KEEPING KIDS HEALTHY is an innovative show designed to provide parents and caregivers of children with the knowledge and support they need to make well-informed decisions about their child's health. The series is moderated by Winnie King, M.D., a practicing board-certified emergency room physician and an engaging and experienced television host. Medical issues are introduced by both medical specialists and the parents and children who are living with them.

Each half-hour episode of covers one or two health care issues drawn from a broad range of topics, including physical issues such as disease, nutrition and fitness, but also psycho-social issues such as behavior, safety and emotional well-being. Segments address topics ranging from heart defects, breastfeeding, teens on kidney dialysis and the obesity/diabetes connection, to teen suicide, behavioral limits and disaster preparedness for children. Special segments direct viewers to relevant books, organizations, Web sites and phone numbers and provide community members with additional information.

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WINNIE KING, M.D.
Host

Born in Albany, Georgia, Winnie King began her higher education studies at Montgomery College in Rockville, Maryland, earning an Associate's Degree. She then earned a Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Hood College in Frederick, Maryland. Further interested in health services, she continued her education at Howard University in Washington D.C., where she earned a Degree of Medical Doctor and completed her residency training in emergency medicine. She was later awarded a Ph.D. in Science from Hood College.

Dr. King began her broadcasting career as a medical reporter for WMAR-TV in Baltimore. That led to her becoming full-time health editor and reporter for KCBS-TV in Los Angeles. She also appeared as medical expert and health reporter on the George and Alana syndicated talk show, starring George Hamilton and Alana Stewart.

With her extensive medical and journalistic experience, Dr. King was given the chance to host her own program, Women and Children First, on the America's Health Network, based in Orlando, Florida. She then joined the program, Speaking of Women's Health, on the Lifetime cable television network, as one of its co-hosts. She now also hosts another program on Lifetime called What Should You Do?

Dr. King has been the recipient of numerous awards for medical journalism, including awards from the American Diabetes Association, the American Society for Aesthetic Plastic Surgery and the American College of Emergency Physicians.

She is board certified in emergency medicine and has practiced in the emergency departments of hospitals in Maryland and Washington, D.C. She is currently an attending physician at Florida Hospital Centra Care in Orlando.

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