Health Resources for Parents

The following websites contain reliable health information from highly regarded sources. Saint David’s does not have an official affiliation with any of the organizations referenced and offers them purely as possible resources for families. Please consult your physician before making any decisions based on health information obtained from the Internet.

GENERAL MEDICAL INFORMATION:

American Academy of Pediatrics
www.aap.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org

Mayo Clinic
www.mayoclinic.org

Medline Plus:
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/

ADD/ADHD:

Children and Adolescents with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
www.chaddd.org

ASTHMA AND ALLERGY:

Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network
www.faan.org

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology
www.aaaai.org

American Lung Association
www.lungusa.org

DENTAL HEALTH:

American Dental Association

www.ada.org

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
www.aapd.org

FLU NEWS:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov/flu

HEADACHES:

National Headache Foundation
www.headaches.org

HEAD LICE:

National Pediculosis Foundation
www.headlice.org

IMMUNIZATIONS:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
www.cdc.gov

MENTAL HEALTH:

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
www.aacap.org

National Institute of Mental Health
www.nimh.gov/topics/child-and-adolescent-mental-health/index.shtml

NUTRITION:

American Dietetic Association:
www.ada.org

Children’s Nutrition Research Center, Baylor College of Medicine:
www.kidsnutrition.org

Food Pyramid for Kids
www.mypyramid.gov/kids/index.html

ORTHOPEDICS:

American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons
www.aaos.org

SAFETY:

Safe Kids
www.usa.safekids.org

Prevent Blindness America
www.preventblindness.org