Can you recommend some good children's health web sites?
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- aap.org
- Includes Children’s Health Topics and Parenting Corner sections covering a wide range of diseases and conditions, behavioral and mental health, and other topics of concern to families.
- Familydoctor.org
- familydoctor.org/children.xml
- Produced by the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Respected by care providers as a source for high-quality materials written for the general public, the web site has sections for parents, children and adolescents.
- KidsHealth
- kidshealth.org
- Created by The Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media.
- Contains separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
Are there books about pediatrics in the Health Sciences Library?
- Richard E. Behrman, Robert M. Kliegman, Hal B. Jenson, editors. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA : Saunders, c2004
Health Reference Books WS100 N432 2004 - Current pediatric diagnosis & treatment. Los Altos, Calif.; Lange Medical Publications.
Health Reference Books WS 141 C976
- Richard E. Behrman, Robert M. Kliegman, Hal B. Jenson, editors. Nelson textbook of pediatrics. Philadelphia, PA : Saunders, c2004
Are there additional resources which I might find useful?
- Children's Health from MedlinePlus
- www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenshealth.html
- From the National Library of Medicine.
- Information on a large number of health topics. The website is available in English and Spanish.
- Medem: Children's Health
- www.medem.com/medlb/sub_detaillb.cfm?parent_id=10&act=disp
- Founded by the nation's leading medical societies, Medem has created a network, designed to facilitate online access to information and care for physicians, their practices, and their patients.
- Washington Poison Center
- www.wapc.org
- Includes information on First Aid, Safety, Hazards, and special topics.
- Children's Health from MedlinePlus
Are there general health web sites which might also be helpful?
- MedlinePlus
- medlineplus.gov
- From the National Library of Medicine
- Centers for Disease Control: A-Z Topics Index
- MayoClinic.com
- Merck Manual Home Edition
- Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
- MedlinePlus




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