Other Places To Get Help
Online Resources
| KidsHealth for Parents | |
| Nemours Foundation | |
| Web Address: | http://kidshealth.org/parent |
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This organization provides a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies to normal growth and development. This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can also sign up to receive weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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| National Center for Infectious Diseases | |
| U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | |
| Web Address: | www.cdc.gov/ncidod |
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The mission of the National Center for Infectious Diseases (NCID) is to prevent illness, disability, and death caused by infectious diseases in the United States and around the world. The Web site offers links to information about specific diseases and general areas of interest. |
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Organization
| World Health Organization | |
| Avenue Appia 20 | |
| 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland | |
| E-mail: | info@who.int |
| Web Address: | www.who.int/malaria |
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The World Health Organization (WHO), a specialized agency of the United Nations, has 192 member states. WHO promotes technical cooperation among nations on health issues, carries out programs to control and eliminate disease, and strives to improve the quality of human life. The Web site has information on many health topics and on travelers' health. |
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Debby Golonka, MPH
Christine Hahn, MD - Epidemiology
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