Health and Medical Guide to Children and Adolescent Health Children's Health Health information topics about Children's Health: Alternative Therapy 1. Alternative Medicine and Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/alternative_medicine.html Children 1. Information for Pediatric Patients and Their Famil National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/pedweb/coloring_book/coloring_book/coloring_book.... 2. My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book American Society of Anesthesiologists http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/MyTrip.pdf Coping 1. How to Care for a Seriously Ill Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/seriously_ill.html 2. Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/dr_visits.html Diagnosis/Symptoms 1. Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest2.html 2. Mouth Problems in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/510.xml 3. Glossary of Imaging and Scanning Tests Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest12.html 4. Fever in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/504.xml 5. Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fever.html 6. Chest Pain in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/525.xml 7. Elimination Problems in Infants and Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/533.xml Directories 1. American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referr American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/referral/ 2. Insure Kids Now: Linking the Nation Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/states.htm 3. Finding a Certified Pediatrician American Board of Pediatrics http://www.abpeds.com/pediatrics/geosrch.htm Law and Policy 1. How Does the Child Welfare System Work? National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/cpswork.cfm National Institutes of Health 1. Children's Health Publications National Institute of Child Health and Human Development http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubslist.cfm Nutrition 1. Healthy Eating Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/habits.html Organizations 1. American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.aap.org/ 2. BAM! Body and Mind Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.bam.gov/ 3. Emergency Medical Services for Children Dept. of Health and Human Services http://www.ems-c.org/ 4. KidsHealth Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html 5. National Center for Education in Maternal and Chil http://www.ncemch.org/ 6. National Institute of Child Health and Human Devel http://www.nichd.nih.gov/ Overviews 1. You and Your Pediatrician American Academy of Pediatrics http://www.medem.com/medlb/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZPMEIDH4C&sub_... 2. Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/ Prevention/Screening 1. Hearing Evaluation in Children Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/hear.html 2. Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Risks Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/frmTips 3. Screening Tests for Children (Up to 12) American Association for Clinical Chemistry http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/b_children.html Related Issues 1. Talking to the Pharmacist Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/pharmacist.html 2. Your Child's Cough Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/childs_cough.html 3. Your Child's Physical: What to Know Before Yo Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00002 4. Your Child's Vision Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/vision.html 5. Infections Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/ 6. Childhood Illnesses: The Usual Suspects Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CC00042 7. Runny Nose (with Green and Yellow Mucus) National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/files/rn.pdf 8. Repeated Infections in Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/221.xml 9. Got a Sick Kid? Donâ??t Guess. Read the Labe Food and Drug Administration http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids.htm 10. For Kids' Sake: Think Toy Safety Consumer Product Safety Commission http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/281.pdf 11. Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_6_12.html 12. Finding a Doctor for Your Child Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/find_ped.html 13. Earaches: A Painful Problem for Many Children American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/055.xml 14. Child with a Long-Term Illness American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/illness.htm 15. Body Mass Index: BMI for Children and Teens National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dnpa/bmi/bmi-for-age.htm 16. 20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/20tipkid.htm 17. Growing Pains Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/growing_pains.html 18. Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/medical_care_6_12.html 19. Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls Centers for Disease Control and Prevention http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/ 20. How Much Sleep Is Enough for My Child? Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html 21. Parental Dilemma: What to Do When Your Child Is Si Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00035 22. Knowing Your Child's Medical History Nemours Foundation http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/medhist.html Research 1. America's Children and the Environment Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/envirohealth/children/ 2. Children in Hospitals Frequently Experience Medica Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chhosppr.htm 3. Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/ Statistics 1. HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Chil National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/release200212.htm 2. FASTATS: Child and Infant Health National Center for Health Statistics http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/children.htm 3. Child Health USA 2002 Maternal and Child Health Bureau http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa02/ 4. America's Children 2003: Highlights Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics http://www.childstats.gov/ac2003/highlights.asp Treatment 1. Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child th American Academy of Family Physicians http://familydoctor.org/097.xml 2. 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