Children's Health

Health Information for Children and Parents

Nemours Foundation - http://kidshealth.org
This site provides information on a variety of health topics for parents, children, and teens.  It is produced by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media.
 
American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org
The American Academy of Pediatrics is a professional organization of 57,000 pediatricians.  This website provides general information and specific guidelines relating to the health of children from birth to age twenty-one.
 
Child Heath A - Z - http://web1.tch.harvard.edu/
Child Health is produced by specialists at Children's Hospital in Boston.  The website offers a list of childhood diseases and provides extensive descriptions of the nature, diagnosis and treatment of these diseases.
 
Body and Mind (BAM) - www.bam.gov
BAM was created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Designed for kids 9-13 years old, BAM gives them the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices.  This includes information on many different diseases.
 

To browse our collection try these terms

Children Health and Hygiene
Children health services
Pediatrics
Children Diseases

You can also search by a specific disease.  For example try...
Diabetes in children
Asthma in children

 

Magazine & Journal Articles

You can find magazine and journal articles in the database Health Reference Center. When you search Health Reference Center, you will be able to retrieve not only a list of magazine and journal articles, but also, in many cases, the actual articles themselves.

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