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Organizations
| Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality | |
| 540 Gaither Road | |
| Suite 2000 | |
| Rockville, MD 20850 | |
| Phone: | (301) 427-1104 |
| Web Address: | www.ahrq.gov |
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The Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) is one agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. AHRQ supports research initiatives that seek to improve the quality of health care in America. AHRQ's mission is to improve the quality, safety, efficiency, effectiveness, and cost-effectiveness of health care for all Americans. The website provides evidence-based information to help people make decisions about health care services. |
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| American Academy of Family Physicians | |
| P.O. Box 11210 | |
| Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-274-2237 |
| Fax: | (913) 906-6075 |
| Web Address: | www.familydoctor.org |
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The American Academy of Family Physicians offers information on adult and child health conditions and healthy living. Its website has topics on medicines, doctor visits, physical and mental health issues, parenting, and more. |
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| Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): Healthy Living | |
| 1600 Clifton Road | |
| Atlanta, GA 30333 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636) |
| TDD: | 1-888-232-6348 |
| Email: | cdcinfo@cdc.gov |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/HealthyLiving |
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This Web site has information about things you can do to help yourself and your family members be healthy. Topics address child development, physical activity, healthy eating, reproductive health, mental health, and more. |
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| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| Nemours Home Office | |
| 10140 Centurion Parkway | |
| Jacksonville, FL 32256 | |
| Phone: | (904) 697-4100 |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
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This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It has a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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| By: | Reference Healthwise Staff | Last Revised: Reference May 27, 2011 |
| Medical Review: | Reference Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine
Reference Brian D. O'Brien, MD - Internal Medicine |
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