Parent Resources

Our nurse and physicians are always happy to talk with you about anything concerning your child. If we don't have the answers, we will help you find them. As part of that mission, we include here a wide array of on-line resources which will help give you the information that you are seeking.

Web Resources

Help with Sick Children
- "Kids' Doc Symptom Checker" - Helping parents evaluate their sick children
- KidsGrowth.com - Wide range of info for parents, kids and doctors. Check out the teen site!
Medical Information About Children
- Healthy Children - For parents, from the American Academy of Pediatrics
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- WikiPediatrics - Editable information about children's health
- Children's Hospital of Illinois, Peoria
- AAP Library - A-Z children's health topics in everyday language
Broader Medical Information
- WebMD
- Familydoctor.org - For people of all ages, from the American Academy of Family Physicians
- Institute of Medicine - Up to date research findings in all areas of medicine
- The Cochrane Collaboration - Evidence-based medical information
Public Health, Including Vaccines
- Centers for Diseases Control and Prevention
- McLean County Health Department
- Illinois Departmet of Public Health
- Vaccine Questions Answered - a 6-minute video from the CDC
- Immunization Action Coalition - Reliable objective information about vaccines
- Allied Vaccine Group - Valid scientific data about vaccines
- Travelers' Health Issues - From the CDC
- Information on All Types of Medications - From the National Institutes of Health
- Hot Topics in Vaccines from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Child Safety
- Choosing a Car Safety Seat
- "Safe Kids" - From Children's National Medical Center
Healthy Diet and Activity
- "The President's Fitness Challenge"
- Games for Kids - Physical and mental, indoors and outdoors--from "PBS Kids"
- "Calorie King" - Helping us balance intake and activity
Allergies and Asthma
Behavioral Health
- CHADD- Resources for people with ADHD
- American Association of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry - Topics in behavioral health of children and youth

* Bloomington Pediatrics and Allergy provides these links for your information and convenience. What you do with this information is your choice. We take no responsibility for the results of actions which you take based on information found at any of the sites listed here.

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