Resources

General Child Care & Health

HealthyChildren.org is the only parenting Web site supported by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This web site provides general information related to child health and specific guidelines concerning pediatric issues, including the popular Pediatric Symptom Checker.
KidsHealth.org provides general information on children’s health and development for parents, kids, and teens.
BrightFutures.org provides prevention information and health promotion for infants, children, adolescents and families.
CDC Parent Information provides general information for parents from pregnancy through the teen years, including resources to help keep your children safe.
CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is your online source for credible health information and is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC.gov provides parents with credible, reliable health information on: Diseases and Conditions, Emergencies and Disasters, Environmental Health, Healthy Living, Injury, Violence and Safety, and Travelers’ Health.

Immunizations

Immunizations have been one of the single greatest advances in preventative medicine and an essential part of well-child care. Our practice follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
For information about these vaccines, the diseases they protect against, immunization schedules, vaccine safety and other important information please visit the following links:

Recommended Immunization Schedules
Children from Birth through 6 Years
Children from 7 Years through 18 Years
Reliable Sources for Immunization Info
AAP Immunization Page
http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines This site includes Vaccine Information Statements (VIS) for all vaccines given in our office.
https://www.healthychildren.org
http://www.vaccineinformation.org
http://www.chop.edu

For Teens and Parents

Center for Young Women’s Health
The Center for Young Women’s Health (CYWH) is a collaboration between the Division of Adolescent & Young Adult Medicine and the Division of Gynecology at Children’s Hospital Boston.
World Health Organization Adolescent Health Site

Poison Control

Poison Control Center
1-800-222-1222 is the telephone number for every poison center in the United States. Call this number 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to talk to a poison expert. Call right away if you have an emergency.

Breast Feeding

Car Seat Recs

Traveling with Children

Traveling with children requires special planning and preparation, especially when traveling abroad. There are many things parents should consider when traveling with children of any age.
Visit the CDC’s Traveling with Children and Traveler’s Health pages for helpful travel resources.

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