Links to Helpful Web Sites

On this page by area of focus: General MCH | General Health | Adolescents | Children with Special Health Care Needs | Car Seats | Genetics | HIV/AIDS | Immunization | Oral Health | Training for MCH Professionals

Sites supported by the U.S. government are noted. All other sites operate independently. When you click on those links, you leave the U.S. government Web space. 

General Maternal and Child Health Sites

National Women's Health Information Center. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services gateway to federal government and other information and resources.

National Institute for Child Health and Human Development. Clinical trials, research reports and statistics from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Institutes of Health.

Combined Health Information Database. Titles, abstracts, and availability information for health information and health education resources for Maternal and Child Health and other health topics.

Maternal and Child Health Library. MCH Alert newsletter, databases,knowledge paths, bibliographies, and other information resources. Not a U.S. Government Web site.

Maternal and Child Health Information Resource Center (MCHIRC) is dedicated to the goal of helping MCH practitioners on the Federal, State, and local levels to improve their capacity to gather, analyze, and use data for planning and policymaking.

American Academy of Pediatrics. Child health news, information for families and children, video and audio files from the national professional association for pediatricians.

School Health Resource Center. Curricula and resources for professionals from the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center.

Medical and Health Research Association of New York City, Inc.. Public health-focused maternal and child health information from local nonprofit agency.

General Health Sites

MEDLINEplus. Health information, drug information, medical dictionaries and directories from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services National Library of Medicine.

Healthy People 2010. The nation's health blueprint for the first decade of the 21st century spells out health indicators and goals, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Adolescents

Girl Power! U.S. Department of Health and Human Services health promotion information and resources for 9- to 14-year-old girls.

Smoke-Free Kids.Tobacco information and prevention resources from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Adolescent Health On-Line. Resources for physicians and families from the American Medical Association.

Children with Special Health Care Needs

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities. Information and referrals for families with children and youth from birth to age 22 from the U.S. Department of Education.

Office of Genetics and Disease Prevention from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Congenital Heart Disease Information and Resources. For families and professionals from the Congenital Heart Disease Information Network.

March of Dimes Resource Center. Statistics, information and resources on birth defects. 

CSHCN Helpful Links

Car Seats

Boost America! Partnership for Booster Seats for Kids. How and why to use booster seats for children age 4 to 8 from a partnership of public and private sector organizations.

Genetics

Office of Rare Diseases. Clinical trials, support groups, other information from the Federal National Institutes of Health.

Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man. Database catalog of human genes and genetic disorders hosted by the Federal National Library of Medicine.

Joint Genome Institute and Gene Sequencing Facility. Virtual laboratory from the U.S. Department of Energy.

Regional Genetics Services Networks.

Genetic Alliance. Disease and policy information. Links to support groups from partnership of 300 public and private organizations. 

National Organization for Rare Disorders. Databases of rare disorders, organizations and orphan drugs.

Rare Genetic Diseases In Children. Internet gateway from the New York University Medical Center.

Communities of Color & Genetics Policy Project. A dialogue with African American and Latino communities about values, genetics and public policy.

National Coalition for Health Professional Education in Genetics. Core competencies, curricula and tools from interdisciplinary membership group.

Genome Action Coalition. Advocacy for genetic research by public and private membership organization.

American Society of Human Genetics. Guide to genetics careers and training programs. 

HIV/AIDS

Pregnancy and HIV. What women and doctors need to know, from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services.

Immunization

National Immunization Program. The latest news from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Resources for parents and professionals.

Vaccine Injury Compensation Program. Compensates families for rare cases of adverse reactions to routine childhood immunizations from the Health Resources and Services Administration.

World Health Organization on Vaccines and Immunization. Safety, public health and research information with a global perspective.

Oral Health

National Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center. Materials, program descriptions, data, and links to information from agencies, associations, organizations and other HRSA/MCHB supported grantees; includes information on Head Start and regional and state oral health summits.

Training for MCH Professionals

The Ambulatory Pediatric Association. Innovations in education, research and practice from independent organization of academic pediatric professionals.