Walpole Pediatric Associates

caring healthcare for children

Website Links

*Organizational Websites*

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Healthy Children Website for Parents

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities, designed to improve the health of the people.

Children's Hospital Boston

The website for Children's Hospital Boston

Travelers' Health

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (US Government agency) presenting disease outbreak alerts, reference material, destination updates, cruise ship inspection scores, recommended vaccinations, and information for family and special needs travel.

Drug-Abuse and Substance Abuse Information

Need Help? Drug prevention, drug abuse, drug intervention, drug treatment and recovery. This non-profit organization's website provides answers, guidance, tips and stories.

Mass Department of Public Health

Its purpose is to serve all the people in the Commonwealth, to promote healthy people, families, communities and environments through education and preventional means.

*Healthy Eating*

My Pyramid Website

Website from the United States Department of Agriculture that offers personalized eating plans and interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices based on the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.

Healthy Behavior for Life Website

Interactive Website about healthy behaviors/nutrition for kids, teens and parents

*Medications*

Food and Drug Administration

This sites mission is to promote and protect the public health by helping safe and effective products reach the market in a timely and continuous way.

Herbal Medicine

An interactive site, that provides links to other sites on the science behind herbal medicine.

Motrin(ibuprofen)

Dosing for Motrin from the manufacturer of Motrin

Tylenol(acetaminophen) Dosing

Dosing for Tylenol medication from the manufacturer's website

*Special Needs*

Michael Carter Lisnow Respite Center

Website for the Lisnow Respite Center that provides emotional and physical support for individuals with disabilities and their families

House of Possibilities

The website for a center that supports individuals with developmental disabilities and their families focused on reaching their full potential.

Toward Independent Living and Learning, Inc. (TILL)

Connecting individuals with disabilities and their families with unique residential, day and support services.

South Norfolk County ARC(SNARC)

Advocating and supporting people disabled by mental retardation and other developmental disabilities and their families

*Vaccines*

Institute for Vaccine Safety

This sites mission is to educate the public, physicians etc., on key issues surrounding vaccines.

Vaccine Information Statements

These information sheets are produced by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and explain to parents both the benefits and risks of a vaccine.

*Food Allergies*

The Food Allergy and Anaphylaxis Network

Its mission is to raise public awareness, educate and advance research on behalf of all those affected by food allergies and anaphylaxis.

*ADHD*

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)

Provides educational information as well as a national support network for those dealing with ADHD.

*Diseases-Websites*

Head Lice

Provides educational information about a common problem