Wellness Information
Safety Tips
Caregiver Tips
The First Year - Developmental Milestones
Immunization and Check Up Schedule
What To Expect At Each Checkup Through 18 Months
Wellness Web Sites
General Pediatric Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org
Poison Control Center - www.aapcc.org
WebMD’s On Children's Health - WebMD
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission’s Most Recent Recall List - www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/category/topic.html
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - www.aapd.org
Stop Spreading Germs - www.cdc.gov/flu/protect/covercough.htm
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) - digestive.niddk.nih.gov & www2.niddk.nih.gov
About Kids Health from the Health Experts of Nemours - www.kidshealth.org
Health information from the U.S. National Library of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health - http://medlineplus.gov/
News and Updates from Children’s Medical Center of Dayton - www.childrensdayton.org
Childhood Immunizations
Article on the Importance of Vaccinations by Dr. Mike Magee - http://www.healthpolitics.org/archives.asp?previous=childhood_vaccinations
Official Site of the CDC. Click on “Vaccines and Immunizations” in the left hand column. - www.cdc.gov
The National Immunization Program - www.cdc.gov/vaccines/
Vaccine information from one of the top children’s hospitals - www.vaccine.chop.edu & www.chop.edu/consumer/jsp/microsite/microsite.jsp?id=75918
Immunization Advice from the American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.cispimmunize.org/pro/pro_main.html?http&&&www.cispimmunize.org/fam/soundadvice.html
Government flu advice from Flu.gov - http://www.flu.gov/
Vaccines - General Information - www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vac-gen/default.htm & www.vaccineinformation.org
Diet and Nutrition
Resources For Nursing Mothers - www.breastfeeding.com & www.aap.org/breastfeeding/families.cfm
The International Food Information Council’s web site with advice on diet and nutrition for kids - www.ific.org
Safety
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s web site with information on car seats and seatbelts - www.nhtsa.dot.gov
A worldwide organization, including SafeKids USA, that focuses on all childhood safety issues. - www.safekids.org
Vaccine Safety - Concerns - Measles, Mumps, and Rubella (MMR) Vaccine and Autism Fact Sheet - www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/concerns/mmr_autism_factsheet.htm
The AAP addresses parents concerns about plastics in infant bottles
Behavior and Development
The National Institute of Health and the National Library of Medicine’s review of child development - www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html
Accurate, up-to-date information on children’s health, growth, and development from the Nemours Foundation - www.kidshealth.org
Information on Bullying - http://stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov/index.asp
Childcare and Early Childhood Education
The National Association for the Education of Young Children’s web site containing info on daycare and early education - www.naeyc.org/families
The National Childcare Information Center, part of the US Dept of Health and Human Services, discusses childcare safety. - www.nccic.org/user/parents.html
Asthma and Allergies
The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America’s - www.aafa.org
The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network’s web site ADHD, Autism, and Learning Disabilities - www.foodallergy.org
Developmental Delays and Disabilities
The Children and Adults with Attention Deficit and Hyperactivity Disorder - www.chadd.org
Factual information about autism from the CDC - www.cdc.gov/ncbddd/autism/index.htm
Learning disabilities online - www.ldonline.org
The National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities’ - www.nichcy.org
Adolescent Health
Adolescent health advice from the Nemours Foundation - www.teenshealth.org
A site supporting Adolescent Wellness through Access to Resources and Education - www.awarefoundation.org
More Information on Adolescent Health - www.adolescenthealth.org & www.adolescenthealth.org/alphabetical.htm
Travelers' Health
Vaccinations - CDC Travelers' Health - wwwn.cdc.gov/travel/contentVaccinations.aspx
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