Wellness and Health Resources
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Recommended Reading:
- Chew on This: Everything You Don’t Want To Know About Fast Food, by Eric Schlosser
- Fast Food Nation, by Eric Schlosser
- How to Get Your Kid to Eat… But Not Too Much, by Ellyn Satter
- The AAP book “Sleep: What Every Parent Needs to Know” helps parents and caregivers better understand sleep, answers questions and examines conflicting theories.
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, by Michael Pollan
- The Omnivore’s Dilemma Young Readers Edition: The Secrets Behind What You Eat, by Michael Pollan
Other Helpful Links:
- American Academy of Pediatrics
- AAP’s HealthyChildren.org
- AAP’s HealthyChildren.org – Spanish
- Autism – Spectrums Magazine
- Books Build Connections Toolkit
- Calcium and Bone Health for Girls
- Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) National Immunization Program
- Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) Traveler's Health website
- Centers for Disease Control's (CDC's) Current Influenza tracking
- Food and Drug Administration for Kids
- HealthyChildren.org Symptom checker
- HealthyChildren.org en Español
- Healthy Menu Choices at Restaurants
- Information about breast feeding at healthychildren.org
- Information for and about Overweight Kids
- Klamath Falls Farmers Market
- Low Fat/Calorie Recipes & Nutrition
- MD4KIDS is a FREE iPhone app that provides decision-making support and health information for more than 80 topics, from bee stings to ear aches to rashes to stomach aches. By entering the child's symptoms, parents can determine what level of medical care is needed, when to call The Children's Clinic of Klamath and how to provide relief for minor illnesses and injuries at home. Search "MD4Kids" on iTunes or visit ohsudoernbecher.com/md4kids.
- Moda: State insurance program, great plans for kids at low or no cost to parents
- Oregon Poison Center
- Portion Sizes
- Radon Gas
- Smoking Cessation information from the CDC
- Stuff for kids to do in Southern Oregon