Helpful Website Resources

For Families and Children

  • This site is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a separate section for parents and is set up nicely. www.kidshealth.org 
  • Comprehensive news and information. www.webmd.com
  • Site sponsored by the American Academy of Family Physicians and addresses the whole family. www.familydoctor.org
  • A great support system for parents. www.P2PUSA.org
  • Has listings in every state. Offers entertainment, education, and family activities for seriously ill children. www.starlight.org
  • American Academy of Pediatrics web site. www.aap.org
  • Very interesting site. Letters that other parents have written about their own experiences with their sick children. Also offers basic information on different disease processes. www.aparentsletter.com
  • A website sponsored by the National Institute of Health and explains clinical research to children and families. www.nhllbi.nih.gov/childrenandclinicalstudies/index.php
  • Also from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Lists topics related to children as well as possible treatments for conditions. www.healthychildren.org
  • Resource for health professionals and families interested in creating a medical home for children. www.medicalhomeinfo.org
  • Patient Advocate Foundation. Has a comprehensive list of pediatric resources for parents of children diagnosed with life-threatening illnesses. www.patientadvocate.org
  • National Children’s Cancer Society. Helps children with cancer and their families by providing financial assistance, advocacy, education and emotional support. www.children-cancer.com
  • Chai Lifeline. Resources for seriously ill children and their families, including programs, family retreats, insurance support service, wish granting, sibling support. www.chailifeline.org
  • UnitedHealthcare Childrens Foundation. Financial assistance for families with ill children, including funding medically necessary services when there is a gap in the commercial health benefit plan coverage. www.uhccf.org

Assisted Living and Nursing Homes

  • Advocacy, legal referrals, Medicare information, facility-specific information.  www.canhr.org

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