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| General |
 American
Academy of Pediatrics |
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A comprehensive resource on children's health, featuring
the latest information on immunizations, child development and current
topics. It also features a site-wide search. Some sections of interest: |
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Parenting
resources
Parents
of preemies
Children's
health topics |
| American
Medical Association |
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Not just for doctors, the site provides erliable patient
information. |
| Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention |
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The Federal government site for credible information
for health and safety for all stages of life. Please note that this
site is available in most spoken languages in the U.S., French,
Spanish and Chinese, among them. Some sections of interest: |
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Infants
and Toddlers Resources
Children
Resources
Adolescents & Teens
Recommended
Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedules |
| KidsHealth
for Parents |
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A topic-oriented site dedicated to kids,
with sections for parents and teenagers. The site prides itself on
not using "doctor-speak." |
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Comprehensive medical information and
tools. |
| WebMD |
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A reliable resource on health, life styles,
drugs and supplements, parenting and nutrition. |
Top |
| Education, Literacy |
| Reach
Out and Read |
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Our practice participates in this program from a national nonprofit
organization that promotes early literacy by giving new books to
children in pediatric exam rooms and advice to parents about the
importance of reading aloud. The ROR program
provides the tools to help promote children's developmental skills
and later school success.
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| U.S.
Department of Education - Parent's resources |
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Features a wide variety of topics from preparation for school
to preparing the child for college.
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| Poision Control |
| American Association of Poison
Control Centers |
| Connecticut
Poison Control Center 1-800-222-1222 |
Vaccines and Immunizations |
| Centers for Disease Control - Vaccines
& Immunizations |
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Institute for Vaccine Safety |
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Independent assessment of vaccines and
vaccine safety from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public
Health. |
| Información de Salud en
Español |
| Medline
Plus (Spanish) |
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Información de Salud de la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina |
| NNLM
(National Network of Libraries of Medicine) |
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Información de Salud en Español |
