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Children's Health Insurance
General Health Information
Mental Health
West Nile Virus
CHILDREN'S HEALTH INSURANCE
Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program) helps working families get free or low-cost health insurance for their children. If you are a parent or guardian, you can find out how to contact your State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) directly. If you work at a school or child care program find out how you can help, too.
Children's Health Insurance Program-State Contacts
Each State has its own program to make health insurance coverage available to the children in working families. Contact your state representative to find out about the program in your state.
Children’s Health Insurance Program –Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
This CMS informational site provides materials of interest to many different audiences about SCHIP. The site includes enrollment information, statistics, regulations, press releases, and more.
Health Resources and Service Administration's Maternal and Child Health Bureau
MCHB provides national leadership and works in partnership with states, communities, public-private partners, and families to strengthen the maternal and child health infrastructure, assure the availability and use of medical homes, and build the knowledge and human resources in order to assure continued improvement in the health, safety, and well-being of the MCH population. The MCH population includes all America's women, infants, children, adolescents, and their families, including fathers and children with special health care needs.
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GENERAL HEALTH INFORMATION
ABC's of Safe and Healthy Child Care
This on-line Handbook for Child Care Providers was developed by the Department of Health and Human Services, U.S. Public Health Service, and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Centers.
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Home Page
This site provides practical health care information and research findings
to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.
Anthrax Q & A
Having good information is one of the best ways to protect your family against bioterrorism. This site has health guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Brain Development in Infants and Toddlers: Information for Parents and Caregivers
The National Child Care Information Center has compiled this list of publications, organizations, web links, and non-internet resources about brain development in infants and toddlers.
Caring for Our Children
Caring for Our Children:National Health and Safety Performance Standards, Second Edition, 2002 is now available. This includes a comprehensive set of health and safety standards for high quality child care services.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
The CDC is the Federal agency recognized as the lead agency for protecting the health and safety of our citizens. It serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control and environmental health. They offer health promotion and education activities designed to improve the health of the people of the United States.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This CDC site is all about infants and children.
Child Care and Medicaid: Partners for Healthy Children
Approximately 12 million American children -- one in seven -- are uninsured. As child care professionals, you provide a critical link to parents. This site has tips to help you inform families about new ways to access health coverage so children will grow up healthy and strong.
Child Care Nutrition Resource System
This site provides you with recipes, resources, and information on preparing nutritious meals and food safety.
Clean Hands Campaign
The Clean Hands Campaign is a key component of the American Society for Microbiology's ongoing efforts to spread the "importance of handwashing" message. The health campaign consists of educational materials including posters, a brochure, stickers, and a web site. You can download information and educational materials from this web site.
Consumer Advice for Women and Childcare Providers
This site addresses consumer advice for women and childcare providers, women's health questions and answers, and baby safety.
Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
HHS is the United States government's principal agency for protecting the health of all Americans and providing essential human services, especially for those who are least able to help themselves.
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network (FAAN)
FAAN's mission is to raise public awareness, to provide advocacy and education, and to advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.
Food and Nutrition Information Center
This site leads you to a wealth of helpful food and nutrition information.
Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS)
FSIS is the public health agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture responsible for ensuring that the nation's commercial supply of meat, poultry, and egg products is safe, wholesome, and correctly labeled and packaged. Visit this site for Health Alerts and food safety information.
Growth Charts
The Center for Disease Control has information for tracking the physical growth of children through adolescents in the United States.
Health and Safety in Child Care
The National Child Care Information Center has compiled a list of publications, organizations, and web sites about health and safety on this site.
Healthfinder®.
Do you have a health question? Want to know more about cancer, diabetes, tobacco, or asthma? Check out healthfinder® -- the free gateway to reliable health information developed by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Find publications, clearinghouses, databases, web sites, support groups, and links to very detailed reports.
Healthfinder®--Espanol
Usted tiene alguna pregunta de salud? Usted desea saber más sobre el cáncer, las diabetis, el tabaco, o el asma? Consulte Healthfinder® -- la conexion gratis a la información confiable de salud desarrollada por el Departamento de la Salud y de los Servicios Humanos de los EE.UU. Encuentre publicaciones, bases de datos, sitios del Web, grupos de ayuda y conexiones a informes detallados.
HealthierUS.Gov
On June 20, President Bush launched the HealthierUS Initiative to help all Americans live longer, better healthier lives. The initiative has four components: Physical Fitness; Nutrition; Prevention; and Behavior. You can visit www.HealthierUS.gov to find out more about this initiative.
Healthy Child Care America—Blueprint for Action
Healthy Child Care America Campaign brought together health professionals and early childhood professionals from localities, States, and national organizations, and agencies. They framed the Blueprint for Action--10 steps communities can take to promote healthy and safe child care.
Healthy Child Care Update: Action Steps to Support Providers
Using the Healthy Child Care America Campaign's Blueprint for Action, communities can link health programs with child care. Find out about support for providers to implement this initiative.
Healthy People
Healthy People 2010 is the prevention agenda for the Nation. It is a statement of national health objectives designed to identify the most significant preventable threats to health and to establish national goals to reduce these threats. Find out what to do to become a healthy person.
Helping Your Overweight Child
Learn about what causes children to become overweight, ways to help develop a good attitude before eating, and what additional help is available.
Immunization Information
Visit the National Immunization Program web site to find out all about vaccines and the importance of immunization.
Immunization Schedule
Check out the easy to use immunization chart from the Center for Disease Control. It has the recommended childhood immunization schedule for children 0-18.
Indian Health Service - Head Start Program
The Indian Health Service-Head Start Program is the primary provider of health training and technical assistance for Indian Head Start programs. The IHS-Head Start Program assists in the development and enhancement of comprehensive health service programs for children and families by promoting preventive health services and intervention and assists in the development and mobilization of health care systems to ensure ongoing health care.
Life Line Pilots
LifeLine Pilots is a private, non-profit organization that provides people in medical and financial distress with access to free air transportation on small (4-6 seat), private aircraft for health care and other compelling human needs.
National Cancer Institute
This site was designed to provide recent and accurate cancer information from the National Cancer Institute (NCI), the Federal Government's principal agency for cancer research. If a child, the parent of a child, or a staff person in your program has been diagnosed with cancer you will find valuable information here.
National Cancer Institute-Kids Home
The Kids Home page from the National Cancer Institute has activities and stories for and by kids. They also have resources for parents.
Shaken Baby Syndrome Prevention
Frustrated parents or other persons responsible for a child’s care often feel that shaking a baby is a harmless way to make the child stop crying. However, weak neck muscles combined with a soft, rapidly forming brain and thin skull wall make infants and toddlers extremely vulnerable to injury from shaking. The whiplash motion caused by shaking can damage nerves and brain tissue.
Surgeon General's Office
Visit the Virtual Office of the Surgeon General to learn more about caring for children. The site links to a great glossary of health terms. You can also download some creative curricula for teaching about health-related topics.
Surgeon General's Call To Action To Prevent and Decrease Overweight and Obesity
Find out about the problems and causes of overweight in children and adolescents. Need some suggestions for handling overweight children and adolescents? Want some ideas for physical activities and healthy eating? You can find it all here.
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MENTAL HEALTH
Caring for Every Child's Mental Health Campaign
This campaign helps families, educators, health care providers, and young people themselves to recognize mental health problems and to seek or recommend appropriate services. It also strives to reduce the stigma associated with mental health problems.
Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
The CMHS web site at the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) includes reports, programs, links to teleconferences, and a comprehensive search function in English and Spanish.
Child and Adolescent Mental Health
This site from the National Institute of Mental Health lists books, fact sheets, and summaries on various mental health issues.
National Center for Children in Poverty
This organization identifies and promotes strategies that prevent child poverty in the United States and that improve the lives of low-income children and their families.
National Technical Assistance Center for Children's Mental Health
This center is an integral part of the Georgetown University Center for Child and Human Development at the Georgetown University Medical Center. Since 1984, the TA Center has been dedicated to working in partnership with families and many other leaders across this country to reform services for children and adolescents who have, or are at risk for, mental health problems and their families.
Research and Training Center on Family Support and Children's Mental Health
The Center's activities focus on improving services to children and youth, who have mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders, and their families.
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WEST NILE VIRUS
Center For Disease Control
The Centers for Disease Control has compiled this list of state and local sites about the West Nile virus.
National Wildlife Heath Center West Nile Virus Project
Wildlife disease scientists from the USGS National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) are utilizing their specialized biological containment facilities to provide diagnostic support and research results to Federal, State, and local wildlife agencies, as well as to public health departments for detecting the West Nile virus.
Pesticides and Child Safety
Although pesticides can be beneficial to society, they can be dangerous if used carelessly or if they are not stored properly and out of the reach of children. According to data collected from the American Association of Poison Control Centers, in 2000 alone, an estimated 73,000 children were involved in common household pesticide-related poisonings or exposures in the United States.
Questions and Answers about the West Nile Virus
The Center For Disease Control put together a selection of answers to the questions people ask most about West Nile virus and West Nile virus encephalitis.
West Nile Virus
The National Biological Information Infrastructure has a page describing this virus.
West Nile Virus Basics
The Centers for Disease Control put information on this site about prevention, reporting, and contacting state and local health agencies.
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