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    Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
    540 Gaither Road
    Suite 2000
    Rockville, MD  20850
    Phone: (301) 427-1104
    Web Address: www.ahrq.gov
     

    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.


    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
     

    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.


    American Academy of Pediatrics
    141 Northwest Point Boulevard
    Elk Grove Village, IL  60007-1098
    Phone: (847) 434-4000
    Fax: (847) 434-8000
    Web Address: www.aap.org
     

    The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials about parenting, general growth and development, immunizations, safety, disease prevention, and more. AAP guidelines for various conditions and links to other organizations are also available.


    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
    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
     

    The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The CDC works with state and local health officials and the public to achieve better health for all people. The CDC creates the expertise, information, and tools that people and communities need to protect their health—by promoting health, preventing disease, injury, and disability, and being prepared for new health threats.


    KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens
    Nemours Home Office
    10140 Centurion Parkway
    Jacksonville, FL  32256
    Phone: (904) 697-4100
    Web Address: www.kidshealth.org
     

    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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