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A guide for child care providers on how to reduce health problems in your daycare. Sponsored by the Center for Disease Control.
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A great source for articles and helpful information about children's health.
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A website dedicated to improving and maintaining good oral health for infants and children.
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This site offers reliable information on children's health issues.
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Information for families and caregivers of children with AIDS.
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This website focuses on injury and violence protection, but also contains practical information on emergency techniques and general child safety.
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Sponsored by the Children's Hospital Medical Center of Cincinnati, this website contains articles that help children and their families understand basic medical conditions, medications, tests and procedures.
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Organization whose vision is to educate on the importance of a healthy active lifestyle.
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Flu.gov provides comprehensive government-wide information on seasonal, H1N1 (swine), H5N1 (bird) and pandemic influenza for the general public, health and emergency preparedness professionals, policy makers, government and business leaders, school systems, and local communities.
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This website is the gateway to food safety information provided by government agencies.
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Sponsored by the US Department of Health and Human Services, this website contains lots of helpful information and fun activities discussing children's health.
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This website contains information on nutrition, safety, caregiver health and medicines. Sponsored by Healthy Child magazine.
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Answers common questions regarding children's' health.
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Helpful articles and links about children's health and emotional needs.
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A website full of articles and activities designed to help children enjoy good health by exercising, eating right, sleeping well, controlling their stress and being clean.
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A website sponsored by the Mayo Clinic which provides information on diseases and illnesses as well as healthy living and healthy cooking.
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The Minnesota Dental Association (MDA) is a voluntary professional organization that includes 81 percent of all Minnesota dentists. This site contains information on maintaining good dental health
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A helpful website which can assist you in communicating health care information to non-native English speaking populations.
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A national resource for professionals seeking information on the prevention, identification and treatment of child abuse, neglect and child welfare. Sponsored by the United States Department of Health and Human Services.
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A website devoted to protecting kids from unintentional or accidental injury.
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This website provides helpful health information which can be read and printed in over 15 different languages. Especially helpful for those caring for non-native English speaking families.
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The Nutrition Education for New Americans Project is a program in the Department of Anthropology and Geography at Georgia State University. It is sponsored by USDA to assist low income immigrants, refugees, and children to learn about healthy eating practices.
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