GENERAL

• 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

Government

• Columbus Health Department: www.cmhhealth.org
• Franklin Country Board of Health: www.co.franklin.oh.us/
• Ohio Department of Health: www.odh.ohio.gov/
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: www.cdc.gov

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: UpToDate: http://www.uptodate.com/patients/index.html

ADOLESCENT HEALTH

• Adolescent Health, Sponsored by the Children’s Hospital of Boston: www.adolescenthealth.com
• AMA’s Adolescent Heatlh: 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: www.awarefoundation.org
• 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):http://teenshealth.org

ALLERGY, ASTHMA, & IMMUNOLOGY

• Food Allergy Network:www.foodallergynetwork.com
• Asthma education for kids and parents:www.ZoeyZones.com
• Asthma, lung, tobacco education:www.lunguse.org

BREASTFEEDING

• La leche league:www.llli.org

BEHAVIOR AND DEVELOPMENT

• Toilet Training:wwww.aap.org/healthtopics/toilettraining.cfm
• Potty Training Tips - A parent run site, with links to various potty-traing pages: www.pottytrainingtips.com
• Going Potty - Its method focuses on looking for signs in a toddler of being ready to potty train: www.goingpotty.net
• Bedwetting Store for alarms: www.bedwettingstore.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

COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE

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

Dermatology

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

Heart Disease

• The American Heart Association Children’s Health Section: www.americanheart.org/presenter

Immunizations/Vaccinations

• 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/vaccinesafety/
• 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 Immunization:

• From KidsHealth.com, whose information is reviewed by MDs: www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fact_myth_immunizations.html
• “Immunization”: www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/immunization.html

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

NUTRITION, FOOD SAFETY, AND OBESITY

• Nutrition: www.dole5aday.com
• Nutrition – great ideas on games and activities to keep kids active: www.kidnetic.com

Food Safety

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

Childhood Obesity

• American Obesity Society: www.obesity.org/subs/childhood
• Obesity Info: www.niddk.nih.gov/health/nutrit/pubs/helpchild.htm
• Nationwide Children’s Hospital Center for Healthy Weight and Nutrition: www.NationwideChildrens.org/HealthyWeight

PREVENTION AND SAFETY

• 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

• Entertainment Ratings Software Board - Find out what the ratings on video games mean: www.esrb.org
• Video Game Safety - Tips to help parents ensure their kids’ video games are appropriate: http://www.pta.org/1256.htm
• Fireworks Safety: http://healthlink.mcw.edu/article/961791958.html
• U.S. EPA: www.epa.gov/lead
• National Safe Kids Campaign: www.safekids.org
• National Highway Traffic Safety Aministration – for car seat information click “car seats” under “Browse Topics”: www.nhtsa.gov
• Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute: www.bhsi.org
• Car Safety Seats: 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

PARENTING

• Features information about parent training classes: www.patnc.org

PREGNANCY

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

PROCEDURES

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

SCHOOL

• Assistance locating quality preschool and day care programs: www.childcareaware.org or www.naeyc.org
• This web site includes articles from many different publications on the steps needed to keep kids up-to-date and safe when preparing to go back to school: www.Cjonline.com/backtoschool/

SPORTS MEDICINE

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

SPOTLIGHT ON SUMMER

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

SUBSTANCE ABUSE (Tobaco, 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 Prtevention Source (TIPS): www.cdc.gov/tobacco/

TRAVEL

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