Children's Health
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First Choices
Children's Health at Doernbecher'shttp://www.ohsu.edu/health/clinics-and-services/doernbecher/
MEDLINEplus: Child and Teen Health Topicshttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childandteenhealth.html
MEDLINEplus: Children's Healthhttp://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenshealth.html
healthfinder: Just for You: Kidshttp://healthfinder.gov/kids/
heathfinder: Just for You: Infantshttp://www.healthfinder.gov/justforyou/justforyou.asp?KeyWordID=167&branch=1
NOAH: Child Healthhttp://www.noah-health.org/en/healthy/children/
Other Sites
AACAP Facts for Families: American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatryhttp://www.aacap.org/page.ww?section=Facts+for+Families&name=Facts+for+Families
A collection of parent handouts on behavioral, developmental, and psychiatric issues. It is available in four languages - English, Spanish, French and German. Topics include medication, adoption, grief, sexual abuse, etc. Recommended by the Americ an Academy of Pediatrics.
American Academy of Pediatricshttp://www.aap.org
This site provides links to articles and information from the AAP.
Bright Futureshttp://www.brightfutures.org/
This wonderful site tell you what you should expect from your children's health visits at all ages. You can also read articles on nutrition, oral health, and mental health for all ages.
Childcare Awarehttp://childcareaware.org/en/
Find quality childcare in your area.
Children's Hospital Medical Center of Akron, Ohiohttps://www.akronchildrens.org/cms/site/c74d2a231ea1285f/index.html
This wonderful site has a collection of advice sheets for parents called "Tips to Grow By." There tip sheets for every stage of your child's development, from infant to teenager.
Cincinatti Children's Hospital Medical Centerhttp://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/Health_Topics/default.htm
A patient education site with illustrated discussions/instructions on common and uncommon pediatric diseases, surgery, procedures, diagnostic tests, medications, home care and general health.
Divorcework.comhttp://www.divorcework.com/
This site provides information that focuses on protecting children from harm during a divorce.
familydoctor.org: Childrenhttp://familydoctor.org/cgi-bin/familydoc.pl?op=search&query=Children
Read health handouts on many different health issues appropriate for children.
Family Villagehttp://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu
A large collection of resources for families of children with disabilities and special needs. It contains an extensive list of disabling childhood conditions, parent programs, online books, equipment companies, bulletin boards, and chat rooms.
First Candle/SIDS Alliancehttp://www.firstcandle.org/
Information on sudden infant death syndrome.
HealthWorld Online: Healthy Childhttp://www.healthy.net/clinic/dandc/child/index.asp
Read articles on alternative therapies, self care, and natural health from this alternative health site.
InteliHealth: Children's Healthhttp://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/WSIHW000/20722/20722.html?k=tnavx9105x20722
This is a wonderful site full of articles on all aspects of children's health.
KidsHealthhttp://KidsHealth.org/
This site has separate sections for parents, kids and teens. It offers lots of good information in ways that are appropriate for each age group.
Kids' Turn: A Non-Profit Organization to Help Kids and Parents Through Divorcehttp://www.kidsturn.org/index.html
Activities for kids and articles for parents on how to handle divorce.
MayoClinic.com: Baby's Health Centerhttp://www.mayoclinic.com/findinformation/conditioncenters/centers.cfm?objectid=000CD87D-6215-1B37-8D7E80C8D77A0000
This site provides articles, questions and answers about children's and family health.
Resource Guide on Children's Environmental Healthhttp://www.cehn.org/cehn/resourceguide/rghome.html
Learn about poisons and environmental hazards and how to keep children safe from them.
Virtual Pediatric Hospital: A digital library of pediatric health informationhttp://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/
This site includes links to pediatric textbooks, lots of health information specifically about kids and teens.
For Kids
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunologyhttp://www.aaaai.org/patients/just4kids/default.stm
Play games and do puzzles that will help you learn to manage your allergies and asthma.
BAM! Body and Mindhttp://www.bam.gov/
Play games, take fun quizzes, and learn about staying fit and healthy.
BrainsRule!http://www.brainsrule.com/
Learn how your brain works.
CancerSourceKids.comhttp://www.CancerSourceKids.com/kids.cfm?usertypeid=1
If you have cancer, or have a brother or sister with cancer, this site can answer some of your questions. You can even play games and check out the coloring book.
FDA Kids Homepagehttp://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/
This is a fun page where kids can learn about food safety, animals, and play games.
KidsClick: Health and Well Beinghttp://sunsite.berkeley.edu/kidsclick!/topheal.html
This site, developed by librarians especially for kids, provides child-safe and quality health links that are appropriate for children.
KidsHealth - For Kidshttp://KidsHealth.org/kid/
Kids can learn about growing up, dealing with feelings, staying healthy, and they can also play games.
Smart-Mouth.orghttp://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html
Fun games and video clips about nutrition.
The Virtual Bodyhttp://www.medtropolis.com/vbody.asp
Learn about the body and see pictures of the brain, your organs, your heart, and more!
Your Gross & Cool Bodyhttp://yucky.kids.discovery.com/flash/body/
Kids, you will love this page! Learn more about all those gross body things that make your body work!
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