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American Indian and Alaska Native Child Health Notes
Offered by the Indian Health Service (IHS), the Child Health Notes is intended to share "what works" at various Indian Health Service, Tribal and urban sites. Pages are published monthly and posted on... Details >
Indian Health Service, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Home Page 
This page welcomes to the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP), a national organization representing state public health leaders and others working to improve the health and well ... Details >
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs Publications
This page provides access to publications from the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs, including the issue briefs, fact sheets, survey reports, position papers, profiles, and annual rep... Details >
A-Z Disorder Guide
This page has information on articles and resources of disorders and conditions that AboutOurKids has developed.... Details >
BMI for Children and Teens
This calculator provides BMI and the corresponding BMI-for-age percentile on a CDC BMI-for-age growth chart. Use this calculator for children and teens, aged 2 through 19 years old.... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
CAM Use and Children
This fact sheet includes issues to consider and resources for more information when making decisions about complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) use and children. ... Details >
National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institutes of Health
Chatpters - Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
This site provides a list of resources and links to help you find chapters offered.... Details >
Child Health Guide
Also available in: Spanish
A pocket size booklet that contains information on preventive care for children. The guide is designed to be a permanent record of your child's health and care throughout the years. It includes an imm... Details >
Childhood Cancers Home Page
This page links to a range of topics related to childhood cancers, including treatment, prevention, genetics, screening, clinical trials, literature, and statistics.... Details >
Childhood Obesity Prevention Campaign
Teaching kids the importance of eating well and being physically active at a young age is crucial to reversing the trend of childhood obesity in this country. Visit this page to learn about the Childh... Details >
Childhood Obesity: Health Risks, Diagnosis and Treatment
Determining if a child or adolescent has a weight problem can be challenging. This article discusses childhood obesity, including health risks, diagnosis, and treatment.... Details >
Childhood Obesity: Prevention
Behaviors involving physical activity and nutrition are the cornerstone of preventing obesity in children and adolescents. Families and schools are the two most critical links in providing the foundat... Details >
Childhood Vaccines: What They Are and Why Your Child Needs Them
A vaccine is a medicine that's given to help prevent a disease. Vaccines not only help keep your child healthy, they help all children by stamping out serious childhood diseases. ... Details >
Children and the Flu Vaccine
This page presents recommendations from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) on which children should get a flu vaccine. CDC recommends that healthy children aged 6 months up through t... Details >
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Children’s Growth Abnormalities – An Overview
It is often said that maintaining a normal growth pattern is nature's lab test for good health. Growth is influenced by many factors such as heredity, genetic or congenital, illness and medications, n... Details >
Children’s Health Topics: Behavioral and Mental Health
This section addresses child and family emotional well-being and coping. The section links to information on raising emotionally healthy children and coping with common behavioral and mental health co... Details >
Children’s Health Topics: Diseases and Conditions
This section addresses prevention, symptoms, and treatment of medical problems. The section links to information on how to help families work with their pediatricians to understand and manage childhoo... Details >
Children’s Health Topics: Family Health
This section addresses children’s health and well-being in the context of the family. The section links to information on the impact of a positive family environment on children’s development. Informa... Details >
Children's Environmental Yearbook - U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
This book contains the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) current actions to protect children from environmental hazards. It contains the latest information on the unique threats that enviro... Details >
Office of Children’s Health Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Children's Health and Potential Environmental Hazards
This searchable database of publications and articles includes examples of potential environmental hazards that may be of interest to parents, researchers, and/or have been covered by the media. The l... Details >
Office of Children’s Health Protection, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Coping with Chemo
This page offers information and resources available on how to cope with chemo, including frequently asked questions and connecting with other teens.... Details >
Family Voices in your State
This site provides a searchable map to find groups that advocate and provide support, speaking on behalf of children and youth with special health care needs.... Details >
Fit Source: Physical Activity and Nutrition Resources for Child Care Providers
Also available in: Spanish
This site links child care and afterschool providers to a wide variety of physical activity and nutrition resources. You will find links to activities, lesson plans, healthy recipes, information for p... Details >
National Child Care Information Center, Administration for Children and Families
General Information: Children with AIDS Project of America
This site presents the services provided by the Children With AIDS Project of America, who they are and what they do. ... Details >
Immunizations - General Information - Kids
This page links to resource materials on general information about kids’ immunizations. Links cover schedule, vaccination additives, safety of multiple vaccinations, and more.... Details >
Inhaled Nitrite Therapy May Help Babies Suffering in a Low-Oxygen State
Scientists from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Clinical Center and the Loma Linda University School of Medicine have found that use of an inhaled nitrite spray may help babies diagnosed with ... Details >
National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kids' Health Tips and Activities for Fall
October is Children’s Health Month, and it is full of opportunities to teach your kids safe and healthy habits. This page provides tips for parents and activity sheets for kids to teach them how to st... Details >
Office of Women's Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Initiative on Effective Interventions for Infants and Young Children with Hearing Loss
The problem of insufficient healthcare services for infants and young children identified with hearing loss and their families has reached crisis proportion in America. The U.S. Department of Health a... Details >
Office on Disability, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Overweight and Obesity: Childhood Overweight
This Web site provides information about childhood overweight, including how overweight is defined for children, the prevalence of overweight, the factors associated with overweight, and the related h... Details >
Parent Resources: Health and Wellness
It is important for children to come to school emotionally and physically healthy. Studies have shown that children’s physical well-being has a significant effect on their learning and long-term succe... Details >
Parents and Teens Page - Children's Vaccine Program
This section addresses parents’ concerns about multiple vaccines, myths and realities and more.... Details >
Parent's Guide to Childhood Obesity
This guide will explain how overweight and obesity is assessed in adults and children and provide a basis for you to identify professional resources in your community that you can reasonably expect to... Details >
Pediatric Pain: Back Pain in Children
Unlike adults, children are rarely if ever disabled by back pain and in more than 50% of patients, a definable cause for the back pain can be found. If an underlying condition, such as a tumor or infe... Details >
Preventing Childhood Obesity
Also available in: Chinese-Traditional
Many cultures hold the belief that being overweight is a sign of health and wealth. The reality is, being overweight or obese increases a person’s risk of many chronic diseases, and children are no ex... Details >
Preventing Childhood Obesity: Health in the Balance
The report provides a broad-based examination of the nature, extent, and consequences of obesity in U.S. children and youth, including the social, environmental, and dietary factors responsible for it... Details >
Products & Programs - Starlight Starbright Children's Foundation
This site provides information on the programs offered, including information on specific diseases and other resources.... Details >
Publications Search -- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development publishes a wide variety of materials that provide health information related to its research. Publications can be divided into three main ... Details >
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institutes of Health
RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus) FAQ's
This document presents frequently asked questions about respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), a very common virus, one that virtually all children contract by the time they are two years old. The virus ... Details >
Shriners Hospitals Directory
Shriners Hospitals are located throughout North America — 20 in the United States and one each in Mexico and Canada. These "Centers of Excellence" serve as major referral centers for children with com... Details >
The Top Ten Fun Fitness Summer Activities for Kids
Summer is here and children need to stay active, healthy and busy during their break from school. Parents need to encourage their children to warm up properly and stretch before each activity and teac... Details >
USDA for Kids
Provides a fun, interactive way for kids to learn about the programs and services of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Includes links to information about , foodborne illness, gardening, conservatio... Details >
We Can! Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition
We Can! (Ways to Enhance Children's Activity & Nutrition) is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old... Details >
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health
What if you don't immunize your child?
While most state laws provide for religious or personal exemptions to required immunizations, concerned parents should still consider the consequences of not immunizing their children. This document i... Details >
What to do when your baby is sick
It's normal for babies to get sick now and then, but if their signs and symptoms gradually worsen or simply persist over a couple of days, do not hesitate to contact the doctor. ... Details >