Helpful Links
Below you can find links to websites that we find helpful
While we believe these sites provide useful, respected information, we do not own, control or take responsibility for their content. We are providing these links for your convenience and information only. Always consult with your physician regarding information for medical conditions and treatments.
Asthma
- AAFA - Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America - voluntary health agency helping people with asthma and allergies through education, advocacy and community outreach.
- Asthma Overview
- How to Use a Diskus Inhaler - video and instructions
- How to Use a Diskus Inhaler - PDF Download
- How to Use a Flexhaler - video and instructions
- How to Use a Flexhaler - PDF Download
- How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) - video and instructions
- How to Use a Metered Dose Inhaler (MDI) - PDF Download
- How to Use a Twisthaler - video and instructions
- How to Use a Twisthaler - PDF Download
Breastfeeding
Development
- DD Health Info - Medical care information about developmental disabilities and resources for families.
- Pathways Awareness - A not-for-profit organization dedicated to education for and about children with movement and physical challenges. Assists and services on cerebral palsy, neuro-disorders, early detection, early intervention and inclusion.
- Autism Speaks
- Down's Syndrome
- Site Clinic for Down's Syndrome
- healthychildren.org
Food Allergy
- Food Allergy - Food & Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network - increases public awareness of food allergies through media, education, publishing, advocacy and research efforts.
- Food Allergy Network - Food Allergy Network - for resources and information on food allergy and peanut allergy.
- Kids With Food Allergies
General Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) - Excellent source of information on a variety of children's health topics, news releases, immunizations, safety tips and more!
- Healthy Children (AAP Parenting Website) - The AAPs parenting website
- Bright Futures - Provides families with developmental tools and learning resources to support healthy social/emotional development.
- Kids Growth - Offers a parent site with information on behavior, development, pediatric health conditions, growth milestones/charts and more! Also offers a teen site with valuable health care information on body, emotions, health, friends, sports, danger, school, family, sex.
- Kids Health - Provides easy to understand health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Emotions, behavior, growth and development, nutrition and fitness, pregnancy and newborns are just a few of the many topics for parents.
- Kid Source - A site created by parents that focuses primarily on health and education-related issues. Get the latest information on health and safety articles, product recall notices and more!
Learning Disorders
- CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder - provides news and fact sheets on attention deficit disorders, CHADD chapter locator, membership and legislative information and links to related sites.
- Dyslexia Services
- International Dyslexia Association
LGBTQ
Mental Health
Nutrition
- AED - Academy for Eating Disorders - information on eating disorders, research and treatment.
- Building Healthy Families
- Choose My Plate
- Ellyn Satter Institute
- USDA Nutrition Website
Parenting
- Baby Center - For new and expectant parents - dedicated to helping you find information and support you need during pregnancy and in caring for a baby, toddler or child.
- Parent Center - Companion site to the above for parents of children ages 2 to 8. A complete resource for information on parenting, learning, health and fun.
- healthychildren.org
Safety
- CPSC - U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - provides information on product recalls and safety news, unsafe product reports.
Speech
Vaccines
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center - Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center provides complete, up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines to parents and healthcare professionals.
- CDC Vaccines & Immunizations - Center for Disease Control and Prevention - overview of vaccine safety.
- Immunization Info - National Network for Immunization Information - provides the facts about vaccines and immunization.
- Immunize - Source for childhood, adolescent and adult immunization information and Hepatitis B educational materials.
- Vaccine Information - Information about vaccines and vaccine preventable diseases.
- Vaccine Safety - Institute for Vaccine Safety - provides assessment of vaccines and vaccine safety.