Parent Resources: Health Links

AAP: Patient Education Online: Patient Education Online Gives parents and caregivers reliable, up-to-date health and safety information from the complete American Academy of Pediatrics Library.

The American Red Cross: Register online for a CPR class near you.

Center for Young Women’s Health: An award-winning teen girls’ health Web site featuring health guides, quizzes, chats and more.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): A great source on information on infectious diseases and immunizations including travel information and bioterrorism.

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder: CHADD is the nation’s leading non-profit organization serving individuals with AD/HD and their families.

Consumer Product Safety Commission: Provides product recall and safety information.

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network: A great organization whose mission is “to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.

KidsHealth: The most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

Vaccine Safety and information: https://www.cdc.gov/vaccinesafety/index.html

Safe Kids: A national organization dedicated solely to reducing the incidence of childhood injuries.

Underage Drinking: Surgeon General Reports for Families: https://www.surgeongeneral.gov/topics/underagedrinking/familyguide.pdf