Online Resources

 

www.baystatehealth.com
Baystate Health System provides "Western New England's Health Channel" including a physician search and hospital information along with links to a number of other health-related sites.

www.kidshealth.org
KidsHealth is the largest and most visited site on the web providing doctor-approved health information about children from before birth through adolescence. Created by the Nemours Foundation's Center for Children's Health Media, the award-winning KidsHealth provides families with accurate, up-to-date, and jargon-free health information they can use. KidsHealth has separate areas for kids, teens, and parents - each with its own age-appropriate design, content, and tone.

 

Massachusetts Department of Public Health Injury Prevention and Control Program

http://www.state.ma.us/dph/fch/injury/index.htm
The mission of the Injury Prevention and Control Program is to reduce the rates of injuries at home, on the move, in the community, at schools, at play, and to improve emergency medical services for children. The program serves communities, groups, and individuals by offering: training and health education, technical assistance, data analysis and reports, coalition and task force leadership, program development assistance, and public information materials.

 

Nation SAFE KIDS Campaign

www.safekids.org
The Nation SAFE KIDS Campaign is the first and only national non-profit organization dedicated solely to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury - the number one killer of children ages 14 and under.

 

The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

www.missingkids.org
NCMEC was established in 1984 as a private, non-profit organization to provide services nationwide for families and professionals in the prevention of abducted, endangered, and sexually exploited children.

 

Project ChildSafe

www.projectchildsafe.org
Project ChildSafe is a nationwide program whose purpose is to promote safe firearms handling and storage practices among all firearms owners through the distribution of key safety education messages and free gun locking devices.

 

SAFE (Student Awareness of Fire Education)

www.state.ma.us/dfs/osfm/pubed/safe/
The Student Awareness of Fire Education (SAFE) Program is a state initiative to provide resources to local fire departments to conduct fire and life safety education programs in grades K-12. The mission is to enable students to recognize the dangers of fire and more specifically the fire hazards tobacco products pose.

 

Shriners Hospitals for Children

www.shrinershq.org
Shriners Hospital for Children is a network of 22 hospitals that provide expert, no-cost orthopedic and burn care to children under 18.

 

WebMD

www.webmd.com
With more than 20 million visitors every month, WebMD Health is the leading consumer-focused healthcare information Web site. Our mission is to be the most objective, credible and trusted source of consumer healthcare information that helps people play an active role in managing their own health. At WebMD Health, consumers can access health and wellness news, support communities, interactive health management tools and more. Our online communities and special events allow consumers to participate in real-time discussions with experts and with other people who share similar health conditions or concerns.

 

Windowguard.org

www.windowguard.org
Dedicated to safer windows for children. This website is designed to provide information and advice on the use of window guards as an effective deterrent to window falls.