Internet Links
Links to other internet web sites that have quality, trustworthy, and helpful information for parents and children.
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- The official public Web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics - an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The web site features general information related to child health, parenting, and advocacy.
- Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
- The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN) was established in 1991. FAAN’s membership now stands at close to 30,000 worldwide and includes families, dietitians, nurses, physicians, school staff, and representatives from government agencies and the food and pharmaceutical industries. FAAN serves as the communication link between the patient and others.
- Children's Hospital of Boston, Teen Boy's Health
- The mission of Young Men’s Health is to help teen boys improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as of specific diseases and conditions. The goal is to empower teen boys and young men around the world to take an active role in their own health care.
- Children's Hospital of Boston, Teen Girl's Health
- The mission of this website, YoungWomensHealth.org, is to help teen girls, their parents, teachers, and health care providers improve their understanding of normal health and development, as well as specific diseases and conditions. The goal is to empower teen girls and young women around the world to take an active role in their own health care.
- School Psychiatry Program at Mass General
- The schoolpsychiatry.org web site was created for parents, educators, clinicians and clinicians-in-training to identify and support the needs of children and adolescents with mental health conditions. When these needs are understood and properly supported, life at school, at home, and with peers can improve dramatically. This site contains information about recognizing and treating a range of mental health disorders in young people and making appropriate accommodations at school and at home.
- Parents' Medication Guide for ADHD and Depression
- The American Psychiatric Association and the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry have developed two medication guides - the most recent, ADHD Parents Medication Guide, and The Use of Medication in Treating Childhood and Adolescent Depression: Information for Patients and Families. These guides are designed to help patients, families, and physicians make informed decisions about obtaining and administering the most appropriate care for a child with ADHD or depression.
- CDC's information about Autism
- The CDC is committed to protecting the health of children and to identifying the biological and environmental causes of autism and other developmental disabilities.
- Discount Medications Online
- There are many programs that offer help in getting medications (for free or at a discount) for the uninsured. Other programs offer inexpensive generic drugs, coupons for at least the initial prescription, or even free antibiotics. Included are online resources for you and your family.
- Mass in Motion
- Eat Better. Move More. Start Today. We all can live healthier lives and protect ourselves from heart disease, high blood pressure and diabetes by taking simple steps to eat better and move more. Get started by taking small steps, and making little changes at home, at work, and in your community. Join the thousands of other people in the state who getting healthier and losing weight with Mass in Motion: Better health. It's your move.
