The amount of medical
information on the Internet is massive. Unfortunately, many
medical-oriented Web sites are poorly organized or out of date. Even more
importantly, many sites are written by people who are NOT experts or who are NOT
practitioners of what we would consider reliable medicine, and medical Web sites
are not regulated by ANYONE.
We recognize that, when used properly, the
Internet can be a valuable resource. We have therefore included a
collection of links to Web pages that we believe to be from reliable sources.
We have tried to included only links with valid information, but we cannot
screen each Web site completely, and a Web site's content can change at any
time. Always remember that nothing can take the place of a conversation
with your pediatrician, and we are glad to answer questions over the telephone.
More links will be added periodically.
A lot of medical information you may be seeking
can probably be found through our
Medem Web site.
We strongly suggest you check it out.
La Leche League
International - This organization is "dedicated to providing
education, information, support, and encouragement to women who want to
breastfeed." It contains information and resources (including articles, FAQs,
and the ability to send in questions that will be answered by email) for women
who are interested in breastfeeding.
Diabetes
American Diabetes
Association - This site contains information on the association and on
diabetes itself. There is an extensive section that discusses diabetes,
intended for people with the disease, their families, and even teachers of
students with diabetes. There are sections in Spanish and also on pets with
diabetes. It also has links to other sites that deal with this disease.
Kids Learn About Diabetes -
A site for kids with diabetes written by kids with diabetes. It has a tutorial
on the disease, written in easy-to-understand language.
Children With Diabetes - This site is also geared toward kids and their families,
but is more extensive. If you want more information than you find at "Kids
Learn...", try here.
Disabilities
National Dissemination Center
for Children with Disabilities - If you have a child with disabilities, this
site can be invaluable. If contains publications, FAQs, and a list of resources
available to children with disabilities in each state.
Dentistry
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - This site answers questions you
may have about the care of your child's teeth and has a search function that
helps you find a pediatric dentist in your area.
Drugs and Alcohol
American Council for Drug Education - This site contains useful information
for parents such as how to talk to your kids about drugs and what signs of drug
use to look for.
Eating Disorders Center- This is one area in a much larger Web site on
health in general. It is packed with information on eating disorders. We have
not reviewed any of the pages other than those on eating disorders.
KidsGrowth
and TeenGrowth
- These sites offer everything from parenting tips to information about various
illnesses and health problems that apply to young children and teenagers,
respectively. The TeenGrowth site is specifically designed for teens to surf
for themselves.
TV Turnoff Network -
Organizers of National Turn-off TV Week, this organization's goal is to get
people to do more constructive things with their time than watch TV. It has
interesting statistics like: number of minutes per week that the average child
age 2-11 spends watching television - 1,197 vs. minutes spent in meaningful
conversation with parents - 38.5.
Nutrition
School lunches
The Healthy School Lunch Campaign
- This site contains information on the nutritional value of school lunches
(often quite poor) and what can be done to improve the situation.
Calcium
3-A-Day of Dairy - This Web
site discusses ways to help include enough calcium in your child's diet by
encouraging kids to eat 3 servings of dairy per day.
Milk Matters
Calcium Education Campaign - This site contains
more information about the importance of calcium in your child's diet. It
discusses reasons why more than half of our young children and 85 percent of
teenagers do not get enough calcium in their diet.
Safety
General safety information
The Injury
Prevention Program - A program of the American Academy of Pediatrics with
safety information pages that apply to specific age groups of children and with
a monthly article on a safety topic
Recalls
and Product Safety News - Monthly lists of products that have been recalled
and links to sites that follow recalls of automobiles, car seats, and other
products not under the CPSC's jurisdiction. You may also sign up to receive
free updates on recalls by e-mail by sending a message to
listproc@cpsc.gov with "join CPSCINFO-L"
in the message area.
Safe
Kids Worldwide - This is a non-profit organization
dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury.
Automobile safety
Child Passenger Safety Program - Information on car seats, air bags, etc.
from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
SeatCheck - This site
has car seat information, including where to go to have your car seat inspected
and to learn how to install it properly.
Handgun safety
Brady Center to
Prevent Gun Violence - This site contains
information on gun control laws, statistics, and how to ensure your family is
safe from the dangers of firearms in the home. An interesting statistic found
here: a gun kept in the home is 22 times more likely to be used in an
unintentional shooting (4 times), a criminal assault or homicide (7 times), or
an attempted or completed suicide (11 times) than to be used to injure or kill
in self-defense.
Spine-Health - This page gives general
information on scoliosis.
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)
First Candle/SIDS Alliance
- This site has information about SIDS, including possible causes, ways to
prevent SIDS, and resources for families of children who have died of SIDS.
Immunization Action
Coalition - This site contains information on the diseases that our vaccines
can prevent as well as many other topics related to vaccines.
