{"id":18092,"date":"2023-05-23T16:52:32","date_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:52:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/?p=18092"},"modified":"2023-05-23T16:55:20","modified_gmt":"2023-05-23T20:55:20","slug":"teddy-goes-to-school-helps-alleviate-kids-fears-of-going-to-the-hospital-and-doctor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/2023\/05\/teddy-goes-to-school-helps-alleviate-kids-fears-of-going-to-the-hospital-and-doctor\/","title":{"rendered":"\u201cTeddy Goes to School\u201d Helps Alleviate Kids\u2019 Fears of Going to the Hospital and Doctor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, more than 100 kindergarten students at the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy took part in a special program to learn what it\u2019s like to visit the doctor or hospital. As part of Cooper University Health Care\u2019s \u201cTeddy Goes to School\u201d program, each child received a special stuffed bear and circulated among various stations with health care professionals and real medical equipment to help the bears receive treatment for sore paws, painful ears, and shortness of breath, and to receive immunizations.\u00a0The goal of program is to help children learn about common medical procedures and alleviate their fears of visiting the hospital or doctor.<\/p>\n<p>The program, originally called \u201cTeddy Goes to Cooper,\u201d formerly invited students to the hospital for the teaching sessions. Post-COVID, the Teddy program now makes visits directly to Camden elementary schools.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18096\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-2-900x1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18097\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-School-1-900x1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-18098\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1512\" height=\"2016\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5.jpg 1512w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/blogs.cooperhealth.org\/weeklyrounds\/files\/2023\/05\/Teddy-Goes-to-school-5-900x1200.jpg 900w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1512px) 100vw, 1512px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This morning, more than 100 kindergarten students at the KIPP Cooper Norcross Academy took part in a special program to learn what it\u2019s like to visit the doctor or hospital. 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