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Recommended Websites

The following websites are recommended for the indicated topics. Certainly other websites may contain appropriate content; however these are our suggested sites. Please do not hesitate to discuss growth, development, wellness, and illness questions with your child’s physician. A trained medical professional can help you interpret the many varying medical opinions found today on the internet.

General Child Health, Wellness, and Illness Information

  • www.healthychildren.org—Information from the American Academy of Pediatrics
  • www.cdc.gov—outstanding website for general healthcare information, run by the US Government and a true gem of a website
  • www.drspock.com—written by respected pediatric experts
  • www.kidshealth.com—written by a pediatric healthcare foundation
  • www.whattoexpect.com—information from the publishers of the popular book series What to Expect

ADHD

  • National Resource Center on ADHD
  • Children and Adults with ADHD (CHADD)
  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • American Academy of Pediatrics

Adolescent and Teen General Health

  • www.cdc.gov/parents/teens/index.html—information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Autism

  • www.milestones.org—respected site with extensive information on autism, related treatments, and support
  • Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence

Allergy

  • www.aaaai.org—national professional organization on allergy, asthma and diseases of the immune system
  • www.foodallergy.org—general information on food allergy, diagnosis and treatments

Arthritis

  • Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
  • Spondylitis Foundation: www.spondylitis.org
  • Psoriasis: http://www.psoriasis.org

Asthma

  • www.aaaai.org—national professional organization on allergy, asthma and diseases of the immune system
  • www.whatsasthma.org—outstanding site with complete and reliable asthma information

Blood Clotting Disorders

  • National Blood Clot Alliance

Breastfeeding

  • American Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine at www.bfmed.org
  • American Academy of Pediatrics
  • Bright Future Lactation Resource Center Ltd at www.bflrc.org
  • La Leche League International at www.lalecheleague.org
  • International Lactation Consultant Association at www.ilca.org

Cancer

  • American Cancer Society
  • Cure Search
  • Lance Armstrong Foundation
  • Leukemia & Lymphoma Society
  • National Cancer Institute
  • National Marrow Donor Program / Be The Match
  • St. Baldrick’s Foundation

Child Development

  • www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/PARENTS/parents.aspx—extensive information on childhood development, developmental delay, nutrition, and general baby care

Children with Special Health Care Needs

  • Tools for Today and Tomorrow: www.toolsfortoday.org (provides local resources/Northeast Ohio)
  • Achievement Centers for Children: www.achievementcenters.org/ (provides local services/Northeast Ohio)
  • Help Me Grow—Children with Special Needs: www.ohiohelpmegrow.org/PARENTS/childrenspecialneeds.aspx (state-wide resource)
  • NICHCY – National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities—Families & Community: www.nichcy.org/FamiliesAndCommunity/Pages/Default.aspx
  • Ohio Legal Rights Service—Disability Topics: www.olrs.ohio.gov/topic-areas (state-wide legal resource)
  • Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities: www.ocecd.org (state-wide education/advocacy resource)

Clinical Trials

  • US Clinical Trials: www.clinicaltrials.gov

Dental and Oral Health

  • Child Dental Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdentalhealth.html

Eczema

  • www.eczemacenter.org—general information on the management of eczema

Hemophilia and Bleeding Disorders

  • National Hemophilia Foundation
  • Northern Ohio Hemophilia Foundation

Immunizations

  • www.immunize.org—information on immunizations supplied by reliable national professional medical organization
  • www.cdc.gov—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention provides reliable information on all available vaccines
  • Childhood Immunizations: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childhoodimmunization.html

Lice

  • Nuvo® treatment for treating head lice

Lupus (SLE)

  • Lupus Foundation: www.lupus.org
  • Lupus International: http://www.lupusinternational.com
  • Luipus Alliance of America

Mental Health

  • www.aacap.org—reliable mental health information from the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  • Mental Health from NIH—www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childmentalhealth.html

Myositis

  • Myositis Association of America: www.myositis.org

National Institutes of Health (NIH) General Links

  • Children & Teenagers: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenandteenagers.html
  • Children’s Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenshealth.html
  • Child Behavior Disorders: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childbehaviordisorders.html
  • Child Development: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html
  • Common Infant and Newborn Problems: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/commoninfantandnewbornproblems.html
  • Exercise for Children: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseforchildren.html
  • School Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schoolhealth.html
  • Toddler Health: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/toddlerhealth.html
  • Children’s Page: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenspage.html
  • Child Care: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childcare.html
  • Parenting: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/parenting.html

Nutrition

  • For Preschoolers: www.mypyramid.gov/preschoolers/index.html
  • For Kids: www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html
  • Child Nutrition: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childnutrition.html

Obesity

  • www.cdc.gov—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has material on childhood obesity prevention, nutrition, and treatment
  • Obesity in Children: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/obesityinchildren.html

Prematurity

  • www.marchofdimes.com/prematurity/—March of Dimes information on prematurity
  • www.aap.org/sections/perinatal/PDF/preemie.pdf - follow-up and development of preterm children

Rheumatology General Web Sites

  • The Arthritis Foundation: www.arthritis.org
  • American College of Rheumatology: www.rheumatology.org
  • American Autoimmune Related Disease Association: http://www.aarda.org/
  • NIH: http://www.niams.nih.gov/hi/index.htm
  • PRINTO: http://www.printo.it/pediatric-rheumatology/

Safety

  • www.cdc.gov/family/kids/index.htm—information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Child Safety: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsafety.html

Scleroderma

  • Scleroderma Foundation: www.scleroderma.org
  • International Scleroderma Network: www.sclero.org

Sickle Cell Disease

  • Sickle Cell Information Center

Sleep Problems

  • www.sleepfoundation.org—National Sleep Foundation
  • www.aasmnet.org—American Academy of Sleep Medicine

Tourette Syndrome

  • National Tourette Syndrome Association

Travel Medicine

  • www.cdc.gov—Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has a wonderful description of how to prepare for medical needs while traveling in every part of the world
  • MD Travel Health
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