Resources
Pre-natal Care – Pediatrics
HealthyChildren.org – A very good web resource created by the American Academy of Pediatrics. The site is divided into age groups for easy navigation.
National Institutes of Health: Children’s Health
Parents.com – Lots of helpful information from pre-natal through pediatrics
KidsHealth.com – Friendly, easy to navigate web site divided into Parent info, Children’s section and Teen section
Department of Health and Human Services – Parents: ABCs of Raising Safe and Healthy Kids
Family Doctor – Pediatrics section – an easy on-line reference guide about common pediatric health issues
General Health Resources
US Preventive Services Task Force – an independent group of primary and preventive care experts that develops recommendations for clinical preventive services.
Up To Date – an easy to use search engine focused on the latest in healthcare information
MedLine Plus – the National Institutes of Health web site. Offers extensive information on all health conditions
Medline Tutorials – an extensive collection of easy-to-understand tutorials on many heath conditions
WebMD – an excellent web site created for general information on many health conditions
Women’s Health – the federal government’s official web site for women’s health information
Diabetes
Osteoporosis
The Osteoporosis Center – Rogue Valley Physicians DXA screening and Osteoporosis health information web site. Provides prevention tips and additional resources.
The National Osteoporosis Foundation
The International Society for Clinical Densitometry
NIH official Osteoporosis web site