Web-Site Medical Resources

Kid’s Health On-Line 
- Columbus
Children’s Hospital puts out a newsletter full of health tips and
information. If you sign up, they will send information for the ages of your
children. They will not sell or give away your e-mail info. It is very
informational.
www.columbuschildrens.com
click on “sign up” for their newsletter to receive a publication that offers
much information.
- For
age specific information about respiratory illnesses and other pediatric
health topics.
www.kidshealth.org/parent/infections
- For
general health conditions from the Mayo clinic use:
www.mayohealth.org
- This
web site is sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Resources.
Click on “Just for you” and then “Parents” and you can search for specific
topics.
www.healthfinder.gov
- This
web site was established by the American Academy of Family Physicians. It
contains easy-to-understand information on child health issues. Click on
“Children”.
http://familydoctor.org
- The
Center for Disease Control (CDC) provides various health topics for
infants and children including ear infections, and other childhood
illnesses.
www.cdc.gov/health/ninfantsmenu.htm
- You
can find definitions of terms, recent health news, and links to other
children’s health resources form the National Library of Medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medilineplus/childrenshealth.html
- On-line
patient education is offered from the American Medical Association. Click
on “Patients” then on “health information”.
www.ama-assn.org
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