Useful Links

GENERAL HEALTH

Pediatrician’s guide to your child’s health and safety:

http://www.keepkidshealthy.com

Kids Health:
http://kidshealth.org

Search doctors’ trusted resource:
http://www.uptodate.com/home/uptodate-benefits-patients

American Academy of Pediatricians
https://publications.aap.org/patiented

 

GOVERNMENT

Chattanooga Health Department:
http://health.hamiltontn.org

Tennessee Department of Health:
http://health.state.tn.us

Center for Disease Control:
http://www.cdc.gov

PROFESSIONAL ORG. AND HOSPITALS

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP)

AAP is an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults.http://www.aap.org/en-us/Pages/Default.aspx

Children’s Hospital at Erlanger:
http://www.childrensaterlanger.org/

ADOLESCENT HEALTH

CDC adolescent health:

http://www.cdc.gov/HealthyYouth/index.htm

Planned Parenthood:
http://www.plannedparenthood.org/mid-east-tennesee/

I Wanna Know — a site that tries to teach teens about sexually-transmitted diseases before they learn the hard way. http://www.iwannaknow.org/teens/index.html

NEWBORN HEALTH AND DEVELOPMENT

IMMUNIZATIONS

Healthy Children:
http://www.healthychildren.org/english/safety-prevention/immunizations/Pages/default.aspx

Kids Health — reviewed by doctors
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/body/fact_myth_immunizations.html

The Vaccine Page — info for parents. http://www.vaccines.org/forparents.htm

Vaccine Safety — addresses concerns of links between autism and vaccines
http://www.vaccines.org/forparents.htm

The Allied Vaccine Group — scientific evidence for vaccines
http://www.vaccine.org

BREASTFEEDING

Tennessee Breastfeeding Hotline — staffed by licensed lactation consultants, 24/7. https://www.tn.gov/health/health-program-areas/fhw/bf/breastfeeding-hotline.html, or call 855-423-6667

La Leche League of Chattanooga: https://www.lllofkytn.org/east-tennessee/chattanooga

La Leche League International: https://www.llli.org/

DENTAL HEALTH

The American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry:

http://www.aapd.org

Children’s Dentistry of Chattanooga on Gunbarrel Rd:
http://greatstarthealthysmiles.com

Pediatric Dentistry in Cleveland and Ooltewah:
http://www.wild4smilestn.com

Barto Pediatric Dentistry in Hixon:

http://www.bartopediatricdentistry.com

TOYS & SAFETY

PARENT SUPPORT

First things First — classes and events for parents
http://firstthings.org

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