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| Specific Diseases |
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Links open in new window, close to return to The Village. |
| Girl Power! BodyWise |
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offers older elementary-aged, middle and high school girls a fun place to learn about body image, health eating and eating disorders. It includes a resource guide to nutrition and fitness. [www.health.org/gpower/girlarea/bodywis] |
| KidsHealth.org |
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is a Florida organization whose website contains interactive articles about children's healthcare, medicine, surgery, and parenting. There are fun games, Kids Vote health polls, and a whole lot more [http://kidshealth.org/] |
| Bandaids & Blackboards |
| features children's narratives about what it's like to grow up with serious medical conditions. It includes activities to sensitize others to their experiences. [http://funrsc.fairfield.edu/~jfleitas/contents.html] |
| Does your child suffer from food allergies? Then Allergic-Child |
| is a must see. This site offers advice for parents on practical, everyday living for the family of a severely food allergic child. [http://www.allergicchild.com/] |
| Family Village: Health and Disability Mailing Lists |
| offers complete mailing lists for disabilities. [http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/master.html] |
| Down Syndrome |
| is a comprehensive site with links to online groups. [http://www.ds-health.html] |
| The Cerebral Palsy Network |
| this site is full of parents working to improve the lives of their children with cerebral palsy. [http://www.geocities.com/heartland/plains/8950] |
| One ADD Place |
| offers resources on attention deficit disorder, including links to online support. [http://www.oneaddplace.com] |
| Children with Diabetes |
| offers online support for children with diabetes and their parents. [http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com] |
| About.com: Diabetes |
| has a chat room dedicated to diabetes. [http://www.diabetes.about.com/health/diabetes] |
| Association of Cancer Online Resources |
| offers access to around 100 electronic mailing lists on cancer. [http://www.acor.org] |
| OncoChat |
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Network with other cancer survivors on OncoChat [http://www.oncochat.org] |
| Cancer Care: Online Support |
| features group discussions facilitated by trained oncology social workers. [http://www.cancercareinc.org/services/online3.html] |