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| 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. Divided into sections
for kids, teenagers and parents and offers information on everything
from warts to dental care to cooking healthy meals. [http://kidshealth.org/]
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| FDA
Kids’ Home Page |
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is
a fun stop for older kids. Includes a food safety quiz, medicine
cabinet word find, an area catering to teens, information about
vaccinations and other kids health issues. [www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids]
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| Health
on the Net Foundation |
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is a virtual library of health information and links. This Swiss
non-profit’s website offers a medical library, links to various
support groups, information on the latest research and more. [www.hon.ch]
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| The
Colorado Parent Information Resource Clearinghouse |
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is a weekly clipping service of information for parents and the
professionals
(medical, educational, social, etc.) with whom they deal regarding
their children. There are over 150 topic pages from advocacy to
youth development, covering children and parenting for ages birth-18.
Updated weekly, this site has an international audience and
gets about 40, 000 hits per month. [www.cpirc.org]
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| About
Smiles |
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Wondering just how important your child's dental health is? Check
out http://www.aboutsmiles.org!
This engaging website offers information and advice on helping your
young one keep those pearly whites white.
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