Diseases and Conditions

Asthma & Allergies

• Allergic Child - http://www.allergicchild.com
• American Academy of Allergy Asthma & Immunology - http://www.aaaai.org/
• Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America - http://www.aafa.org
• The Food Allergy and Anaphalaxis Network - http://foodallergy.org/
• Pollen Counts (check your neighborhood) - http://www.pollen.com/Pollen.com.asp
• World Allergy Organization - http://www.worldallergy.org

Attention Deficit Disorder

• Children & Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder  - http://www.chadd.org/
• American Cancer Society - http://www.cancer.org
• Kids Cope -  http://www.kidscope.org
• National Cancer Institute- http://www.cancer.gov/cancerinfo/youngpeople

Cardiology/Heart

• American Heart Association - http://www.americanheart.org
• PediHeart  -  http://www.pediheart.org/  

Concussions

• A Fact Sheet for Parents
• CDC website for information regarding concussions - http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/HeadsUp/schools.html
• CDC website for information regarding concussions or traumatic brain injury (TBI) - http://www.cdc.gov/concussion/index.html
• Home and Recreational Safety Tips - http://www.cdc.gov/homeandrecreationalsafety/

Communicable Diseases

• NYC Dept. of Health & Mental Hygiene - http://www.nyc.gov/html/doh/html/home/home.shtml

Dental

• American Dental Association - http://www.ada.org/
• Pediatric Dental Health - http://dentalresource.org

Diabetic

• American Diabetes Association - http://www.diabetes.org/
• Children with Diabetes - http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm
• Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center- http://www.dhmc.org/pediatric_diabetes_education.cfm

Dermatology

• American Academy of Dermatology- http://www.aad.org

Influenza

• Pandemic Flu & Avian Influenza- http://www.pandemicflu.gov
• Seasonal Flu Guide

Kidney

• National Kidney Foundation - http://www.kidney.org

Lice

• Head Lice Information
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Lice)

Liver

• American Liver Foundation - http://www.liverfoundation.org
• Children’s Liver Association for SupportServices - http://www.classkids.org

Lyme Disease

• Lyme Disease Foundation - http://www.aldf.com/

Mental Health

• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry- http://www.aacap.org
• National Mental Health Association - http://www.mentalhealthamerica.net/

Trauma & Stress

• National Association of School Nurses - http://www.nasn.org
• National Child Traumatic Street Network     http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
• National Center for Kids Overcoming Crisis- http://www.kidspeace.org

Thyroid

• American Thyroid Association- http://www.thyroid.org

ZIKA Virus Information

For information on the Zika Virus- please visit the following websites for the most recent information:

• http://www.cdc.gov/zika/index.html
• http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/zika_virus/
• http://www.health.ny.gov/diseases/zika_virus/faq.htm
• http://health.westchestergov.com/zika-virus-facts

References

Awareness

• National Health Observances - http://www.healthfinder.gov/nho/default.aspx 

First Aid

• Mayo Clinic -  http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/FirstAidIndex/FirstAidIndex

Child Development

• March of Dimes - http://www.marchofdimes.com/

Governmental Agencies

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention - http://www.cdc.gov
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute - http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov
• New York State Department of Health - http://www.health.state.ny.us
• Westchester Department of Health - http://www.westchestergov.com/health

Health Insurance

• Children’s Health Insurance Program - http://www.insurekidsnow.gov

Healthy Living & Hygiene

• Clean Hands Campaign- http://www.cleanhandscampaign.org/
• Lighten Up that Backpack - http://walking.about.com/od/backtoschool/a/acabackpack.htm
• Mayo Clinic - http://www.mayoclinic.com
• RXList - http://www.rxlist.com/
• Virtual Children’s Hospital - http://www.virtualpediatrichospital.org/
• WebMD- http://www.WebMD.com

Kids helping Kids

• Wigs for Kids - http://www.wigsforkids.org

International Health & Rescue Agencies

• American Red Cross- http://www.redcross.org
• United Nation’s Children’s Fund - http://www.unicef.org
• World Health Organization - http://www.who.int/topics/child_health/en/
• US Food & Drug Admin. Kids Site - http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/

Nutrition

• School Nutrition Association - http://www.schoolnutrition.org
• US Dept. of Agriculture- http://www.cnpp.usda.gov/mypyramidforkids.htm

Pediatric Concerns & Parenting Resources

• American Academy of Pediatrics  - http://www.aap.org
• Keep Kids Healthy- http://www.keepkidshealthy.com