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Asthma
Autism
Child Advocacy Groups
Child Care
Child Mortality
Children with Special Health Needs
Clean Air Related#cleanair
Developmental Screening Web Sites
General Health Information/Resources
Federal Government Resources
Government/Legislative Links
Healthy and Active Living
Immunization
Medical Home
Medical Literature Search Sites
Oral Health
Safety
School Health
Social/Emotional and Developmental
Traffic Safety

 

Asthma

American Lung Association--Childhood Asthma
parent information on childhood asthma

Autism

The Autism Project

Autism Society of America

First Signs

Cure Autism Now

Learn the Signs, Act Early
a campaign sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

National Alliance for Autism Research

Child Advocacy Groups

Maine Children’s Alliance

Children's Defense Fund
advocates for children's health, child care, and early childhood development

Family Violence Prevention Fund
screening to Prevent Abuse--Preventing Domestic Violence, Clinical Guidlines on Routine Screening, Teen Dating Violence.

National Center for Children Exposed to Violence (NCCEV)
the NCCEV exists to increase public and professional awareness of the effects of violence on children and to reduce the impact of violence.

New England Alliance for Children's Health
specifically focuses on S-CHIP reauthorization for New England States.

Child Care

Maine Office of Child Care and Head Start

Maine Roads to Quality

Child Mortality

ICAN National Center On Child Fatality Review 

National Association of Medical Examiner Cause of Death Tutorial 

National Child Fatality Review 

SIDS Network 

Children with Special Health Needs

The Center for Children with Special Needs
this site offers information and resources for parents and professionals who advocate and care for children with special health care needs

Clean Air Related

Center for Disease Control Tobacco Program 
CDC's Tobacco and Information and Prevention Source (TIPS)offers information on all aspects of tobacco control and prevention.

Environmental Protection Agency 
This site offers a wealth of information on helping families establish a smokefree home.

Smokefree Families
This web site offers a wealth of information on helping women stop smoking in pregnancy and beyond.

Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids
information on smoking and what you can do to help. Find out what states are doing to keep kids from smoking.

Developmental Screening Web Sites

The First Signs Web site
provides information that covers a range of issues: healthy development and related concerns about a child, screening and referral processes and treatment, and current research and guidelines including links to other web-based and print resources. Especially helpful is the video "On the Spectrum: Children and Autism" that can be ordered from the site.

The Illinois Early Learning Project's (IEL) Web site
includes useful tip sheets, frequently asked questions, a conference calendar with information on workshops, exhibits, and presentations for parents and caregivers, and early learning Web links. The site provides most information in English and Spanish.

Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) Special Education Web Page
provides numerous referral resources for providers, outlines eligibility requirements, and diagrams ISBE special education responsibilities for children over three years old.

The Ounce of Prevention Fund
invests in the healthy development of infants, children, adolescents and families. This site provides a link to the latest advocacy news and alerts, and information about the Birth to Five Project. The goal of the Birth to Five Project is to maximize existing investments in early childhood, reduce duplication in programs and services at the local level, and ensure all Illinois children are safe, healthy, eager to learn and ready to succeed by the time they enter school.

Brazelton Touchpoints Center (BTC)
is a training organization at the Child Development Unit, Children's Hospital, Boston. BTC offers training based on the work of Dr. T. Berry Brazelton which combines relationship building and child development into a framework that professionals can use to enhance their work with families. Visit the Web site to learn more about Touchpoints and training opportunities for professionals from a variety of disciplines and settings who incorporate the model into their individual practice and/or community.

General Health Information/Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

American Academy of Pediatrics Referrals
AAP specific site for families to find a pediatrician in their area

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Ethnic Medicine Guide
the EthnoMed site contains information about cultural beliefs, medical issues, and other related issues pertinent to the health care of recent immigrants

Federal Government Resources

First Gov
search all federal online services at one site: student loans, health information, consumer handbooks--everything!

Healthy People 2010
outlines the US Department of Health future priorities--public comments invited

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
look up the closest treatment area or find information. Contains crisis center hotlines and other useful information in this easy-to-use site.

Government/Legislative Links

State of Maine

US Senate

US House of Representatives

Track National Legislative Bills

Healthy and Active Living

5-2-1-0 Let's Go!

Winter Kids

Take It Outside Coalition

Immunization

CDC Immunization Information Page 

FedWorld Information Project 

National Network for Immunization Information 

Every Child By Two

The National Network for Immunization Information

CDC National Immunization Program
information includes Spanish language versions, vaccine safety, answers to frequently asked questions, related news, links/resources

Childhood Immunization Support Program (CISP)
American Academy of Pediatrics site contains vaccine information for families and providers

Medical Home

AAP Policy Statement: The Medical Home

Medical Homes in Action: Establishing Quality Improvement Teams

Pediatricians and Families: Working Together to Build Medical Homes

What Families Need to Know About a Medical Home

AAP National Center for Medical Home Initiatives

Center for Medical Home Improvement

Maternal and Child Health Bureau, Health Resources and Services Administration

National Initiative for Children's Healthcare Quality Medical Home Learning Collaborative II

National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs

Medical Literature Search Sites

National Library of Medicine
large collection of articles--user friendly for families

Oral Health

Kids Oral Health Partnership
The Partnership engages and trains non-dental providers in Maine for better oral health outcomes in very young children. We provide training and tools for oral health risk assessment, culturally and linguistically appropriate materials for family guidance, and help in referring to dental providers when necessary.

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
parent information on pediatric dentistry

Kids Oral Health Campaign
learn about the campaign, download communications materials, and peruse the project communications tool kit.

Safety

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)
check out recalled products, sign up for online newsletter, report unsafe products. CPSC also has a special section geared to kids and parents. This section is devoted to safety issues for children on bike helmets, scooters, etc.

Safe Kids
national health safety site for kids 14 and under

Maine Lead Program
Information on lead poisoning prevention and other healthy homes initiatives.

School Health

Maine's Coordination School Health Programs
presents the eight components of Coordinated School Health Programs for school personnel, parents and students. A great resource for information and networking for those involved or interested in school health issues.

Social/Emotional and Developmental

Zero to Three
includes free reproducible materials for parents
ZERO TO THREE is a national non-profit organization that is devoted to the promotion of the healthy development of infants and toddlers.

Society for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Independent web site created to promote better care and outcomes for children and families affected by developmental, learning, and behavioral problems. Provides links to several other organizations, materials and information for physicians, fellows, resident physicians and students.

Dr. Spock
Created by doctors and other experts to offer a complete, personalized resource for parenting information, including behavior concerns, covering every stage of pregnancy and childhood, from newborns to teens.

KidsGrowth
Has a great deal of information and articles regarding developmental, physical and behavioral health of child.

The Whole Child
Sponsored by PBS, the website has information for providers and parents on a wide range of developmental and behavioral concerns. Site is written in both English and Spanish.

Traffic Safety

Bike Helmet Safety Institute 

Child Passenger Safety Contact Locator 

National Bicycle Safety Network 

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities 

National Safe Kids Campaign 

Safety Belt Safe
More than 95% of the car seats we check are being used incorrectly. Don't take a chance with your child's life!