Family Health

Families are the basic building blocks of our community. And because every community can only be as strong as its foundation, it stands to reason that we need healthy families to create a safe and healthy environment in which our children can play, learn and grow into caring and successful adults. As part of that process, UPMC Hamot's goals include promoting optimal child development and preventive care during early childhood; enhancing parenting skills and parent-child bonding and interaction; improving family functioning by teaching problem-solving skills, building trusting relationships and improving family support systems; and reducing undesirable health outcomes such as poor immunization rates, child abuse and neglect, and repeat teenage pregnancies.