Web Resources
General Sites
American Academy of Pediatrics - the primary professional association for the nation’s 55,000 pediatricians.
www.bam.gov - BAM! Body and Mind
Familydoctor.org - American Academy of Family Physicians
KidsHealth – The Neumours Foundation
La Leche League - Breast Feeding
Medlineplus – National Library of Medicine & National Institutes of Health
www.mypyramid.gov - Physical Activity and Diet
U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission - offers safety and injury prevention tips as well as recall notices on a wide range of consumer products.
Immunization Sites
Centers
for Disease Control - Immunization
Statements
Infectious Diseases Society of America - American Academy of Pediatrics
Vaccine Safety – Johns Hopkins
Immunization Action Coalition
Vaccinate Your Baby - Every Child By Two (ECBT)
Children and Teen Issues
FDA Kids – Food & Drug Administration
Netsmartz.org - how to stay safer on the Internet by the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children
Safekids.org – Children’s National Medical Center; information on child safety, safety regulations, and recent product recalls
www.stopbullyingnow.hrsa.gov - to help stop bullying
Tox Town - introduction to toxic chemicals and environmental health risks
