This activity is part of the Frankly Speaking with Dr. Frank Domino podcast series.

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Limit Screen Time to Increase Physical Activity - Frankly Speaking EP 289Guest: Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP
Music Credit: Richard Onorato

Excessive screen time has been associated with numerous adverse health outcomes. Join us for a look at a fascinating new study that explores how limiting screen time can increase physical activity in children. Listen to this brief podcast before you counsel your next patient on how screen time can affect their children’s (and their) health.

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Release Date: 8/15/2022

Expiration Date: 8/15/2024

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  • Summarize the negative effects of recreational screen time, especially in children
  • Describe how screen time affects physical activity
     

     

 

Faculty

Frank J. Domino, MD

Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health,
University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA

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alan ehrlich

Alan M. Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP

Associate Professor of Family Medicine and Community Health, University of Massachusetts Medical School,
Executive Editor, DynaMed 

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Frank J. Domino, MD

Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

Alan Ehrlich, MD, FAAFP

Has disclosed no relevant financial relationships. 

 

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Limit Screen Time to Increase Physical Activity - Frankly Speaking EP 289

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