ASTHMA
AND ALLERGIES
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases
www.niaid.nih.gov
General information on asthma from the American Academy of Allergy,
Asthma, and Immunology
http://www.aaaai.org/members/resources/initiatives/pediatricasthma.stm
My Child's Asthma
http://www.healthsmart.org/ibreathe/2_0_asthma/2_6_my_childs_asthma.htm
Living with asthma--parent guidelines on managing asthma
www.noattacks.org
The Girlfriends' Guide to Pediatric Eczema
www.myparentime.com/articles/articleS255.shtml
Eczema symptoms and treatment
www.cincinnatichildrens.org/health/info/skin/diagnose/eczema.htm
BEHAVIOR AND LEARNING PROBLEMS
ADHD: Overview and Theories on its Causes
www.healing-arts.org/children/ADHD
PBS program on ADHD
www.pbsorg/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/medicating
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Are children being overmedicated?
www.eurekalert.org/staticrel.php?view=adhd
Pediatric neurology, including ADHD, autism, Asperger's syndrome
www.pediatricneurology.com
CANCER
Sloan-Kettering's site for children and families with cancer.
www.mskcc.org/pediatric
Information about Give Kids the World Village, a resort for children
with life-threatening illnesses.
www.gktw.org
DEAFNESS AND COMMUNICATION DISORDERS
Consumer Web site for families looking for information about communication
disorders.
www.asha.org
Stuttering Foundation of America discusses treatment of stuttering.
www.stutterSFA.org
IMMUNIZATION
General information about vaccines and prevention of disease
www.cdc.gov
Information about the Vaccines for Children program
www.cdc.gov/nip/vfc
Vaccine Safety
www.cdc.gov/nip/vacsafe
What Parents Need to Know about Vaccination
www.aap.org/family/parents/vaccine.htm
Vaccine Adverse Event Reporting System, for reporting of problems
after immunization and for safety information about vaccines
www.vaers.org
MENTAL HEALTH
Child and Adolescent Bipolar Foundation
www.bpkids.org
Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance
www.DBSAlliance.org
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org
About teen depression
www.about-teen-depression.com
Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, including information on
warning signs, how to help children thinking of suicide, and help
hotlines.
www.yellowribbon.org
NUTRITION AND WEIGHT
General information on fitness, nutrition, and general preventative
care
www.discoveryhealth.com
Body mass index charts
www.cdc.gov/growth
The Food Guide Pyramid for Young Children
www.usda.gov/cnpp/kidspyra
PARENTING
General information on parenting.
www.rosemond.com
PEDIATRIC
SITES
The ABCs of Safe and Healthy Child Care
www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/abc/abc.htm
The American Academy of Pediatrics site contains a lot of information
about all aspects of pediatrics.
www.aap.org
Health resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child
Health bureau
www.mchb.hrsa.gov
Keep Kids Healthy
www.keepkidshealthy.com
Virtual Children's Hospital
www.vh.org
PRESCRIPTION DRUG PROGRAMS
These programs may offer help in obtaining certain medications for
patients who are medically indigent.
www.RxAssist.org
www.RxHope.com
www.themedicineprogram.com
www.NeedyMeds.com
SPECIAL NEEDS
Exceptional Family Resources, a local group with extensive experience
in working with children with special needs. You may contact them
at 315-478-1462 ext 320, or send an e-mail to:
klark@contactefr.org |
