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Web Resources
| American Academy of Family Physicians | Resources for patients and family physicians, including Family Medicine Online. |
| American Academy of Pediatrics | Resources for parents and health care professionals. |
| Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) | ASTHO is a national organization of public health officials that seeks to influence and formulate sound public health policy and ensure excellence in state-based public health practice. |
| Bright Futures (at Georgetown University) | Bright Futures is a national health promotion initiative stating that every child deserves to be healthy and that optimal health involves a trusting relationship between the health professional, the child, the family, and the community. |
| CDC Children's Health Page | Information on diseases, health risks, and prevention guidelines and strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| CDC Infants' and Toddlers' Health Page | Information on diseases, health risks, and prevention guidelines and strategies from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. |
| Center for Child and Human Development (at Georgetown University) | The Center addresses key policy issues to improve physical and mental health of children and families. |
| Center for Maternal and Child Health Social Work Education (at the University of Maryland at Baltimore) | The website for the MCH Leadership Training Program at the University of Maryland at Baltimore School of Social Work. |
| Child Welfare League of America (CWLA) | Membership association of almost 1,000 public and private nonprofit agencies; links to member agencies and information on protecting America's children. |
| Children's Defense Fund (CDF) | Information on preventative action from a private nonprofit organization devoted to giving every child a Healthy Start, a Head Start, a Fair Start, a Safe Start, and a Moral Start. Includes Parent Resource Network. |
| Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute | Research and education focus on child development and health, especially risk factors that may attribute to developmental problems in children. |
| Harvard Family Research Project | Information about evaluation strategies, new evaluation approaches, and promising methodologies. |
| Information for Practice: News and new scholarship from around the world | Approximately 30,500 links divided into 8 categories (Government, Higher Education, Journals and Newsletter, Professional Associations, Reference, Social Work etc.); maintained by Prof. Gary Holden at New York University. |
| March of Dimes | Information on maternal and infant health and birth defects. |
| National Center for Children in Poverty | Early childhood care and education; child and family health; family and community support; cross-cutting, multi-state policy analyses; demographic and evaluation research; and communications. Sponsored by Columbia University School of Public Health. |
| National Center for Early Development & Learning | Multidisciplinary center for the study of early childhood development and of children and families, especially children at risk for developmental problems. Sponsored by the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute. |
| National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health | One-stop shopping site for maternal and child health resources. |
| National Dissemination Center for Youth with Disabilities | Information and referrals concerning specific disabilities, early intervention, education, family issues, and much more. Includes publications in Spanish. |
| National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center | NECTAC works with the U.S. Department of Education to help states, territories, and communities implement programs and develop services for young children with disabilities and their families. |
| The Consultative Group on Early Childhood Care and Development | International resources addressing the needs of children 0-8 years old and their families. |
| The Future of Children | A scholarly journal emphasizing objective analysis and evaluation, translation of existing knowledge into effective programs and policies, and promotion of constructive institutional change. |
| UNC Behavioral Healthcare Institute | Distance learning modules produced by the UNC School of Social Work. Modules include disaster preparedness training. |
| Women's and Children's Health Policy Center | This center, based at Johns Hopkins University, conducts research to inform the policies, programs, and practice of maternal and child health. |
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| This web site was partially supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration, Maternal and Child Health Bureau through grant number T19 MC 00007. | |
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