resources for parents

Medical Associations | Hospitals | Regional Facilities & Programs | Medical Resources

Medical associations

• American Academy of Pediatrics
• Fairfield County Medical Association

hospitals

• Danbury Hospital

regional health care facilities and programs

• Connecticut Children's Medical Center
• Birth to Three Program
• Danbury Children First
  Resources for children with special needs:
  
  • Families Network of Western CT
  • 211 Help — United Way of Connecticut
  • Western Connecticut Association for Human Rights

medical resources and INFORMATION

• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
• Connecticut Poison Control
• National Institutes of Health
• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Connecticut Children's Medical Center (Pediatric HouseCalls Online)
• Connecticut Department of Children and Families "Useful Information for Famillies"

> ADHD

• Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
• Center for Disease Control-ADHD

> Allergy and Asthma

• Allergy & Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA)
• The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network
• Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America

> Breastfeeding

> Health Information/Education for Children to Explore

• Just-for-Kids.org (a health education program for all children)
• Kidnetic.com (a "cool site" for kids that lets them "tap into their own energy")
• Fitnessandkids.com (fun fitness activities to keep kids healthy and fit)

> Lyme Disease

• American Lyme Disease Foundation

> Toilet Training

• PottyMD.com

> Vaccines

• The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Vaccine Education Center
• National Network for Immunization Information
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention Vaccine Information Statements