These links offer timely information on children and children's health:
www.cdc.gov
The Center for Disease Control offers an on-line handbook entitled The ABC's of safe and Healthy Child Care. Fact sheets are available on 43 topics from A to Z including asthma, chickenpox, e-coli, meningitis, salmonella, etc.
www.kidshealth.org
Sponsor: Nemours Foundation for Children's Health Media. Information sections for parents and children. Addresses questions that children may ask. Also in Spanish.
www.aap.org
Sponsor: American Academy of Pediatrics. Presents information and recommendations that have been reviewed by a broad cross section of pediatricians.
www.aafp.org
Sponsor: American Academy of Family Physicians. Detailed information on childhood immunizations and periodic health examinations.