Primary Children's Medical Center

This is the Primary Children's Medical Center web page and has lots of great information for parents and children on health related issues.

(This website has articles similar to those contained in the binders we have in each of our exam rooms for parents to look through)

Kidsgrowth.com

A web site for parents written by pediatricians. It has a search
engine built in to get information of various topics.

KidsHealth.com

This is a website designed and written by the Nemours Foundation. It has links to topics for parents, kids and teens. It discusses several topics such as infections, behavioral issues, injuries, parenting techniques and many other topics. I highly recommend this website for good answers to several types of questions. Try it out.

American Academy of Pediatrics

This is the official web site for the American Academy of Pediatrics. It is an excellent site for general topics and opportunities to link to other web sites. There is an opportunity to order excellent publications sponsored by the academy.

Centers for Disease Control

This is an excellent web site with authoritative information on several medical topics from diseases to other health conditions. It is written in an alphabetized fashion and you can look up most common topics that would be helpful to your health.

Medem

Medem, partnered with the nation's leading medical societies, offers a trusted online source for credible, comprehensive, and clinical healthcare information, and secure, confidential communications. And, with the broad array of specialty medical societies in the Medem network, Medem offers an unparalleled depth, breadth, and quality of healthcare information.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital and Medical Center

This web site offers lists of diseases with explanations of the diseases as well as treatment options. It is designed for the parent and the disease explanations can be downloaded. This is an excellent web site for disease information.

Communicable Diseases

The New York State Health Department sponsors this web site. It is written in a question and answer format for lay persons. There are several diseases that are listed alphabetically that can be referenced. It is a good reference for infectious diseases.

National Immunization Program

This is the website for the National Immunization Program that is sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control. It contains the latest information regarding the recommended vaccines, vaccine safety, and the importance of immunizations. This information is the latest and most accurate "official" information about the various vaccines for children.

National Vaccine Program

This website is also sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control, but emphasizes more the issues of safety of the vaccines. It answers questions about vaccines causing other conditions such as chronic fatigue syndrome, arthritis, lupus and autism. I recommend this site for answers to questions about vaccine safety.

Parents of Kids With Infectious Disease

"PKIDs' mission is to educate the public about infectious diseases, the methods of prevention and transmission, the latest advances in medicine, and the elimination of social stigma borne by the infected; and to assist the families of the children living with hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, or other chronic, viral infectious diseases with emotional, financial and informational support." The website is an excellent reference about the diseases mentioned along with vaccines and other preventative measures.

Institute for Vaccine Safety

This website is a non-governmental website designed to provide accurate information to deal with questions of vaccine safety. It is sponsored by Johns Hopkins University School of Hygiene and Public Health.. The Institute for Vaccine Safety provides access to objective and accurate information about vaccine issues that are raised in the media. It is an accurate and unbiased reference to questions regarding vaccine safety.