Information on the Internet
Here are some links to sites that we have found useful:
Due to the large and rapidly expanding body of knowledge available, even on screened sites, we are unable to guarantee the accuracy of medical information at each of these sites. Advice and recommendations from these sites are not a substitute for medical care and should be discussed with your child’s doctor.
Pediatrics
General
- Parenting Corner (American Academy of Pediatrics)
American Academy of Pediatrics Parenting Corner with links to printable handouts and Academy news - KidsHealth.org
An excellent website maintained by the Nemours Foundation and the AI Dupont Children’s Hospital - KidsGrowth.org
A website that attends to the growth needs of children and adolescents. Contains useful information for parents in a user friendly “filing cabinet of resources”
Safety and Environmental Health
- CNY Poison Control Center
(1-800-222-1222 IF THERE IS AN EMERGENCY)
Helpful tips to keep your house safe and to reduce the chance of poisoning - Lead Poisoning Prevention Education Program
In conjunction with TC Health Department - US Consumer Product Safety Commission
Iformation on over 4,000 product recalls and recall alerts using the various searches on this page - Safekids.org
Founded in 1987 by the Children’s National Medical Center, this website’s primary mission is accident prevention worldwide
Websites for Kids
- BAM!(Body and Mind)
CDC’s interactive health information site for kids - Star Sleepers!
For kids and parents alike, dedicated to growing star sleepers. Provides interactive activities and goal setting for kids to become great sleepers
Nutrition/Healthy Eating/Exercise
- WIC Program of Tompkins County
Link to Tompkins County WIC program with information about eligibility criteria and WIC Clinic schedules - Eat a rainbow
Tips and printable charts to encourage kids to eat “a rainbow” of fruits and vegetables - We Can!
A national program from the NIH designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in practical tools to help children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight - Max’s Magical Delivery: Fit for Kids
FREE DVD from Dep’t of Health and Human Services and Discovery Networks, targeted to children ages 5-9 and their families. The DVD offers suggestions to:
- Try to eat five fruits and vegetables a day
- Get away from the TV and computer screens and move around
- Find fun ways to be physically active inside and outside
There is a separate section for parents on small, achievable steps they can take to encourage these healthy habits in their children and themselves. Endorsed by the AAP. - USDA Food Pyramid
Official website of the new (and a little confusing) pyramid, with lots of downloadable charts and diaries to help you keep track of what you and your children are eating - Kidsnutrition.org
From Baylor College of Medicine, a great website with many helpful tips for parents. Also has a “healthy eating calculator” to determine how much is enough for your child. - Eat Well, Live Well
A comprehensive nutrition website from the Canadian Dietician Association
Vaccinations
- American Academy of Pediatrics immunization website
- AAP website
For immunization information including the newest AAP vaccination recommendation - National Network for Immunization Information
Everything you could ever wish to know about immunizations - Vaccine.org
Presenting valid scientific information about the sometimes confusing subject of vaccines - Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
Reliable information on vaccines from the education center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia - CDC immunization schedule
Childhood recommended immunization schedule from the CDC - CDC Immunization information site
Further information from the CDC, including downloadable Vaccine Information Sheets, vaccine specific information, answers to common vaccine concerns - NYS Department of Health
Information from the NYS Health Department including required vaccinations for school entry
ADD
- Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
Serving individuals with AD/HD and providing science-based, evidence based information about AD/HD. - KidsHealth.org
- ADDitude online magazine
Online version of ADDitude “Information and inspiration for adults and children with ADD…” - National Institutes of Mental Health ADD site
- The Attention Deficit Information Network
Allergies/Asthma
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
Lots of helpful information about managing allergies and asthma - Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics
A national nonprofit network of families whose desire is to overcome, not cope with, allergies and asthma. The shortest route to that goal is knowledge… - American Academy of Asthma, Allergy and Immunology Parents page
Community Links
- Daycare Council TC
- Cornell Cooperative Extension
Offering parenting classes, youth programs (including 4H), Ithaca Children’s Garden, food handling instruction. - Children with Special Health Care Needs
Through the TC Health Department; includes Early Intervention, Child Find, CSHCN, Physically Handicapped Children’s Program - American Red Cross, Tompkins County
CPR, Aquatics safety and babysitting certification classes - WIC Program, Tompkins County
Tompkins County WIC program with Clinic schedule - Tompkins County Library
- Family Reading Partnership
- Tompkins County Resources for Parents and Children
Lots of links and contact information for local support groups and children’s activities
Adolescence
- 40 Assets
Search Institute’s list of the 40 assets that correlate with successful navigation of adolescence - National Adolescent Health Information Center
A national resource for adolescent health information and research by UCSF - Healthy Schools, Healthy Youth
CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health (DASH) - ACT for Youth
Strengthening New York State communities to promote positive youth development - The Parent Report Teen page
Websites for Teens
- KidsHealth Teen page
Kidshealth website for teens with lots of interactive activities about adolescent health - Center for Young Women’s Health, Boston Children’s Hospital
Website from the Young Women’s Health Center at Boston Children’s Hospital designed for teens
Vegetarian Resource Group
Lactation Information
- American Academy of Pediatrics
AAP website on breastfeeding with lots of downloadable handouts - LaLeche League, Ithaca chapter
La Leche League of NY, Ithaca chapter offering support and education for nursing mothers - LaLeche League home page
Nursing information from La Leche League
Travel
- CDC Travel Information
CDC official travel website with updated information about vaccine recommendations and travel health advisories - WHO International Travel and Health Site
International Travel and Health is WHO site which gives guidance on the full range of health risks likely to be encountered at specific destinations and associated with different types of travel – from business, humanitarian and leisure travel to backpacking and adventure tours - Immunizations when moving to another
state or out of the country
Information about immunizations when moving to another state or country