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Health Check - August 2026

This month’s Health Check focuses on helping families prepare for a healthy school year. Dr. Bambi Hoefner, Pediatrics, shares the importance of scheduling a back-to-school health visit, including physicals, immunization reviews, and preventive care to help children stay healthy and ready to learn. The newsletter can be downloaded as a PDF.

Webinar Wednesday: Lunch, Learn, and Ask Questions

Webinar Wednesdays are complimentary, 30-minute educational sessions held once a month, typically on the first Wednesday. Each session runs from 12:00-12:30 p.m. and includes live Q&A with a Kelsey-Seybold physician.

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Wednesday, August 5, 2026 – Vaccines: How They Work and What's New!

Vaccines are one of the most important public health advances in history. In this webinar, Dr. Jessica Lanerie, Pediatrics, explains how vaccines work to protect your health, reviews their role in preventing disease, and answers audience questions.

Portrait of Jessica Lanerie, MD, FAAP, Pediatrics specialist at Kelsey-Seybold Clinic.

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August 2026 Webinar Wednesday

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Wednesday, September 2nd– All Work, No Play: Stress and Disease

Prioritize caring for your mental health. In this webinar, Dr. Xuyen Phan, Family Medicine, will review the physical and mental effects of stress on the body. She will define stress and discuss how to identify if stress is impacting your overall health. Dr. Phan will also answer audience questions.

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Employees can explore recordings of all past Webinar Wednesday sessions anytime.

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