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
Cancer
- Types of cancer, clinical trails, drug protocols, sites for treatment of cancers. www.cancer.gov
- Risk, diagnosis and treatment information. www.breastcancer.org
- American Cancer Society. www.cancer.org
Diabetes
- Guide to diabetes care and research. www.diabetes.niddk.nih.gov
- Nutrition information, prevention, treatments. www.diabetes.org
Drug Information
- Pill identification, side effects and drug interactions. www.drugs.com
- Information on drugs, drug interactions, usage, side effects. Includes information on mineral and vitamin supplements. www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginformation.html
- Research on medications and drug safety. www.fda.gov/cder
Healthcare Information
- Symptom decision trees, self care information. www.familydoctor.org
- Hospital success rates by diagnosis and surgery. www.hospitalcompare.hhs.gov
Heart Disease and Stroke
- American Heart Association. www.americanheart.org
- Symptoms, diagnosis and treatment. www.nhlbi.nih.gov