Raising Healthy Children
http://healthychildren.org is sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
It includes sections on health, safety,
nutrition, development and behavior for infants through young adults.
http://kidshealth.org provides a wide range of articles on pediatric health with sections for parents, kids
and teens. It
is also available in Spanish.
Immunizations
http://chop.edu/healthinfois
from the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.
The Vaccine Education Center provides reliable
and up to date answers to questions about immunization.
http://cdc.gov From the Center for
Disease Control, this website includes sections on health and safety, with an emphasis on infectious diseases
and vaccines.
Especially for Teens
http://youngwomenshealth.org This website is provided by Children’s Hospital Boston for adolescent girls and their
parents with sections on nutrition, fitness and reproductive health.
http://youngmenshealthsite.org Also from Children’s
Hospital Boston, this website focuses on the health and developmental concerns of adolescent boys and their
parents.
Safety
http://cpsc.gov is from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. You can sign up for the latest
information on product safety and recalls.
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