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Multilingual Patient Education Resources
*Note: Individual materials have not been evaluated but are believed to
come from reliable sources.
AACAP -
Facts for Families in Espanol, Deutsch, Francaise, Polish |
AAFP - Pamphlets in Spanish
| Canadian
Pediatric Society - Caring for Kids (French) |
CDC - Health Topics A-Z en
Espanol |
El Proyecto
de Informacion en Espanol - The Spanish Materials Project |
EthnoMed - Patient Education Resources |
FDA - Easy-to-Read
Spanish-language Brochures |
Health Canada - Health Information in English and French |
Healthfinder En Espanol
| Health On the Net Foundation -
HONselect | Hmong Health Website
| Johns Hopkins University -
Reproductive Health Online |
MedlinePlus - En Espanol |
Merck
Manual of Medical Information - Spanish Home Edition |
National Cancer Institute -
Spanish Resources | National Institutes
of Health - Spanish | NOAH -
Spanish version |
Planned
Parenthood En Espanol |
University of Gent - Multilingual Glossary |
University of Melbourne - Australian Transcultural Mental Health Network
|
University of Utah - Spanish Materials Project |
Utah Consumer Health
Information Network - 24 Language Project
Adolescent Medicine - Pregnancy and
Reproduction
AACAP - Parenting: Preparing for Adolescence |
AAP - Common Health Problems in College Students |
AAP - Stress Management for College Students |
ACOG - Teens: You and Your Sexuality |
ACOG - Your First Ob-Gyn Visit |
Caring for Kids - Learning About Sexual Health |
CDC Women's
Reproductive Health |
Children's Hospital Boston - Young Women's Health |
Children's
Hospital Boston - A Guide to Puberty and Menstrual Cycles |
CHOP- Adolescent Medicine |
Columbia
University Complete Home Medical Guide |
Iowa Health Book -
Obstetrics and Gynecology |
MayoClinic - Sex
During Pregnancy |
MEDLINEplus - Sexual Health |
MEDLINEplus - Teenage Pregnancy |
MEDLINEplus - Teen Development |
MEDLINEplus -
Teen Health |
MEDLINEplus - Teen Sexual Health |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Common Gynecologic Problems |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Female Reproductive System |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Pregnancy |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Puberty and Problems in Adolescents |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Teenagers and Puberty |
Planned
Parenthood - Fact Sheets |
UIHC - Patient
Information Resources |
ViaHealth - Gynecological Concerns |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Adolescence: A Guide for Parents
AIDS / HIV
AAP - Facts About HIV and AIDS |
Aegis | CDC - AIDS
Frequently Asked Questions |
CDC - HIV/AIDS Prevention |
Virtual Hospital - HIV Patient Manual |
JAMA -
HIV/AIDS Information Center |
MerckManual Home Edition - HIV / AIDS |
NIH - HIV Infection in Adolescents |
NIH -
The Relationship Between HIV and AIDS |
UCSF - HIV
InSite |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - HIV and AIDS
Contraception / Birth Control
ACOG - Birth Control Especially for Teens |
Children's
Hospital Boston - Contraception: A Guide for Teens |
EngenderHealth -
Contraception |
Iowa
Health Book - Birth Control Options |
JAMA
- Contraception Information Center |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Family Planning |
Planned Parenthood - Birth
Control |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Contraception and Birth Control for Teens
Legal Rights
Clearinghouse on Urban
Education - School Safety and Student Legal Rights
Ovarian Cyst
MedicineNet - Ovarian Cysts |
OBGYN.net -
Ovarian Cysts Normal Body Function
Periods / Menstrual Problems
Columbia
University Complete Home Medical Guide - Menstruation |
Iowa Health
Book - What is PMS? |
KidsHealth.org - Toxic Shock Syndrome |
MayoClinic -
Menstruation: A Parents' Guide for Preparing Daughters |
MayoClinic -
Premenstrual Syndrome |
MayoClinic -
Vaginal Bleeding (What's normal?) |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Absent or Abnormal Uterine Bleeding |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Periods / Menstrual Problems
Postpartum Depression
Health Center - Postpartum Blues |
MayoClinic -
Postpartum Coping |
National Women's Health Information Center - Post Partum Depression |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Postpartum Depression |
Postpartum Education for Parents
|
Virtual Children's Hospital - Postpartum Despression
Pregnancy Problems
AAFP - Morning
Sickness | AAFP -
What to Expect When It's Past Your Due Date |
ACOG - Pregnancy Choices |
CDC - Reproductive Health Information |
Intelihealth - Pregnancy |
MedicineNet - Miscarriage |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Complications in Pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Diseases / STDs
CDC - Chlamydia |
CDC - Genital Herpes |
MEDLINEPlus - Human
Papilloma Virus |
Iowa Health
Book - Condyloma Treatment |
JAMA -
STD Information Center |
KidsHealth.org - Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
KidsHealth.org - Syphilis |
MayoClinic -
Chlamydia Screening |
MayoClinic -
Genital Warts |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Sexually Transmitted Diseases |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
Vaginitis
Iowa Health Book - Bacterial Vaginosis |
Iowa
Health Book - Contact Vulvitis |
Iowa Health Book - Yeast Infections: What Women Do that Helps and Harms
| Iowa Health
Book - Yeast Infection |
3M National
Vaginitis Association | 3M
National Vaginitis Organization - Vaginitis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Vaginitis
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Allergy and Immune System
National Institute of Allergy and
Infectious Disease
Allergies
AAP - Common Allergies |
ACAAI - Anaphylaxis |
ACAAI - Children's
Allergies |
ACAAI - Facts on Allergy Testing |
Allernet.com - All
About Allergy |
CHOP - Allergy |
JAMA - Understanding Allergies |
KidsHealth.org - All About Allergies |
MayoClinic - House Dust Allergies |
MEDLINEplus - Allergies |
MEDLINEplus - Drug Allergies |
National Institute of
Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
NIAID - Diagnosing Allergic Diseases |
NIAID - Symptoms of Allergies to Airborne Substances |
NIAID - Treating Allergic Diseases |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Allergies |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Bites and Stings |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Food Allergy
Bites and Stings
AAFP - Bites and
Stings | ACAAI -
Allergic Reactions to Stings from Hornets, Wasps, Bees and Yellow Jackets
| ACAAI - Facts on Stinging
Insects | ACAAI - Tips
on Avoiding Insect Stings |
CHOP - Insect Bites |
MayoClinic - Insect Sting Allergies |
MedicineNet - Stinging Insect Allergies |
Texas A&M University System -
Insect Facts |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Mosquito Bites
Hay Fever
MayoClinic - Hay Fever |
MedicineNet - Chronic Rhinitis & Post-Nasal Drip |
National
Jewish Medical and Research Center - Allergic and Non-Allergic Rhinitis
| Virtual
Children's Hospital - Hay Fever (Rhinitis)
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Birth Defects / Genetics
National Human Genome Research
Institute | National
Institutes of Health - Rare Diseases
Birth Defects / Congenital Anomalies
ACOG - Birth Defects |
CDC - Centers for
Birth Defects: Research and Prevention |
KidsHealth.org - When Your Baby Is Born With A Health Problem |
March of Dimes
- Birth Defects and Genetics Fact Sheets |
March of Dimes
- Newborn Screening Tests |
MEDLINEPlus - Metabolic Disorders |
MerckManual
Home Edition - Birth Defects |
National Organization
for Rare Disorders |
Online Mendelian Inheritance of Man |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Birth Defects (Congenital Anomalies)
Down Syndrome
Down Syndrome: Health Issues |
Iowa Hospital School
- Accent on Children with Down Syndrome |
JAMA - Down Syndrome |
KidsHealth.org - Down Syndrome Causes, Testing, and Care |
March of Dimes
- Down Syndrome |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Down Syndrome
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Blood and Lymph Nodes
National Cancer
Institute |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
OncoLink |
Sickle Cell
Information Center
Anemia - Iron Deficiency Anemia
AAP - Understanding Anemia |
Children's Hospital
Boston - Iron and Teens |
CHOP - Anemia |
CHOP- Iron Deficiency Anemia |
Iowa Health Book - Sickle Cell Trait |
JAMA - Facts About Sickle Cell Anemia |
MedicineNet - Anemia |
Iron
Disorders Institute - Iron - Deficiency Anemia |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Anemia
Bleeding Disorders / Hemophilia
AAFP - Excessive
Blood Clotting |
Intelihealth - Hemophilia |
MayoClinic -
Hemophilia |
NHLBI - Hemophilia |
NIH - Hemophilia |
Cancer
JAMA - Cancer and Children |
KidsHealth.org - Childhood Cancer |
MEDLINEplus - Leukemia |
NIH - Young People With Cancer |
National Cancer
Institute PDQ Clinical Cancer Information |
OncoLink -
Pediatric Cancers |
Vanderbilt Medical Center - Hematology/Oncology
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Bones, Joints, and Muscles
American Academy of Orthopaedic
Surgeons |
AAP - Limps in Children |
HON - Osgood Schlatter Disease |
Iowa
Health Book - Helping Your Child Choose a Sport |
Iowa
Health Book - Pediatric Orthopaedics |
Jefferson Health Organization - Sports Injuries |
KidsHealth.org - Common Childhood Orthopedic Conditions |
KidsHealth.org - Living with Lupus |
MayoClinic -
Sports Injuries (Parent's Guide to Prevention) |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Sports Injuries |
NIH - Childhood Sports Injuries |
Orthopaedic Specialty Center Sports Medicine
Arthritis - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
AAP - Arthritis in Children |
AAP - Childhood Arthritis |
AAP - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
CHOP - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
CHOP- Pediatric Arthritis and Other Rheumatic Diseases |
HON - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Iowa Health Book - Children With Arthritis: Frequently Asked Questions
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KidsHealth.org - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
MEDLINEplus - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
National Institute of Arthritis and
Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis |
Pediatric Rheumatology |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis
Bursitis and Other Joint Problems
HON - Bow Legs |
HON - Knock Knees |
MEDLINEplus - Bursitis |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Bursitis |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Osgood-Schlatter Disease: Knee Pain in
Children
Cast Care
AAOS - Cast
Care |
UC Davis Health Care - Caring for a Child in a Body Cast |
University
of Chicago Children's Hospital - Do's and Don'ts of Cast Care |
University
of Chicago Children's Hospital - Spica Cast |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Splints and Casts
Curves of the Spine / Scoliosis
AAOS -
Scoliosis |
Adolescent
Idiopathic Scoliosis |
HON - Scoliosis |
Iowa Health Book - Questions Often Asked About Scoliosis |
Iowa Health Book - Treating Scoliosis with Posterior Spinal Fusion with
Instrumentation |
KidsHealth.org - Treating Scoliosis |
MayoClinic - Scoliosis | National
Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases - Scoliosis
in Children and Adolescents |
Scoliosis
Research Society - Indepth Review of Scoliosis
Developmental Hip Disease
AAFP - Infant Hip
Problems |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip (DDH)
Feet - Intoeing - Outtoeing
AAP - Flat Feet and Fallen Arches |
HON - Flat Feet |
HON - Pigeon Toes |
Parkview
Musculoskeletal Institute - Intoeing |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Intoeing and Outtoeing
Fracture - Dislocation
CHOP - Dislocations |
KidsHealth.org - Broken Bones |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Fracture/Dislocation
Low Back Pain
AAFP - Lower
Back Pain / Self-Care Flowcharts |
American
Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons - Low Back Pain |
Orthopaedic Specialty Center -
Low Back Pain |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Low Back Pain in Children
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Brain and Nervous System
JAMA - Lumbar Puncture |
National Institute of Neurological Disorders
Virtual Children's Hospital - Lumbar Puncture (Spinal Tap)
Cerebral Palsy
AAP - Cerebral Palsy: Associated Problems |
CDC - Cerebral Palsy
Among Children |
duPont Hospital for Children - Cerebral Palsy: A Guide for Care |
Iowa Hospital School
- Accent on Children with Cerebral Palsy |
KidsHealth.org - Cerebral Palsy |
March of Dimes
- Cerebral Palsy |
NIH - Cerebral Palsy Resources |
Headache
AAFP - Headaches
Self - Care Flowchart |
AMA - Children and Migraines |
CHOP - Headaches |
KidsHealth.org - What To Do When Your Child Has a Headache |
MayoClinic -
Chronic Headaches in Kids |
MayoClinic -
Migraines in Children |
NINDS - Headache |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Headaches
Lightheadedness / Loss of Consciousness / Blacking Out
AAFP - Fainting: What
Causes It |
AHA -
Syncope |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Fainting/Lightheadedness
Seizure Disorder
AAP - Febrile Convulsions |
AAP - Nonfebrile and Generalized Seizures |
CHOP - Febrile Seizures |
CHOP - Seizures and Convulsions |
KidsHealth.org - Epileptic Seizures and Epilepsy |
MayoClinic -
Epilepsy in Children (Treatment Advances) |
MayoClinic - Febrile Seizures |
NIH - Epilepsy |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Epileptic Seizures |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Febrile Seizures
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Child Abuse
AACAP
- Child Abuse |
AACAP -
Child Sexual Abuse |
AANS - Shaken Baby Syndrome: A Potentially Deadly Concern |
AAP - Child Abuse |
AAP - Child Abuse and Neglect |
AAP - Child Sexual Abuse |
AAP - Prevent Shaken Baby Syndrome |
AAP - Sexual Abuse Prevention |
Iowa State
University Extension - Abuse (.PDF) |
JAMA - Protecting Our Children from Child Abuse |
JAMA - Protecting Our Children: Sexual Abuse of Children is Common |
KidsHealth.org - Shaken Baby / Shaken Impact Syndrome |
MEDLINEplus -
Child Abuse |
Merck Manual Home Edition - Child Abuse |
Navy Health
Book - Keep Kids From Being a Child Molester's Catch |
Navy Health Book
- Protect Your Child From Sexual Abuse |
Navy Health Book -
Shake the Problem, Not the Baby |
NNCC - Child Abuse
Database |
Scout Association of Australia - Child Safety Network Page |
UC Davis Health System - Child Sexual Abuse |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Child Abuse
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Dental / Oral Health
AAP - A Guide to Children's Dental Health |
ADA -
Fluoride and Fluoridation |
ADA -
Parents' Page |
ADA - Tooth
Eruption Chart | American Academy of
Pediatric Dentistry |
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Fluoride |
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Parent Education |
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Thumb, Finger, Pacifier Habits
| American Dental
Hygienists' Association - Oral Health Information |
CDC - Baby Bottle
Tooth Decay and Oral Health in the Child Care Setting |
CHOP- Dental and Oral Health |
iVillage - Children's Dental
|
KidsHealth.org - Bringing Bruxism to a Grinding Halt |
KidsHealth.org - Keeping Your Child's Teeth Healthy |
MedlinePlus - Child Dental Health |
Pediatric
Dental Health |
UI
College of Dentistry - Facts About Your Baby's Teeth
Braces
AAPD -
Early Orthodontic Care |
ADA - Braces and
Orthodontics |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Braces
Cavities
AAP - Baby Bottle Tooth Decay |
ADA - Baby Bottle
Tooth Decay | ADA -
Tooth Decay |
CDC - Baby Bottle Tooth Decay and Oral Health in the Child Care Setting
|
Virtual Children's Hospital - Baby Bottle Tooth Decay (BBTD)
Dental Prevention
ADA - Oral
Hygiene | American
Dental Hygienists' Association - Oral Health Information |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Children and Dental Care
Sweets Between Meals
ADA - Your Diet and
Dental Health |
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Diet and Snacking |
University of Manitoba, Canada- Snack Facts |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Snacks and Dental Health
Teething
ADA -
Is Teething Painful? |
CHOP - Teething |
KidsHealth.org - Teething Tots |
University of Manitoba, Canada - Teething Trouble |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Teething
Tooth Injuries
ADA - Dental
Emergencies |
AMA - Tooth Injuries |
CHOP - Dental Emergencies |
KidsHealth.org - Tooth Injuries |
MedicineNet - Dental Injuries |
Navy Health
Book - Dental Emergencies in Children |
University of Manitoba, Canada - Sports and Mouthguards |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Tooth Injuries
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Developmental Disabilities
AAP - Child Care for Children with Special Needs |
AAP - Developmental Disabilities: An Overview |
ARC - What is
Developmental Disability? |
CDC - Developmental
Disabilities | CDC -
Developmental Disabilities |
CDC - Developmental
Disabilities Among Children |
Disabilities.gov - Information on U.S. Federal Programs, Services and
Resources |
MEDLINEplus - Developmental Disabilities |
NICHCY Publications |
Pediatric Development and
Behavior - Selected Conditions of Young Children with Disabilities
Developmental Delay
Iowa Health Book - Developmental Delay |
Pediatric Development and
Behavior - Developmental Delay |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Developmental Delay
Mental Retardation
AACAP -
Children Who Are Mentally Retarded |
AAP - Mental Retardation | The Arc |
CDC - Mental Retardation
| Merck
Manual Home Edition - Mental Retardation |
Speech Disorder
American-Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
KidsHealth.org - Delayed Speech or Language Development |
KidsHealth.org - The Child Who Stutters |
National Institute on Deafness and
Other Communication Disorders
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Digestive System
AAP - Pinworms |
AGA - Your
Digestive System and How it Works |
Caring for
Kids - Pinworms |
CHOP- Digestive and Liver Disorders |
CHOP - Pinworms |
HON - Pinworm |
NIDDK -
Digestive Diseases
Abdominal Pain - Unknown Cause or Functional
AAFP - Acute
Abdominal Pain / Self-Care Flowchart |
KeepKidsHealthy.com - Abdominal Pain |
KidsGrowth.com - Stomach Pain |
MEDLINEplus - Abdominal Pain |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Abdominal Pain in Children |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Acute Abdominal Pain |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Chronic Abdominal Pain
Constipation
AAP - Encopresis (Soiling) |
American College of Gastroenterology - Constipation |
CHOP - Constipation |
Iowa Health Book - Preventing Constipation with Diet |
Iowa Hospital School
- Your Child and Constipation |
Iowa Hospital School
- Your Child and Encopresis |
KidsHealth.org - What Parents Need To Know About Their Children's
Gastrointestinal Problems |
MayoClinic -
Children with Constipation |
MayoClinic - Constipation |
NIDDK - Constipation in Children |
NIH - Constipation in Children |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Child Constipation
Dehydration
AAFP -
Dehydration |
AMA - Dehydration |
Caring
for Kids - Dehydration and Diarrhea |
JAMA - Preventing Dehydration From Diarrhea |
KidsHealth.org - Dehydration |
Medical
College of Georgia - Fast Action Vital to Battle Dehydration |
Rehydration Project - Dehydration |
Rehydration Project - Home Oral
Rehydration Solution Recipes |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Dehydration
Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis, Acute
AAFP - Management of
Acute Gastroenteritis in Children |
AAFP - Treating
Gastroenteritis and Dehydration in Your Child |
AAP - Treating Diarrhea and Dehydration |
Canberra Hospital - Gastroenteritis in Children |
CDC - Diarrheal
Diseases in the Child Care Setting |
CDC -
Gastroenteritis (Viral) |
CDC - Viral
Gastroenteritis |
CHOP - Diarrhea |
HON - Infectious Gastroenteritis |
Primary Care
Pediatrics - Gastroenteritis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Vomiting and Diarrhea
Diarrhea and Gastroenteritis, Chronic
CDC - Chronic Diarrhea |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Chronic Diarrhea
Gastrointestinal Bleeding
American
College of Gastroenterology - Understanding GI Bleeding |
MEDLINEplus - Gastrointestinal Bleeding |
NIDDK - Bleeding in the Digestive Tract
Heartburn / Gastroesophageal Reflux
American
College of Gastroenterology - Gastroesophogeal Reflux |
JAMA - Gastroesophageal Reflux in Children |
NIDDK - Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease |
National Jewish Medical
and Research Center - Gastroesophageal Reflux |
University of Virginia - Gastroesophageal Reflux |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Heartburn
Nausea and Vomiting
AAFP - Nausea
and Vomiting in Infants and Children |
AAP - Treatment of Vomiting |
AMA - Overview of Vomiting |
CHOP- Vomiting |
MEDLINEplus - Nausea and Vomiting |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Vomiting in Children |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Nausea and Vomiting
Peptic Ulcer Disease / Stomach Ulcers
CDC - Helicobacter
pylori and Peptic Ulcer Disease |
KidsHealth - Helicobacter pylori |
KidsHealth - Peptic Ulcers |
MedicineNet - Peptic Ulcer Disease |
NIDDK - Stomach and Duodenal Ulcers |
NOAH - Peptic Ulcer Disease |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Peptic and Duodenum Ulcers
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Drug Information and Poisoning
AAP - Common Over-the-Counter Medications |
AAP - Common Prescription Medications |
AAP - Side Effects of Steroids |
Caring
for Kids - Antibiotics
CDC - Antimicrobial Resistance |
EPA - Tips To
Protect Children From Environmental Threats |
Intelihealth - Drug Resource Center |
JAMA - Antibiotics |
KidsHealth.org - The Truth About Pain |
MEDLINEplus - Drug Allergies |
MEDLINEplus Drug Information |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Topical Skin Medications |
PDR - Family Guide
to Prescription Drugs |
RxList - Patient Education Monographs |
U.S.
Pharmacopeia - Children and Medication
Acetaminophen - Tylenol and Ibuprofen
KidsMeds - Dose
Calculator |
PDR Family Guide to Prescription Drugs - Tylenol |
University
of Iowa - Acetaminophen |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Acetaminophen |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Ibuprofen
Lead Poisoning
AACAP - Lead
Exposure in Children |
AAP - Lead Poisoning |
CDC - Preventing Lead Poisoning in Young Children |
CPSC - Protect Your
Family From Lead in Your Home |
Federal Mandates for Local
Government |
HUD Office
- Lead Hazard Information |
JAMA - Protect Your Child Against Lead Poisoning |
MEDLINEplus - Household Poisons |
MEDLINEplus - Lead Poisoning |
Ohio State
University - Childhood Lead Poisoning |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Lead Poisoning
Poisoning
CDC - Carbon Monoxide |
CDC -
Poisoning |
CHOP - Poisoning (Emergency) |
CHOP - Poisoning (Safety) |
Consumer Product
Safety Commission - Poison Prevention Publications |
FDA -
Preventing Accidental Iron Poisoning |
Iowa Health Book - Locked Up Poisons Prevent Tragedy |
Iowa Health Book - Poison-proof Your Home |
Iowa Statewide Poison Control Center
|
JAMA - Carbon Monoxide Poisoning |
KidsHealth.org - U.S. Poison Control Centers |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Poisoning |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Poison Prevention
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Ear, Nose and Throat
AAP - Nosebleeds |
AAP - Treatment of Nosebleeds |
American College of Surgeons - Tonsillectomy and Adenoidectomy |
AMA - About Nosebleeds |
CHOP- Ear, Nose and Throat |
CHOP - Nosebleeds |
MayoClinic -
Nosebleeds |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Nosebleeds in Children |
Sinus Care Center
| Texas Pediatric Surgical
Associates - Pediatric ENT (Otolaryngology) |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Nosebleeds
Earwax
Sinus Care Center -
Earwax |
University of Florida - Cerumen Impaction |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Earwax (Cerumen)
Hearing Problem - Hearing Loss
AAFP - Hearing
Problems in Children |
American
Speech-Language and Hearing Association |
CDC - Early Hearing
Detection and Intervention Program |
CDC - Hearing Impairment
Among Children |
CCHMC - Hearing Tests |
HON - Hearing Problems |
Sinus Care Center -
Is My Baby's Hearing Normal?
Hoarseness
MEDLINEplus - Hoarseness or Changing Voice |
Sinus Care Center -
Hoarseness Prevention & Treatment |
Sleeptight - Hoarseness
Middle Ear Infection, Acute
AAP - Ear Infections |
AMA - Ear Infection (Otitis Media) |
ASHA - Otitis Media
|
Caring for Kids - Ear Infections (Otitis Media) |
CDC - Earache in
the Child Care Setting |
CHOP - Earaches |
HON - Otitis Media |
KidsHealth.org - Acute Otitis Media (Ear Infection) |
KidsHealth.org - Ear Infections and Ear Tube Surgery |
MEDLINEplus - Ear Infections |
Sinus Care Center -
Earache & Otitis Media
Middle Ear Infection, Chronic
AAFP - Otitis
Media with Effusion |
AAP - Chronic Ear Infections |
CDC - Otitis Media with Effusion (Fluid in the Middle Ear) |
Columbia
University - Ear Infections |
MEDLINEplus - Chronic Otitis Media |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Chronic Middle Ear Infection
Outer Ear Infection
AAP - Ear Infections and Swimmer's Ear |
HON - External Otitis |
KidsHealth.org - Common Childhood Ear Problems |
KidsHealth.org - External Otitis (Swimmer's Ear) |
MEDLINEplus - Otitis Externa, Acute |
MEDLINEplus - Otitis Externa, Chronic |
Sinus Care Center -
Swimmers Ear: Itchy Ears and Ear Fungus |
University of Toronto - Otitis Externa |
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Emergency Medicine - Injuries and Wounds
AAP - Emergency Medical Services |
ACEP - When Your
Child Has an Emergency (.pdf) |
Active First Aid
| CDC -
Bicycle-Related Head Injuries |
CDC - Pedestrian
Injuries |
CHOP - Animal Bites |
CHOP - Common Childhood Injuries and Poisoning |
Columbia
University - CPR and Life Support |
KidsHealth.org - Frostbite |
KidsHealth.org - Getting Help |
KidsHealth.org - Heat Illness |
KidsHealth.org - What You Need to Know in an Emergency
Bruise
Columbia University - Minor Cuts, Scrapes, Bruises |
MedicineNet - Bumps & Bruise |
MEDLINEplus - Bleeding into the Skin |
MEDLINEplus -
Bruises |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Bruises
Burn
AAP - Burns |
CHOP - Burns (First Aid) |
CHOP - Burns |
CHOP - Scald Burns |
Fire Fighters
Safety Magazine - Pediatric Burns |
Iowa
Health Book - Burns |
JAMA - Children with Burn Injuries |
MedicineNet - Burns |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Burns |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Burns |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Scalds |
VNH -
Environmental Injuries
Cuts
CHOP - Bleeding |
Columbia University - Minor Cuts, Scrapes, Bruises |
MedicineNet - Cuts, Scrapes & Puncture Wounds |
Texas Pediatric
Surgical Associates - Lacerations |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Caring for Stitches and Staples |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Minor Wounds: Cuts, Scrapes, and Abrasions
Foreign Body
MayoClinic -
When Kids Swallow Things |
MedicineNet - Objects or Insects in Ear |
MEDLINEplus - Foreign Body, Nose |
MEDLINEplus - Foreign Object Aspiration or Ingestion |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Foreign Body
Head Injuries
BIAUSA - Brain Injury, a Brief Overview |
KidsHealth.org - Head Injuries |
Iowa Health Book - Head Injuries |
Medic Planet - Head Injuries |
Merck Manual
- Head Injuries |
NASD - First
Aid for Head Injuries |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Head Injuries
Near Drowning
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Near Drowning |
National Association for Search and Rescue |
University
of South Florida - How to Protect Your Child from Drowning |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Near Drowning
Puncture
HealthGate.com -
Puncture Wounds |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Puncture Wound |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Puncture Wounds |
Walgreens - Puncture Wounds
Sprain
CHOP - Sprains and Strains |
Columbia University - Sprains |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Sprained Ankle |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Sprained Ligament |
ParentsPlace - Sprains |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Sprains
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Endocrinology / Hormones
British Society for Paediatric
Endocrinology and Diabetes - Patient Information |
CHOP - Diabetes and Other Endocrine and Metabolic Disorders |
The Endocrine Society |
The Endocrine Society - Fact Sheets
Diabetes
AAP - Diabetes Mellitus |
AAP - Treating Childhood Diabetes |
AAP - Understanding Childhoold Diabetes |
American Diabetes Association - Type 1 Diabetes |
CHOP - Diabetes |
Endocrine Society - Type I Diabetes |
JAMA - Type 2 Diabetes Mellitis in Children |
KidsHealth.org - Insulin-Dependent Diabetes |
MayoClinic -
Diabetes in Children |
MEDLINEplus - Juvenile Diabetes |
NIDDK -
Diabetes |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Diabetes
Short Stature
Endocrine Society - Endrocrinology and Short Stature |
KeepKidsHealthy.com - Short Stature in Children |
Little People
of America - Dwarfism Types and Definitions |
MedicineNet - Achondroplasia |
MEDLINEplus - Growth Disorders |
MEDLINEplus - Short Stature |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Growth Disturbances
Thyroid Disease
CHOP - Disorders Affecting the Thyroid |
HON - Hyperthyroidism |
HON - Hypothyroidism |
Thyroid Foundation of Canada - Thyroid Disease in Childhood | |
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Exercise and Nutrition
AAP - Athletes and Nutrition |
AAP - Food Poisoning |
AAP - Nutrition and Sports |
AAP - Toddler's Diet |
AAP - Vegetarianism |
AHA |
Caring for Kids - Do Children Need Vitamin Supplements? |
Caring for
Kids - Feeding Your Vegetarian Child |
Caring
for Kids - Fussy Eaters | Center
for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition |
Iowa
Health Book - Pediatric Nutrition |
Iowa Hospital School
- Beginner's Guide to a Healthy Diet |
KidsHealth.org - Food Guide Pyramid |
KidsHealth.org - Packing School Lunches |
KidsHealth.org - Vegetarianism |
IFIC - Child/Adolescent
Nutrition, Health and Physical Activity |
MEDLINEplus - Vegetarianism |
NNCC - Nutrition
Database | USDA
- Food and Nutrition Information Center |
Vegetarian Society UK -
Vegetarian for Children
Breast Feeding and Infant Nutrition
AAP - Bottlefeeding |
AAP - Breastfeeding |
AAP - Solid Foods | The
Breastfeeding Page |
Caring
for Kids - Breastfeeding |
CCHMC - Introduction to Solid Foods |
CCHMC - Warming Formula or Breast Milk |
CDC - Breastfeeding |
Iowa
Health Book - Have You Thought About Breastfeeding? |
Iowa
Health Book - First Foods |
JAMA - Breastfeeding |
JAMA - Feeding Your Newborn |
La Leche League International |
MayoClinic -
Breastfeeding (How to get started and keep going) |
Medela |
Merck Manual Home Edition - Breast Feeding |
Vanderbilt Medical Center - Infant Nutrition |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Breastfeeding
Exercise
AHA -
Children's Need for Physical Activity: Fact Sheet |
AHA - Children and the Need for Physical Activity |
AHA -
Exercise and Children |
AHA - Parent
Tips for Heart Healthy Active Children |
American Council on Exercise - Coax Your Kids Off the Couch |
AMA - Fitness and Your 2-3 Year Old |
AMA - Fitness and Your 4-5 Year Old |
AMA - Fitness and Your 6-12 Year Old |
AMA - Fitness and Your 13-18 Year Old |
CDC - Facts on Sports
and Smoke-free Youth |
Iowa
Health Book - Helping Your Child Choose a Sport |
Iowa Hospital
School - Aerobic Exercise for People with Wheelchairs |
Iowa Hospital
School - Quick Guide to Aerobic Exercise |
KidsHealth.org - Exercise |
KidsHealth.org - Guide to Fitness for Kids Who Hate Sports |
KidsHealth.org - Kids, Sports, and Exercise |
MEDLINEPlus - Exercise for Children |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Exercise and Fitness |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Compulsive Exercise
Lack of Normal Physiologic Growth / Failure to Thrive
AAP - Failure to Thrive |
Intelihealth - Failure to Gain Weight |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Developmental Problems in Young Children |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Growth Disturbances |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Failure to Thrive
Obesity
AHA -
Obesity and Overweight in Children |
KidsHealth.org - Your Child's Weight |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Obesity |
MayoClinic - Childhood Obesity |
MayoClinic -
Obesity |
NIDDK -
Helping Your Overweight Child |
IFIC -
Helping Your Overweight Child |
IFIC -
Moving to Prevent Childhood Obesity |
UC Davis Health System - Weightloss Intervention Recommended in Childhood
| Virtual
Children's Hospital - Obesity in Children
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Eyes and Vision
AAP - Common Vision and Eye Problems |
CDC - Vision Impairment
Among Children |
CHOP- Eye Care |
Intelihealth - Vision Problems |
National Eye Institute |
NOAH - Eye Disease, Disorder, and Injury |
Pediatric Ophthalmology at
The Children's Hospital of Buffalo
Eye Injuries
AMA - Eye Injuries |
American Academy of Ophthalmology - Eye Injury Prevention in Sports |
Canadian Ophthalmological Society - First Aid for Eye Injuries |
CHOP - Eye Injuries |
MEDLINEplus - Eye Emergencies |
Merck
Manual - Eye Injuries |
NOAH - Eye Disease, Disorder, and Injury |
Prevent
Blindness America - First Aid for Eye Emergencies |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Eye Injuries
Eyelid / Tear Duct Disorders - Non-Infectious
American Society of
Ophthalmaic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Eyelid Disorders |
Oculoplastics |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Eyelid and Tear Gland Problems
Pinkeye
AAP - Eye Infections |
AMA - Conjunctivitis |
Caring for
Kids - Pink Eye |
CDC - Pinkeye
(Conjunctivitis) in the Child Care Setting |
CHOP - Conjunctivitis |
HON - Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) |
KidsHealth.org - Conjunctivitis (Pink Eye) |
MedicineNet - Pink Eye (Conjunctivitis) |
Primary Care Pediatrics
- Conjunctivitis in Childhood |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Pink Eye
Visual Problems - Refractive Error and Lazy Eye
AAFP - Strabismus
(Cross-Eyes) |
AAO - Amblyopia FAQs |
AAO - Strabismus FAQs |
AAP - Common Vision and Eye Problems |
Children's
Hospital of Buffalo - Pediatric Ophthalmology |
HON - Crossed Eyes (Strabismus) |
HON -
Nearsightedness (Myopia) |
Intelihealth - Lazy Eye (Amblyopia) |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Refractive Disorders |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Visual Problems
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General Medical Resources
Columbia University
Complete Home Medical Guide |
Gray's Anatomy | HealthFinder
| JAMA -
Patients Page |
Iowa Health Book |
John
Hopkins' InteliHealth |
MayoClinic |
MEDLINEplus |
MEDLINEplus
Medical Encyclopedia | Merck
Manual of Medical Information - Home Edition |
MTDesk.com - Medical Equipment
and Pharmaceutical Companies |
National Institute of Health |
NIH - Clinical Trials |
NHS Direct Online |
U.S. Government Consumer Health Information |
U.S. Navy Health Book |
US Pharmacopeia |
University of California San Diego
School of Medicine |
Virtual Naval Hospital |
WebMD - Conditions
Center
How to Evaluate Medical Information on the Internet
Medical
Library Association - Deciphering Medspeak |
Science Panel on Interactive
Communication and Health - How to Evaluate Medical Websites |
University of
Iowa Hospital School - How to Recognize Reliable Health Care Websites
|
Medical Dictionaries
MTDesk.com - Alphabetical Index of
Terminology |
Medical Library Association - Med Speak |
MEDLINEplus
Medical Dictionaries |
Intelihealth - Medical Dictionary from Merriam-Webster |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Understanding Medical Terms
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of Page
General Pediatric Resources
American Academy of Family
Physicians Patient Information |
AAP - Finding a Pediatrician |
American Academy of Pediatrics - Public Education Brochures |
Bright Futures |
Canadian Paediatric Society
| Cochrane Collaboration
Consumer Network |
Dr. Hull - Parent's
Common Sense Encyclopedia |
Dr Koop's Community |
Iowa State
University Extension (.PDF) |
KidsHealth.org |
MEDLINEplus - Children's Health |
Ontario Association of
Pediatricians | PedInfo |
UCDavis
Health System |
Virtual
Children's Hospital |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Choosing a Pediatrician |
Virtual Children's
Hospital - Common Questions, Quick Answers
Child Care
AAP - Child Care: Age by Age |
AAP - Child Care Checklist |
AAP - Child Care for Children with Special Needs |
AAP - Choosing Child Care |
American Psychological
Association - When You Need Child Day Care |
CHOP- Choosing Child Care |
MEDLINEplus
- Child Care |
National Child Care Information Center |
National Network for Child
Care |
National Parent Information Network - Child Care |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Babysitter Checklist |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Finding the Right Childcare
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
American Herbal Products
Association |
The
Cochrane Library | Longwood
Herbal Task Force | National Center
for Complementary and Alternative Medicine at National Institutes of
Health | OneMedicine |
Wake Forest -
Complementary and Alternative Medicine |
Wake Forest -
Herb and Supplements
Fatigue - Malaise - Lethargy - Tiredness
CDC - Chronic
Fatigue Syndrome |
MEDLINEplus - Fatigue |
MEDLINEplus - Malaise
Fever
AAFP - Self-Care
Flowchart - Fever |
AAP - Fever |
AMA - Taking Your Child's Temperature |
Caring for
Kids - Fever |
Caring
for Kids - How to Take a Child's Temperature |
CHOP - Febrile Seizures |
CHOP - Fevers |
Columbia University - Fever |
Iowa
Health Book - Fever Management |
KidsHealth.org - Fever |
MayoClinic -
Fever in Children |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Fever
Fever of Unknown Origin or Cause
AHealthyMe.com
- Fever of Unknown Origin |
MEDLINEplus - Fever
Growth and Development
AACAP -
Normal Adolescent Development Middle School and Early High School Years
| AACAP
- Normal Adolescent Development - Late High School and Beyond |
AAP - Answering Your Child's Questions About Sex: The Preschool Years
|
AAP - Answering Your Child's Questions About Sex: The School-Age Years
|
AAP - Developmental Milestones by the end of 12 months |
AAP - Puberty Information for Boys |
AAP - Puberty Information for Girls |
AAP - School Issues for Children with Chronic Illnesses |
AAP - Talking With Your Young Child About Sex |
AAP - Toilet Training |
Caring
for Kids - Developmental Milestones |
Caring for Kids - Toilet Learning |
CHOP - Adolescent Growth and Development |
CHOP - Growth in Children |
CHOP- Growth and Development |
CHOP - Toys and Activities |
ERIC Digest
- Young Children's Social Development |
Iowa State
University Extension - Child Development Extension Publications (.PDF)
| Iowa State
University Extension - Family Relations |
KidsGrowth.com - Growth Charts |
KidsHealth.org -
Growth and Development |
MEDLINEplus - Child Development |
MEDLINEplus - Growth and Development |
MEDLINEplus - Teen Development |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Table of Developmental Milestones |
NNCC - Child
Development Database |
NNCC - Developmental
Milestone: The First Year |
NNCC - Infant
Development |
NNCC - Toilet Learning |
NNCC - Toilet
Training |
National
Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Growth Disturbances |
Zero to Three |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Toddlers and Sexual Behavior
Irritability
Intelihealth - Handling Common Conditions |
MEDLINEplus - Irritability |
Temperament.com
Pain Management
Mayo Clinic - Pain Management Center |
MEDLINEPlus - Pain
|
Virtual Children's Hospital: Common Questions - Pain Management
Parenting
AACAP
- Parenting: Preparing for Adolescence |
AACAP -
Starting School |
AAP - Adoption: A Child's Questions and Concerns |
AAP - Becoming a Father |
AAP - Becoming a Stepfamily |
AAP - Brothers and Sisters |
AAP - Dealing with Family Conflicts |
AAP - Discipline |
AAP - Discipline Methods |
AAP - Discipline and Young Children |
AAP - Positive Reinforcement |
AAP - Stepfamilies |
AAP - Swearing |
AAP - Temper Tantrums |
AAP - Working Mothers |
Caring for Kids - Effective Discipline |
Caring for
Kids - Time-out |
Iowa State
University Extension - Parenting (.PDF) |
iVillage Parents
Place - Family Dynamics |
JAMA - Stresses of Parenting |
KidsGrowth.com - Parenting & Behavioral |
KidsHealth.org
- Positive Parenting |
MayoClinic -
Discussing 'Birds and Bees' - Start When Your Kids Are Young |
MayoClinic -
Raising an Active Child |
MedlinePlus -
Parenting |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Bringing Up Children |
NICHD - Adventures in Parenting |
Penn State University - Parenting |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Behavior at Home / Discipline
Parents' Health
NNCC -
Professional Development |
NNCC - Take
Good Care of Yourself
Sick Children - Recognizing Illness, Gauging Severity, How Doctors
Assess Illness
AAFP - Self-Care Flowcharts |
Family
Health Guide: Diagnostic Tests |
Intelihealth - Handling Common Conditions |
Intelihealth - When to Call the Doctor |
KidsHealth.org - Taking your Child's Temperature |
KidsHealth.org - When to Call Your Child's Doctor |
LabTestsOnline - Laboratory
Testing |
MayoClinic - Caring for a Sick Child at Home |
MayoClinic - A
Sick Child and a Demanding Job |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Common Medical Tests |
NNCC - Coping
with Illness
|
Screening - Development, Vision, Hearing
CHOP - Visual Screening and Eye Examinations |
KidsHealth.org - Hearing Evaluation in Children |
KidsHealth.org - Your Child's Vision |
MayoClinic -
Testing Infants' Hearing
Shots / Immunizations / Vaccinations
AAFP - Recommended Childhood
Immunization Schedule |
AAP - 2002 Immunization Schedule |
Caring
for Kids - Routine Immunization Schedule for Infants and Children |
Caring for Kids - Vaccination Questions and Answers |
CDC - National Immunization Program
|
CDC - Vaccine Recommendations for Travelers Aged 2 Years or Older |
CDC - Vaccine Recommendations for Travelers Under 2 Years Old |
National Network for
Immunization Information |
Columbia
University - Vaccinations |
Facts and Comparisons - The Immunization Gateway |
Immunization Action Coalition |
JAMA - Immunize Your Child |
KidsHealth.org - Immunizations |
MayoClinic - Pneumococcal Vaccine |
MayoClinic -
Shots and Children - Managing the Stress |
MEDLINEplus - Childhood Immunization
Sleep Problems
AACAP -
Children's Sleep Problems |
AAP - Common Sleep Problems |
CHOP - Sleep Soundly |
Developmental - Behavioral Pediatrics Online Community - Parenting Tips
for Better Sleep |
KidsHealth.org - Coping With Night Terrors |
KidsHealth.org - Sleep and Your Newborn |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - How Much Sleep Do Children Need |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Sleep Problems
Violence
AAP -
Communicating with Children about Disasters |
AAP - Violence Prevention |
AMA -
Violence Prevention Web Site |
APA - Raising Children to Resist Violence |
CSPV
Violence Fact Sheets and Position Summaries |
CDC - Facts
About Violence Among Youth and Violence in Schools |
CDC - Intimate
Partner Violence Fact Sheet |
CDC - Suicide
in the United States |
CDC - Youth
Violence |
JAMA - Helping Children Cope With Violence |
JAMA - Partner Violence |
JAMA - Violence in the Media |
MEDLINEplus
- Teen Violence | National Youth
Violence Prevention Resource Center |
NIMH - Helping
Children and Adolescents Cope with Violence and Disasters |
OJJDP -
School Violence Resources
Well Child Care / Health Supervision / Check Ups
Bright Futures |
National Child Care Information Center |
National Research Center for Health and
Safety in Child Care |
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Heart
AHA |
CHOP - Cardiovascular Disorders (Heart Disease) |
Children's Cardiomyopathy Foundation |
Miami
Children's Hospital - FAQ Database |
National Heart, Lung,
and Blood Institute |
Rush
Children's Heart Center - Pediatric Cardiology for Parents & Patients
| Texas Heart Institute
Chest Pain
AAFP - Chest Pain in
Infants and Children |
KeepKidsHealthy.com - Chest Pain |
MEDLINEplus - Chest Pain |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Chest Pain in Children
Congenital Heart Disease
AHA -
Congenital Cardiovascular Disease |
Children's
Health Information Network - Congenital Heart Disease Information |
March of Dimes
- Congenital Heart Defects |
MEDLINEplus - Congenital Heart Disease |
MyHeartDoctor - Congenital Heart Disease |
Southern Illinois University School of Medicine - Patient Education
Materials | Texas Heart
Institute - Congenital Heart Disease |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Congenital Heart Disease
Heart Murmurs - Arrhythmias
AAP - Arrhythmias in Children |
AHA -
Arrhythmias |
AHA - What
Causes Heart Murmurs |
KidsHealth.org - Heart Murmurs and Your Child |
NHLBI - Arrhythmia |
Rush Children's Heart Center - Abnormal Heart Rhythm (Arrythmias or
Dysrhythmias) | Texas
Heart Institute - Arrhythmia |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Heart Murmurs and Arrhythmias
High Blood Pressure / Hypertension
AAP - High Blood Pressure in Children |
AHA - High
Blood Pressure in Children |
CCHMC - The Risks of High Blood Pressure |
MyHeartDoctor - Hypertension |
Virtual Children's Hospital - High Blood Pressure (Hypertension)
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Infectious Disease / Infections
AAP - Fifth Disease |
AAP - Health Problems at School |
Center for Disease
Control | CDC -
Childhood Diseases |
CDC -
Coxsackievirus A16 (Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease) |
CDC - Erythema Infectiosum (Fifth Disease) |
CDC - Haemophilus influenza B (HIB) |
CDC - Infectious
Mononucleosis in the Child Care Setting |
CDC - Ringworm in
the Child Care Setting |
CDC -
Viral Hepatitis |
CHOP - Tuberculosis |
Iowa Health Book - Infectious Disease |
KidsHealth.org - Infections |
KidsHealth.org - Staphylococcus aureus |
MayoClinic -
School Borne Illnesses |
MEDLINEplus
- Fifth Disease |
MEDLINEplus -
Hepatitis A |
MEDLINEplus -
Hepatitis B |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Infections |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Common Childhood Diseases |
New
York State Department of Health |
Travel.com - Travel Health Guide (PDF) |
University of
Minnesota - General Medical Information for International Adoptees |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Fifth Disease |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - TB (Tuberculosis)
Biological and Chemical Threats
AAP -
Anthrax and Smallpox |
AAP - Chemical-Biological Terrorism and Its Impact on Children |
AAP - Children and
Disasters |
CDC - Anthrax |
CDC - Facts
about Tularemia |
CDC -
Frequently Asked Questions about Tularemia |
CDC - Smallpox
| CDC -
Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases - Anthrax |
Dermatology Online Atlas - Anthrax Images |
Medem - Anthrax |
MedlinePlus -
Anthrax |
MedlinePlus - Anthrax |
MedlinePlus - Anthrax - Cutaneous |
MedlinePlus - Anthrax - Inhalation |
MedlinePlus - Biological and Chemical Weapons |
MedlinePlus -
Botulism |
MedlinePlus - Hemorrhagic Fevers |
MedlinePlus -
Plague |
MedlinePlus - Smallpox |
MedlinePlus -
Smallpox | Virtual
Naval Hospital - Biological and Chemical Threats
Blood Infection
MEDLINEplus - Sepsis |
Intelihealth - Sepsis |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Bacteremia and Septic Shock
Bronchiolitis and Bronchitis
AAFP - Bronchiolitis
and Your Child |
AAP - Bronchiolitis |
CHOP - Bronchiolitis |
KidsHealth.org - Bronchiolitis |
National Jewish Medical and
Research Center - Upper Respiratory Infections (Colds) and Acute
Bronchitis |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Bronchiolitis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Bronchitis
Cat-Scratch Disease
AAFP - Cat-Scratch
Disease |
ASTDHPPHE - Cat-Scratch Disease |
HON - Catscratch |
KidsHealth.org - Cat-Scratch Disease
Chickenpox / Varicella
Caring for Kids - Chickenpox |
CDC - Chicken Pox
|
CHOP - Chicken Pox |
HON - Chickenpox |
KidsHealth.org - Chicken Pox |
MEDLINEplus -
Chickenpox |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Chicken Pox |
National Jewish Medical
and Research Center - Use of the Chicken Pox Vaccine |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Chicken Pox
Colds / Upper Respiratory Tract Infection / URI
AAP - Common Colds and Young Children |
Caring
for Kids - Common Cold |
CHOP - Colds |
Columbia
University - Infections of the Upper Respiratory Tract |
HON - Common Cold |
Intelihealth - Colds |
JAMA - Coping with the Coughing, Aching, Sniffling of a Cold |
MayoClinic -
Colds, Coughs and Runny Noses |
National Jewish Medical and
Research Center - Upper Respiratory Infections (Colds) and Acute
Bronchitis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Colds (Upper Respiratory Tract Infections)
Croup / Laryngotracheitis
AAP - Croup |
CHOP - Croup |
HON - Croup |
KidsHealth.org - Croup |
National Jewish Medical
and Research Center - Children and Croup |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Croup
Flu / Influenza
CHOP - Influenza |
KidsHealth.org - Influenza (Flu) |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Flu (Influenza)
Herpes
AAP - Herpes Simplex |
Iowa Health Book - Cold Sores |
KidsHealth - Herpes Simplex |
MedicineNet - Shingles (Herpes Zoster) |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Herpes Stomatitis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Oral Herpes / Cold Sores
Lice - Scabies
AAP - Head Lice |
AMA - Scabies |
Caring for
Kids - Head Lice |
Caring for
Kids - Scabies |
CDC -
Lice Infections |
CDC - Head Lice Infestation |
CHOP - Head Lice |
CHOP - Scabies |
KidsHealth.org - Head Lice |
KidsHealth.org - Scabies |
MEDLINEplus -
Head Lice |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Head Lice |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Scabies (Itch Mite Infestation)
Meningitis
Caring for Kids - Viral Meningitis |
CDC - Bacterial
Meningitis |
CDC - Meningococcal Disease |
CDC - Viral (Aseptic) Meningitis |
JAMA - Meningitis in Children |
KidsHealth.org - Meningitis |
MayoClinic - Meningitis |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Meningitis |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Bacterial Meningitis |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Viral Meningitis
Mononucleosis
AAFP - Getting
Through Mononucleosis |
CDC - Infectious
Mononucleosis |
CDC -
Mononucleosis |
KidsHealth.org - Infectious Mononucleosis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Mononucleosis
Pneumonia
AAP - Pneumonia |
Columbia
University - Lung Infections |
KidsHealth.org - Pneumonia |
MayoClinic -
Pneumonia |
National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Pneumonia |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Pneumonia
Respiratory Syncytial Virus / RSV
American Lung Association - Respiratory
Syncytial Virus |
CDC
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
CDC - Respiratory Syncytial Virus
CDC - RSV
|
Intelihealth - Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
KidsHealth.org - Respiratory Syncytial Virus |
MayoClinic - RSV
| Virtual
Children's Hospital - RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)
Rheumatic Fever
HON - Rheumatic Fever |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Rheumatic Fever
Rotavirus
CDC -
Rotavirus |
CDC -
Rotavirus |
KidsGrowth.com - Rotavirus Vaccine Suspended in U.S. |
KidsHealth - Rotavirus
Sinusitis
KidsHealth.org - Sinusitis |
MayoClinic - Sinusitis (The Acute Variety) |
MayoClinic - Sinusitis (The Chronic Kind) |
National Jewish
Medical and Research Center - Sinusitis |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Sinusitis
Throat Infections
AAP - Sore Throats |
AAP - Treating Tonsils and Adenoids |
Caring
for Kids - Strep Throat |
CHOP - Sore Throat |
CHOP - Strep Throat |
CHOP - Swollen Glands |
HON - Strep throat |
KidsHealth.org - Group A Streptococci Infections |
KidsHealth.org - Tonsillitis |
KidsHealth.org - Tonsils and Tonsillectomies |
MedlinePlus - Tonsils/Tonsillectomy |
Sinus Care Center -
Tonsils & Adenoids |
Sinus Care Center -
Sore Throats: Causes and Cures |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Strep Throat / Tonsillitis
Viral Syndrome
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Viral Infections in Children
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Kidneys and Urinary System
Digital Urology Journal |
Digital Urology Journal Patient
Information |
MEDLINEplus - Urethritis |
NIDDK - Urinary Incontinence in Children |
NIH - Urinary Incontinence in Children
Bedwetting / Enuresis
AACAP -
Bedwetting | AAFP
- Enuresis (Bedwetting) |
AAP - Bedwetting |
Caring
for Kids - Bedwetting (Enuresis) |
Children's Medical Office of North
Andover - Bedwetting |
CHOP - Enuresis |
KidsHealth.org - What Parents Need to Know About Bedwetting |
MayoClinic -
Bedwetting in a 5-year-old |
MayoClinic -
Daytime Wetting |
MEDLINEPlus - Toilet training and Bedwetting |
National Enuresis Society
|
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Bedwetting |
Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates - Nocturnal Enuresis (Bedwetting)
| Virtual
Children's Hospital - Bedwetting |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Daytime Wetting
Bladder Infection / Urinary Tract Infection / UTI including Cystitis
and Dysuria
AAP - Symptoms of Urinary Tract Infections |
AAP - Urinary Tract Infections |
CHOP - Urinary Tract Infection |
CHOP- Urinary Tract Infections (UTI) |
Digital Urology Journal - Urinary
Tract Infection |
KidsHealth.org - Urinary Tract Infections |
NIDDK - Urinary Tract Infections in Children |
Seattle Children's - Urinary Tract Infections |
AAP - Treating Urinary Tract Infections |
University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Urinary Tract Infections |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Urinary Tract Infections
Undescended Testes
AAP - Undescended Testicles (Cryptorchidism) |
CHOP - Undescended Testes |
MEDLINEplus - Undescended Testicle |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Foreskin Contraction |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Testicular Torsion |
Texas Pediatric Surgical Associates - Undescended Testis or Testicle |
The New
Children's Hospital - Undescended Testes |
University of
Michigan Medical Center - Abnormal Testicular Descent |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Undescended Testes |
Virtual Children's Hospital: Common Questions - Undescended Testes
Vesicoureteral Reflux / Backward Flow of Urine
CCHMC - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
CHOP - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
Digital Urology Journal -
Vesicoureteral Reflux |
NIH - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
Texas
Pediatric Surgical Associates - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
University of
Michigan Medical Center - Vesicoureteral Reflux |
Virtual Children's Hospital - VUR |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - VUR
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Lungs and Breathing
NOAH - Respiratory Disorders
Apnea / Stopping to Breath
Bayor College of
Medicine - Pediatric Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
CHOP - Apnea of Prematurity |
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute - Facts about Sleep Apnea |
The Sleep Well -
Childhood Sleep Apnea |
St. Joseph's University - Sleep Apnea |
University of Virginia - Obstructive Sleep Apnea |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Childhoold Sleep Apnea
Asthma
|
American Lung Association : About
Asthma | Canadian Lung
Association - Asthma Resource Center for Patients |
MEDLINEPlus - Asthma in Children |
Iowa Health Book - Managing Asthma for Patients and Families |
KidsHealth.org - Asthma Basics |
KidsHealth.org - Managing Asthma |
Merck Manual Home
Edition - Asthma |
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) - Asthma and
Physical Activity in School |
National Jewish Medical
and Research Center - Identifying Triggers of Asthma |
National
Jewish Medical and Research Center - Recognizing Signs and Symptoms |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Asthma
Cough
AAFP - Self-Care
Flowchart - Cough |
American Family
Physician - Chronic Cough: Causes and Cures |
HON - Whooping Cough (Pertussis) |
MayoClinic - Whooping Cough |
MedicineNet - Chronic Cough |
MEDLINEplus -
Cough |
MEDLINEplus - Cough |
MEDLINEplus - Whooping Cough |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Cough
Respiratory Distress
AAFP - Shortness
of Breath in Child or Infant |
Johns Hopkins - Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Wheezing
KeepKidsHealthy.com - Wheezing |
MayoClinic -
What is a Wheeze? |
MEDLINEplus - Wheezing |
Sleeptight
- Wheezing
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Mental Health and Behavior / Psychology / Psychiatry
AACAP -
Facts for Families |
AACAP -
Psychiatric Medication for Children |
AAFP - What Parents
Can Do To Change Their Child's Behavior |
AAP - Common Childhood Habits |
AAP - A Death in the Family |
AAP - Lying |
AAP - High Self-Esteem |
AAP - How Children Grieve |
AAP - If Your Child is Gifted |
AAP - Self-Esteem |
AAP - Signs of Low Self-Esteem |
AAP - Stress Management for College Students |
AAP - Thumbs, Fingers, and Pacifiers: How to Help Your Child Stop |
AAP - Thumb Sucking and Pacifiers |
AAP - When to Seek Professional Help for Your Child's Behavior |
Aboutourkids.org - Mental Health Facts |
Aboutourkids.org - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder |
American Academy of Child and Adolescent
Psychiatry |
Canadian Psychiatric Association - Youth and Mental Illness |
Center for Mental Health Services'
Knowledge Exchange Network |
CHOP- Mental Health |
MayoClinic -
Weathering Temper Tantrums |
MayoClinic -
School Avoidance |
NIMH - Post
Traumatic Stress Disorder |
NSWHealth - Family Help Kit |
National Mental
Health Association |
National Institute of
Mental Health |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Talking to Children About Death |
Pediatric Development and Behavior |
Pediatric
Development and Behavior - The Angry Child |
University of Wisconsin - Behavior Problems |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Choosing a Therapist |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Self-Esteem |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Teenagers and Stress
Alcohol Abuse
AACAP -
Teens and Alcohol |
AAP - Alcohol Use and Abuse: A Pediatric Concern |
AAP - Dangers of Alcohol Use |
CDC - Fetal Alcohol
Syndrome |
JAMA - Do You Have a Drinking Problem? |
KidsHealth.org - A Parent's Guide to Kids and Alcohol |
KidsHealth.org - Talking to Your Kids About Alcohol |
MayoClinic - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
MEDLINEplus - Alcohol and Youth |
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Alcohol and Kids
Anxiety
AACAP -
The Anxious Child |
AACAP -
Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents |
AACAP -
Panic Disorder in Children and Adolescents |
AAP - Fears and Phobias |
AAP - Obsessive Compulsive Disorders |
AAP - What Your Child Worries About |
Aboutourkids.org - Anxiety Disorders |
Aboutourkids.org - Obsessive Compulsive Disorder |
Aboutourkids.org - Tourette's and Other Tic Disorders |
CHOP - Anxiety Disorders |
Family Doctor -
Obsessive Complusive Disorder |
HON - Anxiety Disorders |
Internet Mental
Health - Generalized Anxiety Disorder |
Internet Mental
Health - Separation Anxiety Disorder |
Iowa Health Book - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder |
KidsHealth.org - Childhood Stress |
KidsHealth.org - Coping With Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Anxiety Disorders |
NIMH - Anxiety Disorders |
NIMH - Anxiety
Disorders Research Fact Sheet |
NIMH -
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder | |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Children and School Anxiety
Attention Deficit Disorder / ADD / ADHD with/without Hyperactivity
AACAP -
Children Who Can't Pay Attention |
AAP - ADHD: Overview |
AAP - ADHD and Teens |
AAP - ADHD: Coexisting Conditions |
AAP - ADHD: Understanding Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder |
Aboutourkids.org - ADHD |
AMA - Understanding ADHD |
CDC - ADHD |
Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
|
HON - Attention Deficit |
Internet Mental
Health - ADHD |
JAMA - ADHD |
KidsHealth.org - What is ADHD? |
MEDLINEplus - ADHD |
Mental Help Net
- ADHD | National Attention Deficit
Disorder Association |
NIMH - ADHD |
NIMH - ADHD (This
Child Needs Help) |
National Mental
Health Association - ADHD |
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets - ADHD |
Primary Care Pediatrics -
ADD |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Attention Deficit Disorder
Autism
AACAP -
Asperger's Syndrome |
AACAP -
The Child with Autism |
Aboutourkids.org - Autistic, Asperger's, and other Pervasive Developmental
Disorders |
CDC - Autism Spectrum
Disorders Among Children |
HON - Autism |
HON - Pervasive Developmental Disorders |
JAMA - Autistic Disorder |
KidsHealth.org - Autism |
MayoClinic - Autism |
MEDLINEplus -
Autism |
Merck Manual Home Edition - Autism |
NIMH - Autism
|
NINDS - Autism |
National Mental
Health Association - Autism |
University of North Carolina -
Division TEACCH |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Autism
Biting
Colorado Parent Information
and Resource Center - Biting |
KidsHealth - Fighting the Biting |
National Network for
Child Care - Biting Hurts! |
National
Parent Information Network - Biters
Cocaine Abuse
AAP - Cocaine |
NIDA - Cocaine Abuse and Addiction
Conduct Disorder
AACAP -
Conduct Disorders |
Aboutourkids.org - Conduct Disorder |
Center for Mental Health Services - Conduct Disorder in Children and
Adolescents |
HON - Conduct Disorder |
Internet Mental
Health - Conduct Disorders |
National Mental
Health Association - Conduct Disorder |
New York Online Access to Health - Conduct Disorder |
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets - Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Conduct
Disorder
Crying and Colic
AAP - Colic |
AAP - Crying |
Caring for Kids
- Colic and Crying |
CCHMC - When Your Baby Cries |
Children's Medical Office of
North Andover |
CHOP - Colic |
Dr. Bob -
Colic: How Do I Know? |
KidsHealth.org - Colic and a Baby's Temperament |
University of
Missouri Health Sciences Center - Colic - A Survivor's Guide |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Crying and Colic |
Virtual Hospital - Crying and Colic |
Yale New
Haven Children's Hospital- Crying
Depression
AACAP -
The Depressed Child |
Aboutourkids.org - Bipolar Disorder (Manic Depressive Illness) |
Aboutourkids.org - Depressive Disorders |
Center for Mental Health Services - Major Depression in Children and
Adolescents |
HON - Bipolar Disorder |
HON - Mental Health: Depression |
NIMH - Bipolar
Disorder |
National Mental Health Association - Depression |
National Mental
Health Association - Bipolar Disorder |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Depression |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Grief
Divorce and Separation
AACAP -
Children and Divorce |
AACAP -
Stepfamily Problems |
AAMFT - Children and Divorce |
AAP - Becoming a Stepfamily |
AAP - Divorce |
AMA - Divorce |
Caring for Kids - When Parents Separate |
Iowa State
University of Extension - Divorce Matters (.PDF) |
Iowa State
University of Extension - Stepping Stones for Stepfamilies (.PDF) |
KidsHealth.org - A Kid's Guide to Divorce |
KidsHealth.org - Tips for Divorcing Parents |
MayoClinic -
Divorce |
MEDLINEPlus - Divorce |
National
Parent Information Network - Helping Children Cope with Divorce |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Talking to Children About Divorce |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Divorce: Help Your Children Cope
Eating Disorders - Anorexia and Bulimia
AACAP -
Teenagers with Eating Disorders |
AAP - Eating Disorders |
Aboutourkids.org - Eating Disorders |
APA - A Basic Guide to Eating Disorders |
APA - A Closer Look at Eating Disorders |
APA - Frequently Asked Questions: Eating Disorders (Anorexia and Bulimia)
| Center for
Mental Health Disorders - Eating Disorders |
Children's Hospital Boston - Eating Disorders |
CHOP - Anorexia Nervosa |
CHOP - Bulimia Nervosa |
KidsHealth.org - Eating Disorders |
Mental Help Net
- Eating Disorders |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Eating Disorders |
National Association of
Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) - Information |
NIMH -
Eating Disorders |
New York Online Access to Health - Eating Disorders |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Eating Disorders: Anorexia and Bulimia
Learning Disability
AACAP -
Children With Learning Disabilities |
AAP - Types of Learning Disabilities |
AAP - Understanding Learning Disabilities |
Aboutourkids.org - Learning Disorders |
KidsHealth.org - Kids with Dyslexia |
MEDLINEplus - Learning Disorders |
NIH - Dyslexia Information Sheet |
NIMH - Learning
Disabilities |
National Mental Health Association - Learning Disabilities |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Learning Disabilities in Children
Marijuana Abuse
NIDA - Marijuana
Oppositional Defiant Disorder / ODD
Internet Mental
Health - Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
NOAH - Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
PDR Guide to Medical
Care - Oppositional Defiant Disorder |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
Psychosis
AACAP -
Children's Major Psychiatric Disorders |
AACAP -
Schizophrenia in Children |
Aboutourkids.org - Schizophrenia |
EPPIC - Early Diagnosis
and Management of Psychosis |
HON - Schizophrenia |
MEDLINEplus - Psychosis |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Personality Disorders |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Schizophrenia and Delusional Disorder |
National Mental
Health Association - Schizophrenia |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Psychosis
Smoking / Tobacco
AAP - Environmental Tobacco Smoke: A Hazard to Children |
CDC - Facts on Youth
Smoking, Health and Performance |
Children's
Hospital Boston - How to Quit Smoking: A Guide for Teens |
Children's
Hospital Boston - Information About Smoking: A Guide for Teens |
JAMA - Kids Lighting Up |
JAMA - Preventing Tobacco Use in Children and Adolescents |
KidsHealth.org - Talking to Your Kids About Smoking and Smokeless Tobacco
|
KidsHealth.org - What to Do if Your Kid Smokes or Chews Tobacco |
MedlinePlus - Smoking and Youth |
NIDA - Nicotine Addiction |
Navy Health
Book - Tobacco Can Kill, No Matter How You Use It |
Navy Health
Book - Your Smoking's a Hazard to Your Children |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Smoking and Tobacco
Social Problems
AAP - Helping Your Child with Social Problems |
NIMH - Social
Phobia |
Pediatric Psychiatry Pamphlets - Social Phobia
Substance Abuse
AACAP -
Substance Abuse Treatment Questions |
AAP - Common Inhalants |
AAP - Preventing Inhalant Abuse |
AAP - Preventing Substance Abuse |
CHOP - Substance Abuse/Chemical Dependence |
Connecticut
Clearinghouse Pamphlets |
Family Doctor -
Marijuana |
KidsHealth.org - What to Do if Your Kid Is Using Drugs |
MayoClinic -
Inhalant Abuse | NIDA
- Common Drugs of Abuse Information Index |
National Institute on
Drug Abuse |
Navy Health Book - Aerosol Abuse Can Take Your Breath Away |
Navy Health
Book - If You Drink Alcohol, Do It In Moderation |
Navy Health Book -
What Parents Need to Know About "Huffing" |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Substance Abuse
Suicide
AACAP -
Teen Suicide |
AAP - Helping Suicidal Teens |
AAP - Understanding Teen Suicide |
America's Continuing
Education Network - Preventing Adolescent Suicide |
American Foundation for Suicide
Prevention |
HON - Suicidal Behavior |
JAMA - Adolescent Suicide |
KidsHealth.org - Understanding and Preventing Teen Suicide |
Merck Manual
Home Edition - Suicidal Behavior |
Scout Association
of Australia - Youth Suicide Prevention |
Virtual Naval
Hospital - Depression and Suicide
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of Page
Newborn
AAP - Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks |
AAP - Premature Babies: Common Questions |
AAP - Premature Birth |
AMA - When Your Baby Is Born With A Health Problem |
CCHMC - Bathing Your Baby |
CCHMC - Giving Liquid Medicine to Infants |
CHOP - High-Risk Newborn |
CHOP- Normal Newborn |
JAMA - Caring for A Newborn Baby |
MayoClinic - Premature Babies |
MEDLINEplus - Infant and Newborn Care |
MedlinePlus - Premature Babies |
University of Wisconsin - Parents of Preemies |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Interacting with Your Newborn
Baby's Schedule
Iowa
Health Book - First Visit |
ParentsPlace - Changing Baby's Sleep Schedule |
ParentsPlace - Hunger in the Middle of the Night |
ParentsPlace -
Newborn Care
Circumcision
AAP - Circumcision |
AAP - Circumcision Information for Parents |
AAP - Circumcision: Frequently Asked Questions |
ACOG - Newborn Circumcision |
CHOP - Circumcision | Circumcision
Information and Resource Pages |
MEDLINEplus
- Circumcision |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Circumcision
Jaundice
AAP - Jaundice |
Caring for
Kids - Jaundice in Newborns |
CDC - Kernicterus
|
KidsHealth.org - Jaundice in Healthy Newborns |
MayoClinic -
Jaundice in Newborns |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Jaundice
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome / SIDS
Caring
for Kids - Back to Sleep: Reducing the Risk of SIDS |
JAMA - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
KidsHealth.org - SIDS, Sudden and Silent |
MEDLINEplus - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome |
SIDS Network - Table of
Contents |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
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Safety
Caring for Kids - Safety Tips for Parents |
CCHMC - Safety Tips for Parents of Infants |
CDC - Injuries |
CDC - Injuries in
Adolescents |
CDC -Injuries in Children |
CPSC
- 12 Devices to Protect Your Children |
Children's Safety Network |
Children's
Safety Network - Safety Resources |
CHOP - Firearms |
CHOP - Firearms (Injury Prevention) |
CHOP - Home Safety |
Consumer Product
Safety Commission - Publications |
EPA - Office of Children's Health
Protection | The I'm Safe Network
(Backyard Books) |
Iowa State
University Extension - Safety Publications (.PDF) |
KidsHealth.org - Baby Product Safety |
KidsHealth.org - Baby Proofing your Home |
KidsHealth.org - Environmental Health Issues |
KidsHealth.org - Preventing Household Accidents |
KidsHealth.org - Selecting Safe Pets |
MayoClinic - Babysitter Checklist |
MayoClinic -
Firework Safety |
MayoClinic -
Keeping Your Child Out of the ER |
MEDLINEplus
- Child Safety |
MEDLINEPlus -
Farm Safety |
MEDLINEPlus
- Sports Safety | National Safe
Kids Campaign |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Stranger Safety |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Infant Safety Tips
Recalls
Consumer Product
Safety Commission - Recalls and Other Press Releases |
SafetyAlerts.com - Recent News and
Alerts
Biking
AAP - Bicycle and Tricycle Safety |
AAP - Bicycle Helmets | Bicycle Helmet
Safety Institute |
CDC - Bicycle
Helmets |
CHOP - Bikes and Skates |
Consumer
Product Safety Commission - Bicycle Fact Sheet |
Federal Highway
Administration - Pedestrian & Safety Research Page |
NHTSA
- Bicycle Helmet Use Laws
Car Seats / Car Safety
AAP - Car Safety Seats: Basic Guidelines |
AAP - Car Safety Seats: Basics for Correct Usage |
AAP - Car Safety Seats: Frequently Asked Questions |
AAP - Choosing Car Seats for Children with Special Needs |
AAP - Common Questions About Car Seats |
AAP - Correct Car Seat Use |
CHOP - Child Passenger Safety |
CHOP - Motor Vehicle Safety |
Iowa Health
Book - Choosing Your Baby's Car Seat |
JAMA - Teenaged Drivers |
JAMA - Vehicle Safety and Children |
SafetyBeltSafe U.S.A - Safe Ride
|
UC Davis - Car Seat Safety |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Car Seats / Child Safety Seats
Choking
Columbia
University Complete Home Medical Guide |
State Medical Society of Wisconsin - Prevention of Choking |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Airway Obstruction
Falls
CHOP - Falls |
CHOP - Falls (Emergencies) |
CHOP - Falls (Injury Prevention) |
Fire
CHOP - Fire Safety |
CHOP - Fire Safety and Burns |
Consumer Product
Safety Commission - Fire and Burn Prevention |
KidsHealth.org - Fire Safety |
National Fire Prevention
Association | United State
Fire Administration |
Pedestrian Injuries
Alberta Motor
Association - Traffic Safety |
CHOP - Pedestrian Safety |
Federal Highway
Administration - Pedestrian & Safety Research Page |
JAMA - Pedestrian Injury |
National Center
for Injury Prevention and Control - Pedestrian Deaths and Injuries Fact
Sheet |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Pedestrian Safety
Playground
AAP - Playground Safety |
CHOP - Playground Safety |
Consumer Public Safety
Commission - Tips for Public Playground Safety |
MayoClinic -
Prevent Playground Injuries |
The National Program for Playground Safety
Swimming
AAP - Water Safety |
CHOP - Water Safety |
CHOP - Water Safety (Injury Prevention) |
Consumer Public
Safety Commission - Backyard Pool: Always Supervise Children |
JAMA - Practicing Water Safety |
KidsHealth.org - Staying Safe While in the Water
Toys
AAP - Toy Safety: How Children are Injured |
CHOP - Toy Safety |
CHOP - Toy Safety (Preventing Injuries) |
Consumer Product
Safety Commission - Toy Safety |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Toy Safety
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Skin, Hair and Nails
AAD - Sun
Protection For Children |
AAP - Common Skin Conditions |
AAP - Newborn Rashes and Birthmarks |
AAP - Protecting Your Child from the Sun |
CHOP - Dermatology: Skin Diseases and Conditions |
CHOP - Sun Protection |
MayoClinic - Baby Rashes |
MayoClinic - Children's Skin During the Winter |
MayoClinic - Scabies |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Itching |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Hair Problems (Discuss) |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Sun Protection
Acne
AAD - Acne |
AAP - Treating Acne |
AAP - What Causes Acne |
FDA - Acne Agony
|
KidsHealth.org - Why Do I Get Acne? |
MedicineNet - Acne | NIAMS -
Questions and Answers About Acne |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Acne
Contact Dermatitis / Skin Irritation
AAD - Allergic
Contact Dermatitis |
AAD - Poison Ivy
|
AAP - Cradle Cap |
CHOP - Poison Ivy
Diaper Dermatitis / Diaper Rash
AAP - What Causes Diaper Rash? |
Caring for
Kids - Diaper Rash and Thrush |
CCHMC - Diaper Rash |
CHOP - Diaper Rash |
MayoClinic -
Diaper Rash |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Nappy Rash (Diaper Rash) |
Eczema / Atopic Dermatitis
AAD - Eczema/Atopic
Dermatitis |
AAFP - Eczema |
AAP - Eczema and Dermatitis |
CHOP - Eczema |
Iowa Health Book - Eczema |
Navy Health Book - The
Unbearable Itch of Eczema | NIAMS
- Atopic Dermatitis |
National Eczema Association for Science and Education - Atopic Dermatitis
in Children |
National Jewish Medical and Research Center - Eczema |
Primary Care Pediatrics
| Virtual
Children's Hospital - Eczema
Fungal Infection
AAD - Athlete's
Foot | AAFP -
Tinea Infections: Athlete's Foot, Jock Itch and Ringworm |
Caring for
Kids - Ringworm |
CHOP - Candidiasis (Thrush) |
CHOP - Ringworm |
Intelihealth - Thrush |
KidsHealth.org - Tinea (Ringworm of the Scalp and the Body, Jock Itch,
Athlete's Foot) |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Fungal Skin Infections |
University of
Alabama at Birmingham - Fungal Infections of the Skin |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Ringworm (Tinea)
Hair Disorders
AAD - Hair Loss |
AAFP - Excess Hair
| AAFP - Hair Loss and
Its Causes |
MEDLINEplus - Furuncle (Hair Follicle Infection) |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Hair Disorders
Hives
AAD - Hives |
AAP - Hives and Poison Ivy |
Intelihealth - Hives and Children |
MedicineNet - Hives (Urticaria) & Angioedema |
Impetigo Skin Infection
AAP - Impetigo |
Caring for
Kids - Impetigo |
CHOP - Impetigo |
HON - Impetigo |
KidsHealth.org - Impetigo |
MayoClinic -
Impetigo |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Impetigo |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Impetigo
Nail Disorders
AAD - Nail Health
|
MEDLINEplus - Nail Abnormalities |
ParentsPlace - Ingrown Toenails
Skin Infection - Cellulitis and Folliculitis
AMA - Cellulitis |
HON - Cellulitis |
KidsHealth.org - Cellulitis |
MayoClinic - Cellulitis |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Cellulitis
Viral Rashes
MayoClinic - Roseola|
Caring
for Kids - Fifth Disease |
Caring for
Kids - Roseola |
HON - Fifth Disease |
KidsHealth.org - Fifth Disease (Erythema Infectiosum) |
Merck
Manual Home Edition - Viral Skin Infections |
University of
Alabama at Birmingham - Viral Infections of the Skin |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Roseola
Warts - Molluscum Contagiosum
AAD - Warts |
AAFP - What to do
About Warts |
KidsHealth.org - Warts |
NetDoctor.Co.UK - Warts and Verrucas |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Warts
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Surgery (including Pathology and Subspecialties not otherwise listed)
Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center - Topics in Pediatric Surgery |
Iowa Health Book - Pediatric Surgery |
The University of Chicago
Children's Hospital - Health Care Information
Appendicitis
AAP - Appendicitis |
American College of Surgeons - Appendectomy |
JAMA - Detecting Appendicitis in Your Children |
KidsHealth.org - Appendicitis |
NIDDK - Appendicitis |
Texas Pediatric
Surgery Associates - Appendicitis |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Appendicitis
Hernia - Hydrocoeles / Fluid in Scrotum
AAP - Inguinal Hernia |
CHOP - Hydrocele |
MEDLINEplus - Diaghragmatic Hernia |
MEDLINEplus - Femoral Hernia |
MEDLINEplus - Inguinal Hernia |
MEDLINEplus - Umbilical Hernia |
Texas Pediatric Surgery Associates - Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia |
Texas
Pediatric Surgical Associates - Inguinal Hernia |
Texas
Pediatric Surgical Associates - Umbilical Hernia |
University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Inguinal Hernia & Hydrocele
Repair |
University of Chicago Children's Hospital - Umbilical Hernia |
Virtual
Children's Hospital - Hernias |
Virtual
Children's Hospital: Common Questions - Hydrocele |
Virtual Children's Hospital - Hydrocoeles and Hernias
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X-Rays
Children's Hospital Boston |
Children's Hospital
of Iowa |
Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati |
Duke University
| Northside Alpharetta Medical
Campus | Radiology
Resource |
|