 The
ABC's of Safe and Healthy Childcare
An On-line handbook for childcare providers. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
(CDC) has written this handbook to help you, the child care provider, reduce sickness,
injury, and other health problems in your child care facility.
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 American
Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
Information is provided as a public service to aid in the understanding and treatment of the
developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders which affect an estimated 7 to 12 million
children and adolescents at any given time in the United States. You will find information
on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, AACAP membership,
current research, practice guidelines, managed care information, awards and fellowship
descriptions, meeting information, and much more.
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American
Academy of Pediatrics
Committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and wee-being for
all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. Advocacy, You and Your family, Research,
Professional Education, Publications, Current News, bookstore, Immunization and more.
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American
Medical Association
Phsicians dedicated to the health of America. The AMA is much more than a voluntary membership
organization of physicians. It is the patient's advocate and the physician's voice.
It sets standards for the profession of medicine.
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American
Public Health Association
The American Public Health Association (APHA) is the oldest and largest organization of
public health professionals in the world, representing more than 50,000 members from over
50 occupations of public health. The Association and its members have been influencing
policies and setting priorities in public health since 1872.
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Centers
For Disease Control And Prevention
CDC Mission is To promote health and quality of life by preventing and controlling disease,
injury, and disability.
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Children
With Diabetes
The on-line community for kids, families and adults with diabetes. The mission of
ChildrenWithDiabetes.com is to promote understanding of the care and treatment of diabetes,
especially in children; to increase awareness of the need for unrestricted diabetes care for
children at school and daycare; to support families living with diabetes; and to promote
understanding of research into a cure.
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Compliance
Control Center - Hand Washing
Information on HyGenius handwashing system, and the risks of disease from not washing your hands, food safety and Infection control.
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DrGreene.com - Caring for the Next Generation
Alan Greene, M.D., provides thorough answers to pediatric
questions. Topics include bed-wetting, ear infections, eating/nutrition,
potty training, and sleeping.
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Fitness and Kids
Teaching our children the importance of fitness and proper nutrition is vital to maintaining the health of today's youth.
This site provides Children's Health and fitness articles, Information on Children's exercise equipment, Exercise videos for kids, Fun fitness for kids, Fun Play for
kids, Health related products, exercise chart, food pyramid, weight loss software, games and more.
One important thing we need to do is to get our kids moving! Moovin and Groovin has just the thing. Exercise videos for our kids. Your kids will love them!
Proper Nutrition is also vital in our children's health and well being. Nutrition and kids 3-D CD rom game will help your child understand the importance of
proper nutrition and how it helps us to feel good and have healthy bodies.
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General
Pediatrics
The General Pediatrician's View of the Internet. Case Studies and Patient Simulations, Continuing Mediacal Education Courses, Evidence
Based Medicine Resources, Journals, Policy Statements and Clinical Practice Guidelines, Professional
Societies, INternet Directorieds and Search Engines.
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Global
Childnet
Offers a range of easily accessible, child health related, on-line services. These services
include databases and other information on issues related to the well-being of the world's
children.
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The
Global Health Network
The Global Health Network (GHNet) is an alliance of experts in health and telecommunications
who are actively developing the architecture for a health information structure for the
prevention of disease in the 21st century. Available in these languages English, Japanese, Portuguese, Spanish, German
, Chinese, Turkish, and Taiwanese.
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The
Hall of Health
The Hall of Health, co-sponsored by Children's Hospital Oakland and Alta Bates Medical Center,
is a community health-education museum and science center dedicated to promoting wellness and
individual responsibility for health. The philosophy of the Hall of Health is that health
and human biology go hand in hand: an understanding of how the body works provides a
meaningful context for all of the practices that promote good health.
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Harvard
Center For Children's Health
The Harvard Center for Children's Health was created in 1995 to translate what we know about
children's health into what we do to improve children's health and well-being. The Center
serves as a vehicle through which knowledge, gained through research, can be communicated
to larger audiences.
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Health
Policy-Idea Central
Collection of links to recent medical and health policy related articles.
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Kid's Running
Running news, stories and photos of kids' events, running literature and journal entries by kids,
Information on training, running programs, health, games, mileage programs, events, races and fun runs, columns and running, fitness and education links.
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Mayo
Clinic Pregnancy and Child Health Center
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Med-Mall
A place for parents, patients, and professionals
specializing in the treatment of chronically ill children.
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National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
The mission of the National Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy is to improve the life
prospects of this generation and the next and, in particular, to reduce child poverty by
influencing cultural values and building a more effective grassroots movement.
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National
Institutes of Health
Health Information, News and Events, Grants and Funding Opportunities, Scientific Resources, Institutes and Offices and Information for Employees.
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National
Vaccine Information Center
The National Vaccine Information Center (NVIC) is a national, non-profit educational
organization founded in 1982. It is the oldest and largest national organization advocating
reformation of the mass vaccination system and is responsible for launching the vaccine safety
movement in America in the early 1980’s. Located in Vienna, Virginia, NVIC is dedicated to the
prevention of vaccine injuries and deaths through public education. NVIC provides assistance
to parents whose children have suffered vaccine reactions; promotes research to evaluate
vaccine safety and effectiveness as well as to identify factors which place individuals at
high risk for suffering vaccine reactions; and monitors vaccine research, development,
policy-making and legislation. NVIC supports the right of citizens to exercise informed
consent and make educated, independent vaccination decisions for themselves and their children.
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Old
Wives' Tales and Other Pediatric Myths
This Web page is designed by a pediatrician to cover topics of interest to parents,
in particular discussing common misconceptions ("..tales" or myths) and current "hot" topics.
The scientific pediatric literature will be interpreted in lay terms in covering the topics,
occasionally calling on the author's 20+ years of pediatric experience as well.
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Pediatric
Points of Interest
The Pediatric Points of Interest are a searchable collection of links to resources
in Pediatrics and Child Health.
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PEDINFO:
An Index of the Pediatric Internet
Dedicated to the dissemination of on-line information for pediatricians and others interested in child health.
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Shriners
Hospitals
Information on Shriners Hospitals, directory, admission application and research.
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