INFORMATION DESK

Health Links

DISEASES & CONDITIONS

Asthma & Allergies

Allergic Child                                         http://www.allergicchild.com

American Academy of Allergy Asthma

& Immunology                             http://www.aaaai.org/

Attack Asthma                                      http://www.noattacks.org

Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America    http://www.aafa.org   

Latex Allergy                                         http://www.osha-slc.gov/SLTC/latexallergy/index.html 

The Food Allergy and Anaphalaxis Network http://foodallergy.org/

 Pollen Counts (check your neighborhood)  http://www.pollen.com/Pollen.com.asp

World Allergy Organization                       http://www.worldallergy.org

Attention Deficit Disorder

Children & Adults with Attention

Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder                   http://www.chadd.org/

Cancer

American Cancer Society                        http://www.cancer.org

Kids Cope                                             http://www.kidscope.org

National Cancer Institute                         http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/youngpeople

Cardiology/Heart

American Congenital Heart Association       http://www.achaheart.org//index.php

American Heart Association                      http://www.americanheart.org

PediHeart                                             http://www.pediheart.org/  

Communicable Diseases

NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene       http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/cd/cdfs-list.shtml

Dental

American Dental Association                     http://www.ada.org/

Pediatric Dental Health                            http://dentalresource.org    

Diabetic

American Diabetes Association                 http://www.diabetes.org/home.jsp

Children with Diabetes                            http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm

Datrmouth Hitchcock Medical Center          http://www.dhmc.org/pediatric_diabetes_education.cfm

Dermatology

American Academy of Dermatology          http://www.aad.org

Epilepsy

Epilepsy Support Group                           http://www.kidsepilepsy.com

Influenza

Pandemic Flu & Avian Influenza                http://www.pandemicflu.gov

Kidney

National Kidney Foundation                      http://www.kidney.org

Liver

American Liver Foundation                       http://www.liverfoundation.org

Children’s Liver Association for Support

Services                                              http://www.classkids.org

Lyme Disease

Lyme Disease Foundation                        http://www.lyme.org

Mental Health

American Academy of Child &

          Adolescent Psychiatry                    http://www.aacap.org

National Mental Health Association             http://www.nmha.org/infoctr/factsheets/78.cfm

Trauma & Stress

National Association of School Nurses        http://www.nasn.org

National Child Traumatic Street Network     http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main

National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis  http://www.kidspeace.org

Thyroid

American Thyroid Association                   http://www.thyroid.org

REFERENCE

Awareness

2006 National Health Observances            http://www.healthfinder.gov/library/nho/nho.asp?year=2006 

First Aid

Heimlich Maneuver                                 http://www.heimlichinstitute.org/maneuver.html

Mayo Clinic                                           http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/FirstAidIndex

Child Development

KidsGrowth                                           http://www.kidsgrowth.com/

March of Dimes                                     http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Drug Abuse

Family Guide E-mail Update                      http://family.samhsa.gov/

Governmental Agencies

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention   http://www.cdc.gov

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute    http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov

New York State Department of Health       http://www.health.state.ny.us

US Dept. of Health & Human Services        http://www.ask.hrsa.gov

Westchester Department of Health           http://www.westchestergov.com/health

Health Insurance

Children’s Health Insurance Program         http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Healthy Living& Hygiene

Clean Hands Campaign                           http://www.washup.org

Family Doctor                                        http://familydoctor.org/children.xml

Lighten Up that Backpack                        http://walking.about.com/od/backtoschool/a/acabackpack.htm

Mayo Clinic                                           http://www.mayoclinic.com

MedLine                                               http://MedlinePlus.org

Pediatric on Call                                     http://www.pediatriconcall.com

RXList                                                  http://www.rxlist.com/

Virtual Children’s Hospital                         http://www.vh.org/pediatric/

WebMD                                                http://www.WebMD.com

Kids helping Kids

Wigs for Kids                                        http://www.wigsforkids.org

International Health & Rescue Agencies

American Red Cross                               http://www.redcross.org

United Nation’s Children’s Fund                 http://www.unicef.org

World Health Organization                        http://www.who.int/topics/child_health/en/

Kid Friendly ***

BAM – Body & Mind                                http://www.bam.gov                   

CDC Powerful Bones                               http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/

Environmental Kids Club                          http://www.epa.gov/kids

Get Kids in Action                                   http://www.getkidsinaction.org

Kids Health                                           http://www.kidshealth.org/

Software Piracy Awareness                     http://www.playitcybersafe.com    

Start Sleeper (National Center for Sleep

Disorder)                          http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/      

US Food & Drug Admin. Kids Site              http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/

Nutrition

School Nutrition Association                      http://www.schoolnutrition.org

US Dept. of Agriculture                           http://www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

Pediatric Concerns & Parenting Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics               http://www.aap.org

American Obesity Association                   http://obesity.org/subs/childhood

Keep Kids Healthy                                  http://www.keepkidshealthy.com

eChilds Health                                       http://www.echildshealth.com

Safety & Product Recalls

Car Safety                                           http://www.aap.org/family/carseatguide.htm

Children’s Health Protection                      http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/homepage

Children Safety Network                         http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/

FDA Recalls                                           http://www.fda.gov/opacom/7alerts.html

Holiday Safety Tips                                 http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/dectips.htm

Keeping It Safe - Internet Safety           http://www.westchestergov.com/keepingsafe/internetsafety.pdf

Kitchen Safety                                    http://www.ci.phoenix.az.us/FIRE/kitchen.html

Product Recalls                                    http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/recalls.html

US Consumer Product Safety Commission  http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/prerel/prerel.html

Traveling with Children

CDC Travelers’ Health                             http://www.cdc.gov/travel/child_travel.htm

Vaccination

American Academy of Pediatrics               http://www.cispimmunize.org/

Immunization Action Coalition (IAC)          http://www.immunize.org

Parents Guide to Childhood Immunization   http://www.cdc.gov/nip/publications/Parents-Guide/default.htm

UNICEF                                                http://www.unicef.org/immunization/