Informational Alert

Test QA informational alert

Listed below are several websites that offer quick, reliable information about taking care of babies and small children. These links are provided as a courtesy and should not substitute for medical advice from a doctor or DHEC consultant.

  • Healthfinder www.healthfinder.gov - An excellent portal to materials from government agencies and organizations in the health fields.
  • Food and Drug Administration "Easy to Read Publications" https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/childrens-health - Children's health information in English and Spanish. 
  • KidsHealth www.kidshealth.org - Created by the Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health.
  • Bright Futures www.brightfutures.org - Provides good advice on growth and development of children. It is sponsored by the Department of Health Resources and Services Administration, the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health.
  • Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov - An independent federal commission created to protect the public "against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products."
  • Environmental Protection Agency http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/kids.cfm
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