Parent Resources
General Health
www.vh.org and www.vh.org/pediatric/
The goal of the Virtual Hospital and Virtual Children’s Hospital digital libraries are to make the Internet a useful medical reference and health promotion tool for health care providers and patients. The Virtual Hospitals contain thousands of textbooks and booklets for health care providers and parents.
www.generalpediatrics.com
General Pediatrics.com is an award-winning pediatric digital library that identifies and organized high quality, authoritative General Pediatric World Wide Web sites. Continuously updated information is available on almost 400 common pediatric problems, plus policy statements, clinical practice guidelines, consumer health information and more.
www.kidshealth.org
Kids Health has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents- each with its own design, age-appropriate content, and tone. There are literally thousands of in-depth features, articles, animations, games, and resources- all original and all developed by experts in the health of teens and children.
www.sleepfoundation.org
Hints for teens, and other information related to the sleep cycles of teens and their alert periods.
www.education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
Adolescent Directory On-Line (ADOL) is an electronic guide to information on adolescent issues. It is a service of the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University. Educators, counselors, parents, researchers, health practitioners, and teens can use ADOL to fine web resources for a wide variety of topics.
www.aap.org
American Academy of Pediatrics, an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and wellbeing for all infants, children, adolescents and young adults. AAP website contains information on many health topics for parents of children from birth through age 21.
www.healthfinder.gov
Serves as a gateway consumer health information website developed by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. Parents can use this site to fin on-line information to address specific concerns about the health and well-being of their adolescents.
www.ag.uiuc.edu/~vista/family.htm
This website sponsored by the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign provides information for parents of adolescents on a variety of topics. The information is provided in newsletter format and was developed from their series of parenting newsletters called Gateway. Among the topics available are teens, and media, parent-adolescent relationships, and teens and stress.
Communication
www.talkingwithkids.org
This website can help by offering practical, concrete tips and techniques for talking easily and openly with children ages 8-12 about some very tough issues including: sex, HIV/AIDS, violence, drugs and alcohol.
www.advocatesforyouth.org/parents/
Advocates for Youth champions efforts to help young people make informed and responsible decisions about their reproductive and sexual health. Advocates believes it can best serve the field by boldly advocating for a more positive and realistic approach to adolescent sexual health. Facilitates positive communication between parents and their teens.
Substance Abuse/Mental Health
www.drugfreeamerica.org
In addition to a comprehensive database on drugs this site includes a parenting area that offers resources and advice for raising drug free children along with a wide range of information on drug use and abuse.
www.drugabuse.gov/parent-teacher.html
Here you will find valuable materials to help you better discuss the effects of drug abuse on the brain with people of all ages and backgrounds.
helping.apa.org
American Psychological Association’s Help Center on the APA homepage provides informational material on a variety of topics including: violence, adolescence, single parenting, and step families. The material is written for both parents and professionals.
www.aacap.org
As part of its public education and prevention initiative, the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry publishes Facts for Families with over 52 fact sheets (written in English and Spanish). These fact sheets include topics such as teen suicide, child sexual abuse and learning disabilities.
www.insurekidsnow.gov
This government sponsored website provides users with information on obtaining free or low-cost health insurance for children under the age of 18. Information on how to contact state programs is provided along with a toll-free number for parents to call. The site also provides information in Spanish.
www.ncemch.org
The National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH) is devoted to improving the health of children and families by working with the most up to date information in the field of maternal and child health, program development, and policy analysis and education. The NCEMCH website includes a database on parenting resources, a comprehensive maternal and child health library, and information about publications that can be ordered or downloaded from NCEMCH.
Reproductive Health Care/Sex
www.cfoc.org/Home/
The Campaign For Our Children website contains a parent’s resource section with information on teen pregnancy prevention and other sexuality related issues.
www.pflag.org
PFLAG is a national organization that promotes the health and well-being of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and trans-gendered persons, their families and friends. The Web site provides users with information on local chapters, advocacy, and support information and other resources that support the family and friends of gays and lesbians. The site also contains spotlights on topics such as safe schools.
www.plannedparenthood.org
This site provides educational programs which enhance understanding of individual and societal implication of human sexuality.
Local Information and Services
Community Mental Health Center, 507 E. College St, Iowa City, IA. (319)338-7884. Offer psychiatric evaluations and mental health counseling.
Crisis Center - www.johnsoncountycrisiscenter.org (319)351-0140. Provide 24 hour confidential crisis counseling.
Free Medical Clinic, 120 N. Dubuque St. (319)337-4459. Offer some free medical services
Grant Wood AEA website - www.aea10.k12.ia.us
Provides specialized instruction for students with diverse learning needs.
UI Family Services website - www.uiowa.edu/hr/oe/worklife/famserv/
This site lists services and resources helpful to students, faculty, staff, and their families – academic information & referral, housing, health, financial, and much more.
Gender Specific
www.academic.org
The site provides information for parents on how the expectations and experiences of pre-teen and teenage girls can influences what girls achieve. Topics include what parents can do and the importance of role models in girls’ lives. The sire is sponsored by the Women’s College Coalition and maintained by Mount Holyoke College.
www.girlpower.gov
Girl Power is a public health initiative launched by Health and Human Services Secretary Donna Shalala. Girl Powers is designed to prevent drug abuse and other risky behaviors among girls ages 9-14. The site contains a special section for parents with facts, statistics, and other helpful information. The site has targeted health messages for girls.
Patient Education
Hospital for Sick Children – www.sickkids.ca/childphysiology/
An interactive website to aid clinicians teaching parents about child physiology.
ADOL (Adolescence Directory Online) – education.indiana.edu/cas/adol/adol.html
An electronic guide to information on adolescent issues.
Adolescent Violence Prevention – members.aol.com/stringhamp/
A page for parents and professionals who deal with adolescents.
Family Guide – www.family.samhsa.gov
A website developed to support the efforts of parents and other caring adults to promote mental health and prevent the use of alcohol, tobacco and illegal drugs among 7-18 year olds.
