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The amount of medical information on the internet is growing
exponentially. Unfortunately, many medical-oriented web sites are poorly
organized or out of date. Even more importantly, many sites are
written by people who are NOT experts or who are NOT practitioners of what we
would consider reliable medicine, and medical web sites are not regulated by
ANYONE.
Nevertheless, we understand that the internet can be a valuable
resource. So, with that in mind, we have included a collection of links to web pages
that we believe to be from reliable sources. We have tried to include
only links with valid information, but we can not screen each web site
completely, and a web site's content can change at any time. Always
remember that nothing can take the place of a conversation with your
pediatrician, and we are glad to answer questions over the telephone. More links will be added periodically.
If you find a link that doesn't work, please let us know by
clicking HERE.
Click on a topic to jump to a particular section:
Asthma/Allergies
Breastfeeding
 | La Leche League - This
organization is "dedicated to providing education, information,
support, and encouragement to women who want to breastfeed." It
contains a great deal of information and resources (including articles, FAQs,
and the ability to send in questions that will be answered by email) for
women who are interested in breastfeeding. |
Diabetes
| American Diabetes Association -
This site contains a wealth of information on the association and on
diabetes, itself. There's an extensive section that discusses diabetes,
intended for people with the disease, their families, and even teachers
of students with diabetes. There are sections in Spanish and also on
pets with diabetes. It also has links to other sites that deal with
this disease. |
| Kids Learn About
Diabetes - A site for kids with diabetes written by kids with
diabetes. It has a tutorial on the disease, written in
easy-to-understand language. |
| Children With Diabetes
- This is also geared toward kids and their families, but is more
extensive. If you want more information than you find at "Kids
Learn...", try here. |
Disabilities
Dentistry
| American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
- This site answers questions you may have about the care of your child's
teeth and has a search function that helps you find a pediatric dentist in
your area. |
Drugs and Alcohol
Eating Disorders
General Health Information
| Kid's Growth and Teen
Growth - These sites offer everything from parenting tips to information
about various illnesses and health problems that apply to young children and
teenagers, respectively. The Teen Growth site is specifically designed
for teens to surf for themselves. |
| TV Turnoff Network - Organizers of
National Turn-off TV Week, this organization's goal is to get people to do
more constructive things with their time than watch TV. It has
interesting statistics like: number of minutes per week that the
average child age 2-11 spends watching television - 1,197 vs. minutes spent in
meaningful conversation with parents - 38.5. |
| The University
of Michigan C.S. Mott Children's Hospital - A very thorough index
of children's health topics. |
| HealthyChildren.org
- A brand new (the site is still in "beta") website from the American
Academy of Pediatrics. It is full of very helpful information for
children of all ages including teens. Check it out!
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Health Plans
Nutrition
| School Lunches
 | Healthy School Lunch
Campaign - This site contains information on the nutritional value
of school lunches (often quite poor) and what can be done to improve the
situation. |
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| Calcium
| 3aDay - This web site discusses ways
to help include enough calcium in your child's diet by encouraging kids to
eat 3 servings of dairy per day. |
| Milk Matters -
This site contains more information about the importance of calcium in
your child's diet. It discusses reasons why more than half of our
young children and 85 percent of teenagers do not get enough calcium in
their diet. |
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Safety
| General Safety Information
| The Injury Prevention
Program (TIPP) - A program of the American Academy of Pediatrics
with safety information pages that apply to specific age groups of
children and with a monthly article on a safety topic |
| Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Links
 | Home Page |
| The
Further Adventures of Kidd Safety - A kid-oriented area with
educational games that focus on safety |
| Recalls
- Monthly lists of products that have been recalled and links to
sites that follow recalls of automobiles, car seats, and other
products not under the CPSC's jurisdiction. You may also sign
up to receive free updates on recalls by e-mail by sending a message
to listproc@cpsc.gov with
"join CPSCINFO-L" in the message area. |
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| National Safe Kids
Campaign - This is a non-profit
organization dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood
injury. |
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| Automobile Safety
| Child Passenger
Safety - Information on car seats, air bags, etc. from the National
Highway Traffic Safety Administration |
| Seatcheck - This site has car
seat information, including where to go to have your car seat inspected
and to learn how to install it properly. |
| American Academy of
Pediatrics - Car Safety Seats, A Guide for Families |
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| Handgun Safety - Brady Center to Prevent
Gun Violence
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site contains information on gun control laws, statistics, and how to
ensure your family is safe from the dangers of firearms in the
home. An interesting statistic found here: a gun kept in the
home is 22 times more likely to be used in an unintentional shooting (4
times), a criminal assault or homicide (7 times), or an attempted or
completed suicide (11 times) than to be used to injure or kill in
self-defense. |
| Report
Cards - This section has report cards on gun control and safety for
each state. |
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| Poisonings
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Scoliosis
| Spine-Health
- This page gives general information on scoliosis. |
SIDS
| First Candle/SIDS Alliance - This site has
information about SIDS, including possible causes, ways to prevent SIDS, and
resources for families of children who have died of SIDS. |
Travel
| CDC's Travel Page
- A list of vaccinations/precautions to take for traveling to any country or
region, provided by the Center's for Disease Control and Prevention. |
Vaccinations
Violence
West Nile Virus
Date this page was last changed:
05/26/2011
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