Trustworthy Links
Health Information Web Sites You Can Trust
American Academy of Pediatrics: information about a variety of child health topics.
http://www.aap.org/topics.html
http://www.aap.org/topics.html
New York State Department of Health: information about immunizations, health insurance, disease prevention, flu updates and more.
http://www.nyhealth.gov
http://www.nyhealth.gov
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Information about diseases and conditions, immunizations, healthy living, injury prevention, environmental health and more.
http://www.cdc.gov
http://www.cdc.gov
National Institutes of Health: find child and family health information
http://health.nih.gov
http://health.nih.gov
Information for a life with a little less screen-time and a lot more ACTION!
http://www.screentime.org
http://www.screentime.org
Health Education Web Sites for Kids
KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources - all original and all developed by experts in child and teen health.
http://www.kidshealth.org
Bam: Body and Mind. Age-appropriate content about diseases, nutrition, physical activity, safety, your life and body. (CDC)
http://www.bam.gov/index.html
http://www.kidshealth.org
Bam: Body and Mind. Age-appropriate content about diseases, nutrition, physical activity, safety, your life and body. (CDC)
http://www.bam.gov/index.html
COOL stuff about FOOD and what it can do for YOU! (US Department of Health and Human Services)
http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html
http://www.smallstep.gov/kids/flash/index.html
Oral health information and games for kids. (American Dental Association)
http://www.mouthpower.org
http://www.mouthpower.org
Hand washing information and games for kids. (NSF International)
http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx
http://www.scrubclub.org/home.aspx
Nutrition information and games for kids. (Center for Science in the Public Interest)
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html
http://www.cspinet.org/smartmouth/index1.html
