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Dr. Beekley's Favorite Links
GENERAL
American Academy of Pediatrics
American Academy of Family Physicians*
Ambulatory Pediatric Association
ALLERGY AND ASTHMA
Learn All About Asthma
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.
American College of Asthma, Allergy & Immunology: Information on various allergy & asthma topics.
BREASTFEEDING
KP Breastfeeding Resources and Information
Lactation Services at Redwood City
Breast Feeding.com
Medela.com
I Breastfeeding.com
Mass. Breastfeeding Coalition
DEVELOPMENT AND BEHAVIOR
Parents Helping Parents: Family resource center for children with special needs.
Children’s Services: Statewide program that treats children with certain chronic conditions.
Golden Gate Regional Center(GGRC.org): Network that helps link individuals with developmental disabilities to services.
SchwabLearning.org: Guide to helping kids with learning difficulties.
CHADD.org:* Children and adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder.
DBPeds.org: Information on the medical aspects of child development and behavior in children.
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!!!
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!!
COMMUNITY EVENTS/RESOURCES
Peninsula Library System
County Public Health Programs
County Information for Activities/Events
Bay Area Parents
Child Care Coordinating Council: Resources for childcare
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 The CDC's National Immunization Program (NIP) is a disease - prevention program that provides leadership for the planning, coordination and conduct of immuniation activities nationwide.
MUSCULOSKELETAL CONDITIONS AND SPORTS MEDICINE
Sports Performance & Safety
Musculoskeletal Conditions in Children and Teens
HEALTHY LIVING PROGRAMS, SERVICES AND INFORMATION
Nutrition & Physical Activity
Exercise and Fitness
KID WISDOM
Healthy Life Style Programs
KP Redwood City Programs and Services
POISON CONTROL
CalPoison.org:* California Poison Control information site.
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
GENERAL RESOURCES to Help Your Family THRIVE
Links to other Departments at Kaiser Permanente, Redwood City
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.
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-threating illness.
COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE
Learn More about Complementary & Alternative Medicine (CAM)
PDRHealth.com: FDA-approved information on various drugs.
Drug Encyclopedia
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.
TEEN TOPICS
Academy for Eating Disorders
Teens Health
Young Adult Health
American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.*
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