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Books written by our patient families


10 in '10 part 1 of 4
H1N1 influenza (swine flu)
Immunizations
Allergies and Asthma
Breakfast Basics
8 for '08 part 4 of 4
8 for '08 part 3 of 4

Developmental Milestones for Infants
Feeding and Swallowing Disorders in Infants
Physical and occupational therapy: Help for your premature baby
Helping your child with language development at home
Children's Hospital wants to help you keep your children safe and healthy. That is why we offer a variety of educational resources you can use to learn more about childhood health and safety issues. Click on the links below to find out more!

Swine Flu (H1N1)

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Children’s Hospital is offering an e-mail newsletter, E-Kid News, in partnership with KidsHealth. E-Kids News Features, featuring art and photography, great information, color and fun! Select the “html” option to receive all the features or the “text” option to receive just the news.

Safe Kids

 Children's Hospital becomes lead organization for Safe Kids of Greater Knox Area
Instruction Sheets

 Check out these handy "fridge-worthy" instruction sheets to help you handle some common childhood emergencies and less serious, but still scary, situations.

Kids Ask Cal - If you like baseball, you've probably heard of Cal Ripken Jr. He spent 21 years in the major leagues and holds the record for most consecutive games played — 2,632 games for the Baltimore Orioles. Today, he's a retired player who is a leader in youth sports.
Pregnancy and Newborns Center
 Visit the KidsHealth Pregnancy and Newborns Center
Wash your hands for good health
 Shoney’s and Children’s Hospital remind you that the best way to get rid of germs is to wash your hands -- after meals, after bathroom breaks, after sneezes, even after hugging your dog or cat!
nutrition and fitness
 Building healthy families through nutrition and fitness.
Child Car Restraint
 Read here to learn about Tennessee's law on child restraints.
Healthy Kids Newsletters and Education A community education program coordinated by the hospital's Community Relations Department featuring:

  • Healthy Kids parenting newsletters
  • Healthy Kids parenting education classes
  • Healthy Kids articles on a variety of health and safety topics
Kids' Health
 Thousands of articles on children's health and safety topics, with sections especially for parents, teens and kids. Be sure to check out the NEW centers for Cancer, Diabetes Condition, Asthma, Nutrition/Fitness and Medical Tests and Procedures (Videos for kids).

  
Enroll in New Parent eNews to receive regular e-mails tailored to each stage of new parenthood. New Parent eNews is written for expectant and new parents of children up to one years of age.

The Eating and Living Healthy program has been developed to give third-grade students throughout East Tennessee an interactive curriculum that teaches about the importance of combining nutrition and exercise.
National Hemophilia Foundation
        For reliable health information begin your search with the
National Library of Medicine's MedlinePlus.


Other Featured Sites
Health Careers

Dental and Oral Health

Eye Care

Fitness/Physical Activity

Internet Research

Product Safety

Safety

Skin Conditions

General Reference

Child Development/Parenting

Newborns/Premies/Breastfeeding

 Bones/Muscles/Joints

Asthma/Allergies/Respiratory Disorders

Heart/Blood Disorders

Cancer

Gastrointestinal Disorders

Nutrition/Diabetes/Obesity/Eating Disorders

Neurological Disorders

Mental Health/Depression/Bipolar Disorders

ADD/ADHD/Asperger/Down’s Syndrome

Physical Disabilities

Family Relationships

NOTICE:   East Tennessee Children's Hospital maintains this website as a community service. The information included on this website is not intended to be, nor should it be construed as, a substitute for medical treatment by a health care professional. Our website is intended for educational purposes only and should not replace a visit or consultation with, or advice from, your health care provider. East Tennessee Children's Hospital does not recommend self-treatment and advises that all decisions regarding medical conditions or patient care be made jointly by you and your child's qualified health care provider. Please DO NOT disregard your health care provider's advice or delay seeking treatment based on information found here. If you think your child needs medical attention, please contact your health care provider immediately.

All information appearing on the East Tennessee Children's Hospital website (except KidsHealth content) was reviewed and approved by medical and/or professional staff of East Tennessee Children's Hospital prior to being posted. All content on this website is reviewed annually and revised by staff of East Tennessee Children's Hospital as needed to remain current and accurate (except KidsHealth content). The KidsHealth content on this site is licensed from The Nemours Foundation and is operated and administered by The Nemours Center for Children's Health Media; to read KidsHealth's editorial policy, click here.

Our website also includes links providing direct access to other Internet sites; however, East Tennessee Children's Hospital takes no responsibility for the content or information contained on other sites and does not have any editorial or other control over those sites.

Skin Conditions
American Academy of Dermatology

  http://www.aad.org
Society for Pediatric Dermatology

  http://www.pedsderm.net
Eye Care
American Academy for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus

  http://www.aapos.org
American Academy of Ophthalmology's Get Eye Smart website

  http://www.geteyesmart.org
Prevent Blindness America

  http://www.preventblindness.org
Dental and Oral Health
American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry

  http://www.aapd.org/pediatricinformation
American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons

  http://www.aaoms.org/patient_info.php
American Dental Association

  http://www.ada.org
American Dental Association's Animations and Games

  http://www.ada.org/public/games/index.asp
Fitness/Physical Activity
Fitness and Kids

  http://www.fitnessandkids.com/articles_kids.html
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports

  http://www.fitness.gov
Internet Research
Child and Family WebGuide

  http://www.cfw.tufts.edu
Quackwatch

  http://www.quackwatch.org
Safety
Juvenile Products Manufacturers Association

  http://www.jpma.org
National Fire Protection Association

  http://www.nfpa.org/categoryList.asp?categoryID=196&URL=Learning/Public%20Education
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

  http://www.Nhtsa.dot.gov
National Inhalant Prevention Coalition

  http://www.inhalants.org/about.htm
National Safe Kids Campaign

  http://www.safekids.org
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation

  http://www.nyssf.org/wframeset.html
Poison Prevention

  http://www.poisonprevention.org/
Product Safety
Consumer Products Safety Commission

  http://www.cpsc.gov
National Safety Council

  http://www.nsc.org/
Toy Safety Information from the Toy Industry Association

  http://ToyInfo.org
Health Careers
Child Life Council

  http://www.childlife.org
Discover Nursing

  http://www.discovernursing.com
General Reference
American Academy of Pediatrics

  http://www.aap.org
American Occupational Therapy Association

  http://www.aota.org/Consumers/Tips.aspx
Centers for Disease Control

  http://www.cdc.gov
Children's Miracle Network

  http://www.cmn.org
Clinical Trials

  http://www.clinicaltrials.gov
Communicable Diseases

  http://www.health.state.ny.us/nysdoh/communicable_diseases/en/index.htm
Ear/Nose/Throat Health Information

  http://www.entnet.org/healthinformation/
Health A to Z

  http://www.healthatoz.com
Healthfinder

  http://www.healthfinder.gov/
HHS Pages for Kids

  http://www.hhs.gov/kids
Kids ENT Health

  http://www.entlink.net/kidsent
Lab Tests Online

  http://www.labtestsonline.org
Lupus Foundation of America

  http://www.lupus.org
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation

  http://www.marchofdimes.com
MEDIC Regional Blood Center

  http://www.medicblood.com
NACHRI - National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions

  http://www.childrenshospitals.net
National Center for Health Statistics

  http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/Default.htm
National Institutes of Health

  http://www.nih.gov
National Kidney Foundation

  http://www.kidney.org
National Organization for Rare Disorders

  http://www.rarediseases.org/
Omni Medical Search

  http://www.omnimedicalsearch.com
PDR Health

  http://www.pdrhealth.com/
Ready.gov

  http://www.Ready.gov
Starfall -- helping children learn to read

  http://www.starfall.com/
Swine Flu information from the Centers For Disease Control

  http://www.cdc.gov/swineflu/
Tennessee Emergency Medical Services for Children

  http://www.tnemsc.org
Tennessee Hospital Association

  http://www.tha.com/
The Heimlich Maneuver

  http://www.Heimlichinstitute.org
Vaccine Information

  http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/vpd-vac/vaccines-list.htm
Child Development/Parenting
KnoxMoms - the resource for moms in East Tennessee

  http://www.knoxmoms.com
Prevent Child Abuse America

  http://www.Preventchildabuse.org
Newborns/Premies/Breastfeeding
SIDS Alliance

  http://www.firstcandle.org
Bones/Muscles/Joints
Muscular Dystrophy Association

  http://www.mda.org
Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America -- Parent Information page

  http://www.posna.org
Spinal Muscular Atrophy

  http://www.Curesma.com
Asthma/Allergies/Respiratory Disorders
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

  http://www.aaaai.org
American Association for Respiratory Care

  http://www.yourlunghealth.org
American Lung Association

  http://www.lungusa.org
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America

  http://www.aafa.org
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation

  http://www.cff.org
Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network

  http://www.foodallergy.org
Heart/Blood Disorders
American Heart Association

  http://www.americanheart.org
Congenital Heart Information Network

  http://tchin.org
National Hemophilia Foundation

  http://www.hemophilia.org
National Hemophilia Foundation

  http://www.hemophilia.org
Sickle Cell Disease Association of America

  http://www.sicklecelldisease.org
Cancer
American Cancer Society

  http://www.cancer.org
Children’s Oncology Group

  http://www.childrensoncologygroup.org
CureSearch

  http://www.curesearch.org
National Cancer Institute

  http://cancer.gov/cancerinformation
OncoLink

  http://www.oncolink.com
Gastrointestinal Disorders
Celi-Act Celiac Disease support group

  http://www.Celi-act.com
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America

  http://www.ccfa.org
Nutrition/Diabetes/Obesity/Eating Disorders
American Diabetes Association

  http://www.diabetes.org
American Dietetic Association

  http://www.eatright.org
Children With Diabetes

  http://www.childrenwithdiabetes.com/index_cwd.htm
FDA - Food and Drug Administration

  http://www.fda.gov
FDA Kids Home Page

  http://www.fda.gov/oc/opacom/kids/default.htm
Fruits and Vegetables Matter

  http://www.fruitsandveggiesmatter.gov/
Healthy Choices For Kids

  http://www.healthychoices.org/index.php?page_id=28
JDRF Kids Online

  http://kids.jdrf.org/
Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation

  http://www.jdrf.org
Neurological Disorders
Epilepsy Foundation

  http://www.Epilepsyfoundation.org
Project Brain

  http://www.tndisability.org/brain
Mental Health/Depression/Bipolar Disorders
National Child Traumatic Stress Network

  http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main
ADD/ADHD/Asperger/Down’s Syndrome
Autism Society of America

  http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer
Club NCSS for kids and adults with Down Syndrome

  http://www.clubndss.org
Down Syndrome Awareness Group of East Tennessee

  http://www.dsagtn.org
Woodbine House (source for books on disabilities)

  http://www.woodbinehouse.com
Physical Disabilities
Children’s Disabilities Information

  http://www.childrensdisabilities.info
Exceptional Parent

  http://www.eparent.com
Family Relationships
The Sibling Support Project

  http://www.siblingsupport.org

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Revised 6-21-08