Online Resources
Online Resources
Action
Alliance for Virginia’s Children and Youth
Adoption
Resources
African
American Resources
The
Alan Guttmacher Institute
American
Academy of Pediatrics
American
College of Nurse Midwifes www.midwife.org
American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists www.acog.org
American Dietetic Association www.eatright.org
American
Public Health Association
ASPO/Lamaze
Home Page
Association
of Reproductive Health Professionals
www.arhp.org
An interactive website with quizzes: Birth Control and You: Test Your Contraceptive IQ
Attention
Deficit Disorder
Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal
Nurses
BabyCenter
Guidance and gear for new and expectant parents www.babycenter.com
BabyServ
Birth
Connections
Breastfeeding www.breastfeeding.com
Bright
Futures
Birthmothers:
Crisis Pregnancy Support
Birthmother Ministries Provides support to women with crisis pregnancies, whether or not they are planning adoption
Morna Comeau 703-749-1411 www.birthmothers.org
Campaign
for Our Children
A unique organization using multi-media to prevent
adolescent pregnancies 410-576-9015 www.cfoc.org
Annie
E. Casey Foundation
Centers for Disease Control Health Information www.cdc.gov
Center for the Future of Children: David and Lucille Packard Foundation www.futureofchildren.org
Cerebral
Palsy Support and Information
Childbirth Classes to Go English and Spanish pregnancy, birth and parenting videos for adults, bedrest moms and teens, childbirth classroom supplies and much more www.ChildbirthClassToGo.com
Childbirth Education Materials and Products for New
Parents www.momease.com
Child
Safety Information
Child
Trends www.cyfc.umn.edu
Children’s
Defense Fund
Cleft Lips and Palates www.widesmiles.org/cleftlinks.WS-xxx.html
Coalition
for Positive Outcomes in Pregnancy
A national partnership of organizations concerned about pregnancy outcomes www.cpop.org
Congress
on the Web Congressional votes, bill summaries and committee reports
for the House and Senate www.thomas.loc.gov
Consumer
Products Safety Commission
COSSMHO
DONA
Home Page Doulas of North America www.dona.com
Doulas www.PioneerDoula.com
Down
Syndrome Health Issues
Northern Virginia Down Syndrome www.geocities.com/pkcockrell/index2.html
Families
USA
FemmeEd, Inc.“Childbirth to Go” A childbirth class you can experience in the privacy of your own home $65
1-877-FemmEd8 FemmEdInc@aol.com
Future
of Children Journal
Get
Real: Straight Talk on Women’s Health www.womens-health.org
Grief
Support
Healthy
Mothers/Healthy Babies Coalition
Fairfax Human Services Resource Guide www.co.fairfax.va.us/RIM
Healthy People 2010 www.health.gov/healthypeople
HIV Resources: HIV Resources Project of the Northern Virginia Regional Commission
www.novaregion.org/hiv 703-642-4627
Idealist is an online resource for non profit organizations, listing job opportunities, volunteer opportunities, networking and funding opportunities www.idealist.org
Immunization
Action Coalition www.immunize.org
National
Immunization Program of the CDC www.cdc.gov/nip
Infant
Death Support
Inova
HealthSource Birth And Parenting and Other Health
Education www.inova.com
International
Childbirth Education Association www.icea.org
International Lactation Consultant Association www.ilca.org
Lactation Education Resources www.LERon-line.com
Lactation and Working www.worksitelactation.com
LaLeche
League International
Lamaze.com A website educating people about childbirth and early parenting
March
of Dimes
March
of Dimes National Birth Defects Foundation
Maternal Child Health Practices and Beliefs in Multiple Cultures
Miscarriage
and Stillbirth Support
www.nationalshareoffice.com
Motherisk Programs, hotlines and articles on how to have a safe and healthy pregnancy www.motherisk.org
Mothernet/HealthyFamilies Loudoun
www.inmed.org/momloud.htm
National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy www.teenpregnancy.org
National
Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health
A searchable database of more than 2000 MCH organizations Information about upcoming MCH meetings and conferences
www.ncemch.org 703-524-7802
National
Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information
National
Guideline Clearinghouse
A comprehensive electronic database with hundreds of
clinical practice guidelines published by public and private sector
organizations www.guideline.gov
National
Perinatal Association
National Women's Health Information Center www.4women.gov
Needy
Meds
Ask
Noah
NeoReviews
New
York Times on the Web Women’s Health
Northern
Virginia Childbirth Network
Northern Virginia Family Services www.nvfs.org
Northern Virginia Human Services Guide www.novaregion.org
click on Quick Guide on-line
Office
of Minority Health Resource Center
ParentsPlace
A resource site for parents www.parentsplace.com
Pregnancy and Parenting www.KidsHealth.org
Prevent
Child Abuse Virginia
Regional
Perinatal Council
RoseBaby.com
Shaken
Baby Alliance
Sidelines
A national non-profit network of support chapters for pregnant women on bedrest
www.sidelines.org
Single
Mothers Support Group
Sudden
Infant Death Syndrome
SIDS Alliance
of
the
Mid-Atlantic
NOVASIDS@yahoo.com
Smoking
and Health
Spanish Language Website www.cdc.gov/spanish
State
and Local Coalition on Immigration Immigrant Policy Project
www.ncsl.org/statefed/ipphmpg.htm
Teen Health Web Sites
Child Trends, Inc. www.childtrends.org
Campaign for Our Children www.cfoc.org
Children, Youth and Family Consortium www.cfyc.umn.edu
National
Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy www.teenpregnancy.org
Total
Baby Care
Transcultural Education Center www.TECenter.org
Tyler for Life Foundation, Newborn Screening; Saving Babies One Foot at a Time
" To improve the lives of babies by preventing mental retardation and death resulting from disorders detectable through newborn screening"
Virginia
Health Information
www.vhi.org 804-643-5573
Virginia
Vital Statistics
When
Hello Means Good-bye
The
Women’s Place
Youth
Risk Behavior Surveillance www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/dash
Listserves
National Center
for Education in Maternal Child Health
Child Health
Information Project
Center for Sustainable Health Outreach majordomo@usm.edu, subscribe chw
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