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Dr. Prager's Favorite Links
ALLERGY AND ASTHMA
Asthma A free on line asthma resource. Create your own asthma diary with a tool that tracks your peak flow readings, medications, and symptoms. You will need to register to use this site.
Regional Asthma Management and Prevention
Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network This site contains excellent information about food allergies. Particularly helpful is a printable handout to help you manage food allergies at school and at friend's homes.
BREASTFEEDING
Breastfeeding.com
Kaiser Permanente Breastfeeding Information
GENERAL INFORMATION
Alternative Medicine This site is sponsored by the National Institute of Health and it's National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine. It provides access to alternative journals using Medline, and provicles.
Bereavement/Loss Kara is a Palo Alto based organization dedicated to providing compassionate support to those who are grieving a death or facing a life-threatening illness.
Your Child and the Media While this site is considerably more commercial than I like, it does provide the invaluable service of reviewing and rating the media that our children are exposed to. Read it, and you can edit effectively.
DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
ADD This site is sponsored by C.H.A.D.D., a non-profit parent-based organization formed to better the lives of individuals with attention deficit disorders and those who care for them.
Autism This Oregon-based organization provides information about autism to parents and professionals. You can find overview on the many syndromes and related disorders.
Bumps Along the Way Sponsored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. This site contains many valuable links with definitions, resources, and guidelines for treatment.
Developmental Disabilities This site is sponsored by the CDC and National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities. It covers many topics, including cerebral palsy, autism, and ADHD, among others!!!
Learning Disabilities Sponsored by the Charles Schwab Learning Center. This site will guide you to resources, educate you about learning disabilities, and help you become an effective advocate for your child.
Parents Helping Parents For families of children with special needs.
Your Child's Temperament This interactive web site lets you see more clearly your child's temperament and find parenting tactics that work for your child. An online assessment is included!!
DERMATOLOGY
American Academy of Dermatology
IMMUNIZATION INFORMATION
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Information Center The Vaccine Education Center, through its web site, informational materials and speakers programs, provides information on every vaccine. In addition, the center describes to parents how vaccines work, how they are made, who recommends vaccines, when they should be given, whether they are still necessary and, most importantly, whether they are safe.
American Academy of Pediatrics The American Academy of Pediatrics sponers this excellent site.
Center for Disease Control Vaccine and Immunization Page
MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
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Musculoskeletal Conditions in Children and Teens
Sports Medicine Online
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NUTRITION
Nutrition and Physical Activity
Cholesterol Information This site contains an excellent online kit to help you understand and manage your CHOLESTEROL.
Help For Irritable Bowel Syndrome While this site is not as evidence-validated as I might like, I have found it to be a wealth of information regarding the life-style and dietary changes that are important in managing IBS!!
Health Life Style Programs
TRAVELER'S HEALTH
U.S. Department of State
Center for Disease Control This site has up to date information on immunizations, travel precautions, and preventive care.
The University of Maryland Travel Medicine
THRIVE RESOURCES FOR FAMILIES
Center for Disease Control and Prevention The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) protects the health and safety of people at home and abroad by providing credible information to enhance health decisions and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
KidsHealth This site is devoted to the health of children and teens. It is an interactive and fun way to learn about health. There are sections for kids, parents, and professionals.
Child and Teen Health LinksSponsored by the National Institutes of Health, this site is an encyclopedic resource of information.
Parent Soup
TEEN TOPICS
Academy for Eating Disorders
Teenwire An online magazine formatted for teens with straightforward and accurate information about relationships and sexuality.
Cool Nurse
Teens Health
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