Healthy Santa Cruz County - children's health

Local Links

• Local Help & Information: Child Abuse Hotlines
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer Child Abuse Hotlines. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: abuse / assault, children's health, domestic violence, emergency, hotline, local information, urgent care
• Local Help & Information: Parents of Children with Disabilities
  The library's Community Information Database can help you find organizations in Santa Cruz County which offer programs, help, support or further information to parents of children with disabilities. Use this link to search the CID.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, disability, local information
• Local Hospitals & Medical Services
  Click here to find or get information about hospital facilities in Santa Cruz County.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, local information, men's health, senior health, urgent care, women's health

Library Resources

• Find Books: Children's Health
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about children's health. Use this link to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, children's health, parenting
• Find Books: Parenting
  Santa Cruz Public Libraries have many informative and up-to-date books about parenting. Click here to search the library catalog.
  Browse related subjects: books, books / videos, children's health, parenting

Recommended Websites

• A Call to Stop Bullying
  Helpful information about bullying: what is it, how to recognize it, and tips on how to deal with it. The page includes helpful links for both kids and parents.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychology
  Special features: Latest information about children and psychiatric medication; more than 50 "Facts for Families" concise, up-to-date information sheets on issues that affect children, teenagers, and their families; available in five additional languages. From: American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diagnosis, mental conditions / illnesses, parenting, recommended website, research
• Autism - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Clinical trials, research and news updates. From: NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, MedlinePlus, parenting, recommended website
• Autism Collaboration
  Special features: No-frills format; strong emphasis on providing useful information for parents and families; direct links to autism-related videos plus TV and audio channels; in five languages. From: Autism Research Institute.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, parenting, recommended website
• Autism Society of America
  Special features: Facts and statistics; treatment and educational options; local resource and support group finder; advocacy programs. From: Autism Society of America.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, parenting, recommended website
• Autism Speaks
  Special features: Focus on news, advocacy and research. From: Cure Autism Now Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, parenting, recommended website
• Autism Spectrum Disorders
  Special feature: Comprehensive but understandable overview. From: National Institute of Mental Health.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, mental health, parenting, recommended website
• Autism Spectrum Disorders: Alternative and Complementary Medicine Resource Guide
  Special features: Focus on treating autism spectrum disorders from an alternative and complementary medicine perspective; recommended organizations, books, journal articles and online resources. From: Alternative Medicine Foundation, Inc.
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, autism, children's health, developmental disorders, parenting, recommended website
• Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
  CDC serves as the lead federal agency responsible for disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion/education activities. Website features include: up-to-date health news, hot topics, online health tools and calculators, podcasts and RSS feeds, plus special sections covering workplace, travel and environmental health.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, men's health, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• Children's Health - MedlinePlus
  Special features: Prevention, diagnosis and treatment tips for parents, educators and caregivers; health check tools; news and statistics. From NLM / NIH.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, MedlinePlus, parenting, recommended website
• Consumer Health Brochures in Multiple Languages
  Site offers electronic access to over 200 health education brochures in 24 different languages. Sponsored by: Spencer S. Eccles Health Sciences Library and the Utah Department of Health
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• Consumer Health Information in Many Languages Resources
  Access to wide variety of health information for consumers from the National Library of Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• Family Village
  Special Features: Broad coverage, particularly helpful for parents of children with disabilities. Practical information about hundreds of conditions and diseases. Easy to use, appealing graphics. From: University of Wisconsin, Madison.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, caregivers, children's health, developmental disorders, disability, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, household safety, learning disorders, parenting, recommended website, research, self-care tools, support
• FBI Safety Tips for Kids
  Games and helpful safety tips to help kids know what to do when on the internet or out alone.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• First Signs
  Special features: Primarily for parents with focus on early identification and intervention of children with developmental delays and disorders; research, advocacy and support. From: First Signs, Inc.
  Browse related subjects: autism, children's health, developmental disorders, parenting, recommended website
• HealthAtoZ
  Special Features: Wide variety of interactive options such as live Nurse Chat, symptom checker, risk calculation tools, quizzes and Personal Health Center. From United Health Group.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, men's health, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• Healthfinder
  Special features: More than 50 online health check-ups; links to National Health Observances database; weekly e-mail health newsletter; drug database. From: National Health Information Center (NHIC), a division of the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, men's health, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• Healthfinder Kids Sites
  Special features: Games, puzzles, and mazes help kids learn about a wide range of health-related topics. From: Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, parenting, recommended website
• Información para padre
  Children's health information for parents in Spanish. Comprehensive edition of this excellent resource, offered by the Nemours Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, non-English, parenting, recommended website, Spanish and other languages
• Intelihealth
  Special features: Searchable drug database, physician finder, "Ask the Expert" via e-mail; interactive health quizzes and calculators. From: Aetna Intelihealth, Harvard Medical School and Columbia University College of Dental Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, senior health, women's health
• KeepKidsHealthy.com
  Features online forums for parents, product recall information, pediatric news, growth charts and other health tools, symptom checker, disease/condition information ans more. From private pediatrician (TX) / medical school professor, V. Iannelli, MD; HON Code.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diagnosis, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• KidsHealth
  This excellent site's features include: Wide range of health, physical development, emotional and illness topics / issues in understandable language for kids; recipes; games; e-mail; Spanish available. From: Nemours Foundation.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy lifestyle, recommended website
• Learn at Home: A Listing of Government Agency Pages for Kids
  A list of links to governmental agency pages for kids, dedicated to helping a child understand what each agency does and the role it plays in our federal government. Some kids' pages feature fun games and activities to help children learn about the functions of that agency. Listed agencies include the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the Center for Mental Health Service, the Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and many more.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting
• Mayo Clinic
  Special features: Health tools and videos, "Treatment Decision" guides; "Ask-an-Expert" service; First Aid / Emergency guide; weekly e-newsletter. From: Mayo Clinic.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, research, senior health, women's health
• MedlinePlus
  Special features: Coverage of more than 700 diseases and medical conditions, drug information, interactive tutorials (more than 165 slide shows available with sound and pictures), surgery videos, e-mail health news updates, medical dictionary and encyclopedia. Easy-to-Read format available plus viewing aids for users with low vision. Health quizzes and self-check tools and "Go Local," a new service to help users find local health resources. No advertising or endorsements on this site. From: National Library of Medicine (NLM) and National Institutes of Health (NIH).
  Browse related subjects: children's health, clinical trials, general health information, healthy lifestyle, MedlinePlus, men's health, mental health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, senior health, women's health
• Merck Manuals Online Medical Library
  Includes: Merck Manual's Second Home Edition, the world's best-selling home medical reference; The Merck Manual of Health & Aging, published in 2004; The Merck Manual of Geriatrics, 3rd Ed., and more. Registration is not required, and use is unlimited; the web publications are continuously updated to ensure that the information is as up-to-date as possible. From: Merck & Co.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, medical reference, men's health, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• National Center for Farmworker Health
  This site offers a portfolio of low literacy, bilingual presentations (downloadable) developed as a patient education tool in migrant health centers and outreach programs. These materials help to provide health education to low literacy patients who speak English or Spanish.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, other languages, recommended website, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• National Institutes of Health (NIH)
  From the National Institutes of Health, "the nation's research agency," this site offers AtoZ Health Topics, access to variety of health hotlines, news and research updates, plus direct links to all 27 NIH divisions.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, clinical trials, general health information, healthy lifestyle, hotline, men's health, recommended website, research, senior health, women's health
• National Rehabilitation Information Center
  Features: Brochures; statistics; two monthly newsletters available on research topics; Ask-Me questions answered. From: NARIC.
  Browse related subjects: AD/HD, autism, bipolar , children's health, developmental disorders, disability, head injury, parenting, recommended website, research
• NOAH (in Spanish)
  Spanish edition of NOAH: New York Online Access to Health.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, non-English, other languages, research, senior health, Spanish and other languages, women's health
• NOAH - New York Online Access to Health
  Special features: Easy-to-use, comprehensive; fully available in Spanish; local resources provided for NYC area. From: NOAH Content Committee, a volunteer board of medical librarians and medical information specialists.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, recommended website, research, senior health, women's health
• PDRhealth.com
  This comprehensive but user-friendly site features information about: drugs /medications (including a drug interaction checker); clinical trials; diseases; health centers and alternative therapies. From the publisher of the "Physician's Desk Reference (PDR)."
  Browse related subjects: alternative medicine, children's health, complementary medicine, general health information, healthy lifestyle, men's health, mental health, prescriptions, recommended website, senior health, women's health
• PubMed
  Special Features: Over 16 million citations from MEDLINE and other life science journals for biomedical articles back to the 1950s; also includes links to full text articles and other related resources. Particularly helpful for more advanced research. From: U.S. National Library of Medicine.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, men's health, recommended website, research, senior health, women's health
• Safekids Online Safety Quiz
  Safekids.com provides online safety advice and tools for kids and parents. This online safety quiz helps kids identify safe behavior while using the internet.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, parenting, recommended website
• Vaccination & Immunization (CDC)
  Special features: Up-to-date information for various groups (by age, travelers, etc.); immunization schedules; research; safety reports. From: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).
  Browse related subjects: children's health, recommended website
• We Can!
  We Can! is a national program designed as a one-stop resource for parents and caregivers interested in helping children 8-13 years old stay at a healthy weight. Information, tips and activities promoting healthy eating and exercise from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, diet, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, parenting, recommended website, weight control
• WebMD
  Special features: Headline medical news; interactive check-ups; symptom checker; A-Z health guides (conditions, symptoms, drugs, tests, health tests, videos); weight loss clinic, health manager, fertility clinic; blogs; message boards; WebMD University - online classes based on healthy living topics. From: WebMD.
  Browse related subjects: children's health, general health information, healthy eating, healthy lifestyle, men's health, recommended website, research, self-care tools, senior health, women's health

Databases

• Health and Wellness Resource Center
  Provides health-related information from more than 700 health/medical journals and hundreds of pamphlets (many with full text), 2,200 magazines, and various reference sources.
• MEDLINE® PubMed
  PubMed is a service of the U.S. National Library of Medicine that includes citations and abstracts from MEDLINE, the world's largest database of clinical medical literature. The database indexes more than 4,800 biomedical journals published in the United States and 70 other countries. Citations date back to the 1950s. Some citations link out to relevant information outside of Medline, or to the full text of articles. Tutorials are available and highly recommended for inexperienced users.