Children's Health (Print Version)

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Children's Health

URL of this page: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childrenshealth.html

Latest News

Obesity Doesn't Make Asthma Worse for Kids (11/16/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21307.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/16/2004)
Outpatient Tonsillectomy Safe for Most Children (11/16/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21304.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/16/2004)
Hong Kong Probes Mystery Infection in Children in Hospital (11/15/2004, Reuters Health) - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/news/fullstory_21286.html (*this news item will not be available after 12/15/2004)
More News on Children's Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/alphanews_c.html#ChildrensHealth

From the National Institutes of Health

Children's Health Publications (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/publications/pubslist.cfm

Overviews

Facts for Life (UNICEF) - http://www.unicef.org/ffl/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.unicef.org/spanish/ffl/
Medical Care and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/medical_care_6_12.html
You and Your Pediatrician (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=/ZZZPMEIDH4C⊂_cat=105

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Chest Pain in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/525.xml
Elimination Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/533.xml
Fever and Taking Your Child's Temperature (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fever.html
Fever in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/504.xml
Glossary of Imaging and Scanning Tests (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/medical/labtest12.html
Mouth Problems in Infants and Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/510.xml
Why Doctors Order Laboratory Tests (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/labtest2.html

Treatment

20 Tips to Help Prevent Medical Errors in Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.aap.org/visit/02-P034-20Tips.pdf
Got a Sick Kid? Don’t Guess. Read the Label (Food and Drug Administration) - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.fda.gov/cder/consumerinfo/sickkids-spanish.htm
Home Treatment of Fever (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.medem.com/MedLB/article_detaillb.cfm?article_ID=ZZZXB1JODDC⊂_cat=107
Medicine and Your Child: How to Give Your Child the Right Dose (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/097.xml
Talking to the Pharmacist (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/pharmacist.html
Your Child and Medication (National Institute of Mental Health) - http://www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/childmed.cfm

Alternative Therapy

Alternative Medicine and Your Child (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/alternative_medicine.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/alternative_medicine_esp.html

Prevention/Screening

HealtheHouse (Children's Health Environmental Coalition) - http://www.checnet.org/healthehouse/virtualhouse/index.asp
Hearing Evaluation in Children (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/hear.html
Pocket Guide to Good Health for Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/childguide/
Also available in Spanish - http://www.ahrq.gov/ppip/spchguide/
Screening Tests for Children (Up to 12) (American Association for Clinical Chemistry) - http://www.labtestsonline.org/understanding/wellness/b_children.html
Tips to Protect Children from Environmental Risks (Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection) - http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/frmTips
Also available in Spanish - http://yosemite.epa.gov/ochp/ochpweb.nsf/content/tips_sp.htm

Nutrition

Healthy Eating (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/nutrition/habits.html

Coping

Finding a Doctor for Your Child (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/find_ped.html
How to Care for a Seriously Ill Child (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/seriously_ill.html
How to Talk to Your Child's Doctor (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/talk_doctor.html
Knowing Your Child's Medical History (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/home/medhist.html
Parental Dilemma: What to Do When Your Child Is Sick (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=HO00035
Preparing Your Child for Visits to the Doctor (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/doctor/dr_visits.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/medicos/dr_visits_esp.html

Rehabilitation

Occupational Therapy for Children with Psychosocial Deficits (American Occupational Therapy Association) - http://www.aota.org/featured/area6/links/link02aj.asp

Related Issues

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
Child with a Long-Term Illness (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) - http://www.aacap.org/publications/factsfam/illness.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.aacap.org/publications/apntsfam/illness.htm
Childhood Illnesses: The Usual Suspects (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=CC00042
Earaches in Children: A Painful Problem for Many Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/055.xml
Fitness and Your 6- to 12-Year-Old (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/nutrition_fit/fitness/fitness_6_12.html
For Kids' Sake: Think Toy Safety (Consumer Product Safety Commission) - Links to PDF File - http://www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/281.pdf
Growing Pains (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/aches/growing_pains.html
How Much Sleep Is Enough for My Child? (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html
Infections (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/infections/
Munchausen by Proxy Syndrome (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sick/munchausen.html
Powerful Bones, Powerful Girls. Your Daughter's Bones Need Your Support (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.cdc.gov/powerfulbones/parents/index.html
Repeated Infections in Children (American Academy of Family Physicians) - http://familydoctor.org/221.xml
Runny Nose (with Green and Yellow Mucus) (National Center for Infectious Diseases, Division of Bacterial and Mycotic Diseases) - Links to PDF File - http://www.cdc.gov/antibioticresistance/files/rn.pdf
When Your Child's in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/system/ill/picu.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/picu_esp.html
Your Child's Cough (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/childs_cough.html
Your Child's Physical: What to Know Before You Go (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research) - http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=FL00002
Your Child's Vision (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/eyes/vision.html
Also available in Spanish - http://kidshealth.org/parent/en_espanol/general/vision_esp.html

Research

America's Children and the Environment (Environmental Protection Agency) - http://www.epa.gov/envirohealth/children/
Children in Hospitals Frequently Experience Medical Injuries (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2004/chhosppr.htm
National Children's Study (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences) - http://www.nationalchildrensstudy.gov/
Nine Hours of Sleep Key to "Back to School" Success (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nih.gov/news/pr/sep2002/nhlbi-19.htm
Reduced: Unnecessary Antibiotics for Children (National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders) - http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/news/releases/02/6_25_02.asp
Teen Birth Rate Down, Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Drops, Kids More Likely to Be Overweight (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/americas03.cfm
Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion) - http://www.cdc.gov/healthyyouth/yrbs/

Dictionaries/Glossaries

Word! A Glossary of Medical Words (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/kid/word/

Directories

American Academy of Pediatrics Pediatrician Referral Service (American Academy of Pediatrics) - http://www.aap.org/referral/
Finding a Certified Pediatrician (American Board of Pediatrics) - http://www.abpeds.com/pediatrics/geosrch.htm
Insure Kids Now: Find Your State (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - links to state programs for free or low cost health insurance for children. - http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/states.htm
Also available in Spanish - http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/espanol/states.htm

Organizations

American Academy of Pediatrics - http://www.aap.org/
BAM! Body and Mind (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) - http://www.bam.gov/
Emergency Medical Services for Children (Dept. of Health and Human Services) - http://www.ems-c.org/
KidsHealth (Nemours Foundation) - http://kidshealth.org/index_noflash.html
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health - http://www.ncemch.org/
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Law and Policy

How Does the Child Welfare System Work? (National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information) - http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/cpswork.cfm
Also available in Spanish - http://nccanch.acf.hhs.gov/pubs/factsheets/spcpswork.cfm

Statistics

America's Children 2003: Highlights (Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics) - http://www.childstats.gov/ac2003/highlights.asp
Child Health USA 2002 (Maternal and Child Health Bureau) - http://www.mchb.hrsa.gov/chusa02/
FASTATS: Child and Infant Health (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/children.htm
HHS Issues New Report Showing More American Children Received Health Insurance in Early 2002 (National Center for Health Statistics) - http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/02news/release200212.htm
New National Survey Data Detail Quality of Health Care For Children (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality) - http://www.ahrq.gov/news/press/pr2002/mepschpr.htm
Teen Birth Rate Down, Youth Less Likely to Be Involved in Violent Crimes, Kids More Likely to Be Overweight (National Institute of Child Health and Human Development) - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/new/releases/americas_children.cfm

Children

Information for Pediatric Patients and Their Families: The Clinical Center Patient Coloring Book (National Institutes of Health, Clinical Center) - http://www.cc.nih.gov/ccc/pedweb/coloring_book/coloring_book/coloring_book.htm
My Trip to the Hospital Coloring Book (American Society of Anesthesiologists) - Links to PDF File - http://www.asahq.org/patientEducation/MyTrip.pdf
Star Sleeper (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute) - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/public/sleep/starslp/

You may also be interested in these MedlinePlus related pages:

Child Dental Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdentalhealth.html
Child Development - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childdevelopment.html
Child Safety - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childsafety.html
Childhood Immunization - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childhoodimmunization.html
Exercise for Children - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/exerciseforchildren.html
Infant and Toddler Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/infantandtoddlerhealth.html
School Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/schoolhealth.html
Teen Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/teenhealth.html
Child and Teen Health - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/childandteenhealth.html
Population Groups - http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/populationgroups.html

The primary NIH organization for research on Children's Health is the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development - http://www.nichd.nih.gov/

Page last updated: 17 November 2004
Topic last reviewed: 06 September 2004