many other ...»
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Sports
- Nosebleeds
  Blood can flow from the nose for many reasons, most of which are not serious. Moreover, the amount of blood lost ...»
- Fractures
  A fracture is a break in a bone. There are many different types of fractures and they can behave quite ...»
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Heat Injuries
- Respiratory Distress
  Respiratory distress is the name given whenever a child’s respiratory system is in danger of not being able to ...»
- Dehydration
  If we don’t have enough body water, or if the concentration of electrolytes in that water gets out of balance, we ...»
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Sun Safety
- Rickets
  Babies who do not get enough or produce enough vitamin D can develop rickets, the failure of developing bones to ...»
- Miliaria
  Miliaria is a very common skin condition in newborns. The pores of their immature sweat glands plug easily, ...»
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Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac
- Poison Oak, Poison Ivy and Poison Sumac
  It's Monday morning. You've had a wonderful weekend playing with your kids and your dog, romping through the ...»
Avoiding and Treating Bee Stings
- Treating Bee Stings
  Did you know that bee stings have been a nuisance long enough to have appeared in prehistoric cave paintings in ...»
- Treatment of Bee Stings
  Although systemic reactions occur in about 3% of children who are stung by bees, and anaphylactic shock can ...»
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Ticks and Lyme Disease
- Lyme Disease
  Lyme disease has been found in 49 of the 50 United States. It is the most common disease caused by a bite in the ...»
- Lyme Disease 101
  Lyme disease was first brought to medical attention in 1975, when two mothers living in Lyme, Connecticut became ...»
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Mosquitos and West Nile Virus
- Arboviruses
  The arboviruses (arthropod-borne viruses) are a group of viruses that are spread by mosquitoes, ticks, or sand ...»
- Blocking Mosquitoes and Ticks 2010
  Five bug repellents scored high marks for preventing bites, and another did ...»
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Fun in the Sun… and the Wind, Rain and Snow!

Family Outdoor Challenge

Children and Exercise

Vacationing with Kids

Outdoor Winter Fun

Outdoor Summer Fun

Swimming and Pool Safety

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Heat Injuries

Sun Safety

Poison Ivy, Oak and Sumac

Avoiding and Treating Bee Stings

Ticks and Lyme Disease

Mosquitos and West Nile Virus

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