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Resources

Immunization Schedule
A quick reference outlining when children's immunizations are due.

Feeding Guidelines
Find everything from breast feeding help to an overview of solid foods and eating tips for toddlers.

Online Information
Web sites that our office recommends for additional information on various children's health and welfare concerns:

American Academy of Pediatrics (Celebrating 75 years in 2005!)
The 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. Their web site is a treasure trove of child health information covering everything from immunization and obesity to breastfeeding and injury prevention.

Acne Resource Center
An online guide to acne skin care. You'll find top quality information on what acne is, different types of acne, and how to effectively treat it so that it never bothers your child again!

Focus on the Family
From young children to collegians to parents to workplace and public policy topics, this web site is devoted to issues and concerns faced by families around the world.

Travel Tips
Selected travel health web sites:

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Travelers health recommendations (vaccines, medications, etc.)

CDC Yellow Book
Published every two years by CDC as a reference concerning health risks for international travelers.

Vaccine Preventable Diseases Monitoring System
Vaccine schedules listed by country.

Global Health Atlas
Data and statistics for infectious diseases at country, regional, and global levels. Includes information on communicable disease such as rabies.

Pan American Health Organization (PAHO)
An international public health agency with 100 years of experience in working to improve health and living standards of the countries of the Americas. It serves as the specialized organization for health of the Inter-American System. It also serves as the Regional Office for the Americas of the World Health Organization and enjoys international recognition as part of the United Nations system.

International Association for Medical Assistance to Travelers (IAMAT)
A non-profit organization established in 1960 whose aim is to advise travellers about health risks, the geographical distribution of diseases worldwide, immunization requirements for all countries, and to make competent medical care available to travellers by western-trained doctors who speak English besides their mother tongue.

U.S. Department of State Travel Information
Informs the public of conditions abroad that may affect their safety and security.

Grand Parkway Pediatrics offers and maintains this Web site to provide information of a general nature about the practice and conditions requiring the services of a pediatrician. The information is provided with the understanding that Grand Parkway Pediatrics is not engaged in rendering surgical or medical advice or recommendations. Any information in the publications, messages postings, or articles on this Web site should not be considered a substitute for consultation with a pediatrician to address individual medical needs. Individual facts and circumstances will determine the treatment that is most appropriate.

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Site last updated 12/04/08