ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Health care provider

A health care provider is someone who helps you take care of your body when you get sick or need medical attention. Just like how your mommy or daddy tries to help make you feel better when you have cold or fever, a health care provider tries to help you feel better.

There are different kinds of health care providers:
- Doctors who take care of all kinds of medical problems
- Nurses who help doctors take care of you
- Dentists who take care of your teeth
- Therapists who help you feel better mentally and emotionally
- Pharmacists who give you medicine to make you feel better

They all work together to help you get better and stay healthy. When you go to see them, they might ask you some questions about how you are feeling, and they might check different parts of your body to see what might be wrong. Then they will tell you what you need to do to feel better.

It's important to go see your health care provider when you aren't feeling well so that you can get better as soon as possible!
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