Helpful Links

General Pediatric Health and Wellness Information

Children’s Resource Center – Wyoming
The American Academy of Pediatrics website for parents.
Centers for Disease Control. — Excellent source for general health information, environmental health, and travelers health. Travelers health includes risks and precautions for travel worldwide. Recommended vaccines or medications for travelers.
Food and Drug Administration. — Good source for public health information
Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers — A free, online resource developed by the CDC to help parents learn skills that form the foundation of a positive parent-child relationship. Skills focus on encouraging good behavior, while decreasing misbehavior using proven strategies.

Instant Childhood Immunization Schedule. — Get the best protection for your child—make sure your child is immunized on schedule.
www.immunizationinfo.org — THE BEST SITE FOR PARENTS on vaccines. Have a concern? This site will answer all your questions.
www.immunize.org. — The best site for healthcare professionals on vaccines.
www.cdc.gov/vaccines. — Part of the Centers for Disease Prevention website on vaccines
Vaccine Education — Center of Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The current child and adolescent recommended vaccination schedules.

Proper car seat installation — SeatCheck is a national campaign to help parents properly secure their children in motor vehicles. Central to the program is a free child safety seat inspection locator service. These SeatCheck resources provide a listing of more than 4,000 local inspection locations staffed by trained and certified child safety seat technicians, so finding one near you should be easy.
Winter car seat safety tips from the AAP

www.choosemyplate.gov — Nutrition education and guidance from the federal government United States Department of Agriculture
The National Center for Physical Activity and Disability encourages persons with disabilities to participate in regular physical activity to promote healthy lifestyles and prevent secondary conditions.
We CAN — A great resource for ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition.

OpenDNS — Web filtering system, provided as a free service. Good for your home computer.

RIP, Regional Intervention Program Incredible program where parents teach other parents discipline skills for children with difficult behavioral issues. Serves children age 6 yrs and under.
Epilepsy Foundation