GENERAL

Professional Organizations and Hospitals

• The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) – an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.: www.aap.org
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital: www.NationwideChildrens.com
• Health Information Translations – A collaborative initiative to improve health education for limited English proficiency patients: www.healthinfotranslations.org
• CAP4Kids Columbus - a free website sponsored by local Pediatricians and Nationwide Children’s Hospital have that contains a wealth of information about helpful community resources for kids and families.: www.cap4kids.org/columbuss
  Resource topics include:
  • Mental health resources
  • After school programs/camps
  • Daycare
  • Breastfeeding help
  • Free and discounted prescriptions
  • Low cost health care, travel clinics
  • Smoking cessation programs
  • Obesity resources
  • Teen resources
  • Resources for kids with special needs and much more!

Government

• Columbus Health Department: http://publichealth.columbus.gov/
• Franklin County Board of Health: http://www.myfcph.org/
• Ohio Department of Health: http://www.odh.ohio.gov/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.govv

General Health

• Pediatrician’s guide to your children's health and safety: www.KeepKidsHealthy.com
• Kids Health: www.KidsHealth.org
• Consult the medical resource doctors trust: http://www.uptodate.com/patients

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ADOLESCENT HEALTH

• AMA’s Adolescent Health: www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/1947.html
• The AWARE Foundation - AWARE (Adolescent Wellness through Access to Resources and Education) includes lists of support hotlines for teens to call for help with mental health, sexual abuse, eating disorders, suicide, STDs, emergency contraception, and more: http://www.awarefoundation.com/
• CDC’s Adolescent Health: www.cdc.gov/node.do/id/0900f3ec801e457a
• I Wanna Know - This sites aims to teach kids about sexually-transmitted diseases before they learn the hard way: www.iwannaknow.org
• Teen Growth - Unlike many other “teen health” sites this one has a medical advisory board of pediatricians: www.teengrowth.com
• Planned Parenthood: www.plannedparenthood.org/teens
• Teens Health (Nemours Foundation): www.TeensHealth.com

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ALLERGY, ASTHMA, & IMMUNOLOGY

• Food Allergy Network: www.foodallergynetwork.com
• Asthma education for kids and parents: www.ZoeyZones.com

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BREASTFEEDING

• La leche league: www.llli.org

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BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT

Behavior

• Toilet Training: www.aap.org/healthtopics/toilettraining.cfm
• Potty Training Tips - A parent run site, with links to various potty-training pages: www.pottytrainingtips.com
• Bedwetting Store for alarms: www.bedwettingstore.com
• Sleep Dry bedwetting alarms: www.SleepDryAlarm.com

Development

• Development - Links to state, regional, and local early intervention and testing services: www.nectac.org
• Head Start Programs: www.ehsnrc.org
• Development focus on the first three years of life: www.zerotothree.org
• The Whole Child, a PBS website featuring articles, ideas for activities, reading lists, forums, etc.: www.pbs.org/wholechild
• US Dept. of Health & Human Services: www.hhs.gov/kids

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COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

DENTAL HEALTH

• American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry: www.aapd.org
• Pediatric Dentistry – Drs Scott Nieman, Carolyn Barber, and Emily Baran at: www.scottniemandds.com

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DERMATOLOGY (SKIN)

• The National Pediculosis Association, Inc.: www.headlice.org

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HEART DISEASE

• The American Heart Association Children’s Health Section: www.americanheart.org/presenter.jhtml?identifier=1477

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IMMUNIZATIONS/ VACCINATIONS

• American Academy of Pediatrics immunization site: http://www.aap.org/immunization
• Healthy Children - Today, most children in the United States lead much healthier lives and parents live with much less anxiety and worry over infections during childhood. Immunizations are one of the success stories of modern medicine: http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/default.aspx
• The Allied Vaccine Group - Dedicated to educating the public and caregivers exclusively through scientific information: www.vaccine.org
• Autism and Vaccines Theory - Addresses the possible connection between autism and vaccination: www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/concerns/mmr_utism.htm
• CDC’s Vaccines and Immunizations Page - Designed to be the most comprehensive vaccine site on the internet: www.cdc.gov/vaccines
• CDC’s Vaccine Safety Page: www.cdc.gov/od/science/iso/
• Childhood Immunization Support Project (Run by the AAP): www.cispimmunize.org
• The Vaccine Page provides links to web sites that provide valid information and news to parents about vaccines: http://vaccines.org/forparents.htm
• Frequently Asked Questions about Vaccine Safety from Childhood Immunization Support Project (Run by the AAP): http://www.aap.org/immunization/families/faq/FAQ_Safety.pdf
• From KidsHealth.com, whose information is reviewed by MDs: www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fact_myth_immunizations.html

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MENTAL AND EMOTIONAL HEALTH

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry –assisting parents and families in understanding developmental, behavioral, emotional and mental disorders affecting children and adolescents: www.aacap.org
• Kids Health for Parents: http://kidshealth.org/parent/emotions/
• American Association of Suicidology – Dedicated to the Understanding and Prevention of Suicide: www.suicidology.org
• What Every Child Needs for Good Mental Health: www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/72.cfm
• Depression: www.depression.org

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NEWBORN

Cord Blood Banking

• Cord blood donation and transplantation: www.bethematch.org

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NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY, AND OBESITY

Nutrition

• Nutrition – great ideas on games and activities to keep kids active: www.kidnetic.com
• Abbott Nutrition – information on products, education materials, clinical research: http://abbottnutrition.com/

Food Safety

• USFDA- Center for Food Safety: www.cfsan.fda.gov/

Childhood Obesity

• American Obesity Society: www.obesity.org/
• Let's Move - Program developed by First Lady Michelle Obama to solve the epidemic of childhood obesity within a generation.: www.letsmove.gov/
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition: www.NationwideChildrens.org/HealthyWeight

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OPHTHALMOLOGY (EYE)

• Conjunctivitis/ Pink Eye information: http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/eye/conjunctivitis.html
• The American Academy of Ophthalmology - Providing authoritative information about eye care for the public and members: www.aao.org/

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PREVENTION AND SAFETY

Prevention

• Prevent Blindness America - With sections on fireworks, sports, eyewear, and kids’ safety measures: www.preventblindness.org
• National Poison Control Hotline: www.1-800-222-1222.info/FAQs/home.asp
• Central Ohio Poison Center at Nationwide Children’s Hospital: www.bepoisonsmart.org

Safety

• U.S. EPA: www.epa.gov/lead
• National Safe Kids Campaign: www.safekids.org
• National Highway Traffic Safety Administration – for car seat information click “car seats” under “Browse Topics”: www.nhtsa.gov
• Car Safety Seats – National Child Passenger Safety Certification program offers a searchable link to inspection sites: http://cert.safekids.org/
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: www.bhsi.org
• Car Safety Seats: A 2011 Guide for Families – Healthy Children link: www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov

Toy Safety

• American Society for Testing and Materials - All the fine print standards for toy safety specification: www.astm.org
• Dr. Toy: www.drtoy.com
• Toy safety Publications - A list of government releases from the US Consumer Product Safety Commission: www.cpsc.gov/CPSCPUB/PUBS/toy_sfy.html
• Tips on Toys - Lists safe and unsafe toy suggestions from birth up to 12 years: www.ext.vt.edu/pubs/family/350-063/350-063.html

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PREGNANCY

• The American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology: www.acog.org
• Baby Center: www.babycenter.com

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PROCEDURES

• Ear Piercing – In-office medical piercing systems: www.Blomdahl.com

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SCHOOL

• Assistance locating quality preschool and day care programs: www.childcareaware.org or www.naeyc.org

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SPORTS MEDICINE

• National Center for sports Safety: www.sportssafety.org
• National Youth Sports safety Foundation: www.nyssf.org/wframeset.html

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SPOTLIGHT ON SUMMER

• Poison Ivy: www.poison-ivy.org
• NoZone UV Protective Funwear: www.nozone.ca/noz_usa.htm

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SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Tobacco, Alcohol, Drug Abuse)

• Netcare Access provides 24 hour mental health and substance abuse crisis intervention, stabilization and assessment for Franklin County, Ohio residents: www.netcareaccess.org
• US Surgeon General Tobacco Info: www.surgeongeneral.gov/tobacco
• Tobacco Information and Prevention Source (TIPS): www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

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TRAVEL

• CDC website for up-to-date travel advisories and information: www.cdc.gov/travel/

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