Your Hometown Doc is a new health column featured on Noozhawk . You will find articles about health and fitness with a splash of Santa Barbara and a dash of dad humor. Teens, Screens and Social Media Stop and Smell the Baby Toes - Being Mindful of Milestones Antibiotics versus Chicken Soup Strive for 95: Building Immunity in our Community Be Cool, Succeed in School Don't Let Summer Be a Bummer - Tips are Here to Prevent Swimmer's Ear Fun in the Sun - Tips for Safely Enjoying Sunny Santa Barbara Are you an 'Appoholic'? Tips for Parents, Teens Who Might Be Addicted to Phones Be My Hero - Get your Flu Vaccine and become a Floo Fighter What Parents need to know about E-Cigarettes Teens, Parents, Doctors and Educators Fuming Over Local Trends in Teen Vaping Small changes can equal big changes in weight loss using calorie math What you need to know about social distancing and flattening the curve Coronavirus numbers will soar - It's scary, but we will be okay Bringing home your newborn baby during the COVID-19 Pandemic Protecting your Tribe from COVID-19 Choice between letter grade, credit is best remedy for an ailing school year Telehealth - A modern take on the Old-fashioned house call What you need to do about COVID-19 contact tracing, isolation and quarantine We can all be 'Masked and Mighty' Superheroes in the fight against COVID-19 Rolling up our sleeves to help seniors get COVID-19 vaccinesPrescription for a healthy classroom in the COVID-19 era Maximizing mask fit, filtration and comfort to combat COVID-19