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Tucson Pediatrics Suggested Links

WE encourage you to review these websites for up-to-date information from pediatricians, doctors and health care professionals for the health, well-being and safety of your children.

Allergy & Asthma Network - Mothers of Asthmatics - An organization that contains useful information on allergies and asthma in children and related topics.
National Heart Lung and Blood Institute- How Asthma Friendly Is Your Childcare Setting?- The Checklist is a in a scorecard format that can be used by parents and child-care providers to help pinpoint specific areas that may cause problems for children with asthma.

La Leche League - An organization that helps mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

Kid's Growth and Teen Growth - KidsGrowth.com is a unique Web site tailored specifically toward the concerns and interests of today's parents. The site was developed and created by well-respected medical leaders in the field of pediatrics and adolescent medicine. Members of the Medical Advisory Board oversee all KidsGrowth content, thereby guaranteeing its medical accuracy. TeenGrowth is a unique and interactive Web site specifically tailored toward the health interests and general well-being of the teenage population. TeenGrowth offers a secure environment to search for, request and receive valuable health care information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex and sports.
Healthychildren.org- A website founded by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). The mission of the AAP is to attain optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Healthy School Lunch Campaign - dedicated to improving the food served to children in schools by educating government and school officials, food service workers, parents, and others about the food choices best able to promote children’s current and long-term health.
Milk Matters - Milk Matters is a public health education campaign by the National Institute of Health to promote calcium consumption among tweens and teens, especially during the ages of 11 to 15, a time of critical bone growth. Has a section Just for Kids.

Auto Safety- Child Passenger Safety information concerning car seats and children's safety from National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Administration.
Seat Check- 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.
Consumer Product Safety Commission- The CPSC is committed to protecting consumers and families from products that pose a fire, electrical, chemical, or mechanical hazard or can injure children. The CPSC's work to ensure the safety of consumer products - such as toys, strollers and cribs. Has a section Especially for Kid's safety. Has a Recall Section for Children's Products, and Recalled Toys.
The Injury Prevention Program (TIPP)- American Academy of Pediatrics Program with safety information pages of age-specific groups and safety concerns.
Safe Kids USA- Safe Kids USA is a nationwide network of organizations working to prevent unintentional childhood injury, the leading cause of death and disability for children ages 1 to 14. They educate families, provide safety devices to families in need and advocate for better laws to help keep children safe, healthy and out of the emergency room.
Posioning Prevention- The American Association of Poison Control Centers is a non-profit, national organization that represents the poison control centers of the US and interests of poison prevention and treatment of poisoning.

Center for Disease Control Traveling with Children- Resources for recommendations for traveling with children to specific countries, and vaccination requirements.

CDC Up-to-date Influenza (FLU) Information- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website with up to date information and resources on preventing the influenza virus.
CDC Vaccine Safety - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention website - CDC.gov provides users with credible, reliable health information on vaccine safety, vaccine side effects and conducts studies to determine whether a health problem is caused by a specific vaccine.
Vaccinate Your Baby- Vaccinate Your Baby is an awareness campaign that was launched by Every Child By Two, an organization devoted to raising awareness of the critical need for timely immunization and to foster a systematic way to immunize all of America's children by age two. Every Child By Two (ECBT) was founded by former First Lady Rosalynn Carter and former First Lady of Arkansas Betty Bumpers.
Vaccinations and Autism- Facts for Parents About Vaccine Safety from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
THE ARIZONA PARTNERSHIP for IMMUNIZATION (TAPI)- a comprehensive, sustained community program for the immunization of Arizonans against vaccine preventable diseases. Download and Printable Vaccination Schedules for every age group.