Health Info & Resources

Backpacks come in all sizes, colors, fabrics, and shapes and help kids of all ages express their own personal sense of style. And when used properly, they're incredibly handy. As practical as backpacks are, though, they can strain muscles and joints and may cause back pain if they're too heavy or are used incorrectly. Here's how to help kids find the right backpack.

Has your child had a dental cleaning within the past 6 months? APS has recently teamed up with Public Health Dental Hygienist - Polished LLC. Click the link to learn more about them!

If you have specific questions, please feel free to contact Ellen with Polished Dental. Their flyer can be found HERE.

Primary Care Physicians (PCP) Office Contact Information

Do you not have health insurance?

The Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) is a federally funded community health center that has funding to provide care for underserved populations. 

The closest Community Health Center is located right in Haverhill, MA. View their website here: https://glfhc.org/.

Pettengill House, Inc.

If you require assistance with obtaining health insurance for your child and/or family, please contact the following to complete an application for health care coverage:

Pettengill House, Inc.

Pettengill House is a non profit community social service agency located in Amesbury on 21 Water Street, Suite 4A. 

Phone: 978-463-8801

Community Health Center

The Greater Lawrence Family Health Center (GLFHC) is a federally funded community health center that has funding to provide care for underserved populations. 

The closest Community Health Center is located right in Haverhill, MA. View their website here: https://glfhc.org/.

"One of the toughest things to tell a child is that someone close to them has died - especially when we are grieving, too. We can struggle to find the right words, and worry about how the loss will affect them. But while grief can scare and surprise us, there is no right or wrong way to grieve, or an appropriate amount of emotion to feel."

~ Molly Hagan, Staff Writer from Child Mind Institute.

Child Mind Institute

From CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/parents/children/index.html

From CDC: https://www.cdc.gov/parents/teens/index.html

Here's a great PDF Fact Sheet from the National Institute of Mental Health on feeling stressed out, what it looks like, and what you can do about it.

I'm So Stressed Out!