Library: Kids & Teens Health: General Child Health

Factsheets

Better Health Channel Factsheets on conditions and treatments.
The changing role of grandparents - AFRC Australian Family Relationships Clearinghouse
Child and Youth Health (Australia) Child health information for parents, children and teenagers.
Child Health Facts Perth Children's Hospital
Children’s Health and Nature
E-cigarettes and teens
Genetic and Rare Disease (Australia)
Kids Health (The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Australia) Factsheets on child illnesses, tests and procedures.
NORD. National Organization for Rare Disorders (US) Search Rare Disease Information for easy-to-read factsheets on rare disorders.
Parent Easy Guides (Australia) Simple, easy-to-read information on many of the issues faced by parents from birth through adolescence.
Rare Chromosome Disorders (US) Information leaflets about specific chromosome disorders.
Royal Children's Hospital Melbourne Factsheets on child health conditions and procedures.
Top ten child health problems: What the public thinks RCH National Child Health Poll 2nd December, 2015
Wyndham Child & Family Directory (Australia) This site was originally funded by Wyndham Best Start and developed by the Best Start Pathways Working Group
Your guide to Type 2 Diabetes

Directories & Support Groups

ADHD Support Australia Whether in Australia or globally, ADHD Support Australia strives to meet your needs as an ADHD parent/carer, adult, teen or professional.
Children & Families Mission Australia Mission Australia helps families provide the security, care and support that are essential to a child’s development. We help families feel part of a community and also offer services that help families deal with challenges that can tear families apart.
ConnectGroups (Australia) Search for self-help and support groups
Deaf Children Australia Deaf Children Australia is a non-for-profit organisation that supports deaf and hard of hearing children, young people and their families to remove barriers to their personal development and social inclusion.
Infant, Child and Youth Mental Health and Wellbeing Services
National Health Services Directory Search for health services near you.
Positive Pathways Youth Services Directory A-Z services/programs

COVID-19 - Resources

How to talk to your children about coronavirus (COVID-19) - WHO Eight tips to help comfort and protect children.
Just For Kids: A Comic Exploring The New Coronavirus
My name is Coronovirus

Websites

Disclaimer: Please note that the information provided on this page is intended as an educational resource only and does not substitute medical advice. Child and Adolescent Health Service does not endorse the information found at the sites listed below.

ABC Health & Wellbeing (Australia) Health information in print, audio and video from the ABC
Australian Breastfeeding Association
Australian Clinical Trials Information and advice about clinical trials in Australia
Birdie stories Brought to you by Children's Health Queensland Hospital and Health Service
ClinicalTrials.gov (US) Database of publicly and privately funded clinical studies of human participants, including outcomes and results for many studies
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children (UK) Information about child and adolescent medical conditions, procedures and treatments, and medications
healthdirect (Australia) Provides links to up-to-date, quality assessed information on a wide range of child and adolescent health topics
healthfinder.gov (US) US Government website for finding health information
Healthy WA
Informed Health Online
InsideRadiology (Australia) Accurate, up-to-date information about radiology tests and procedures written by radiologists and other health professionals
KidsHealth.org (US) Information for parents, kids and teenagers
Lab Tests Online (Australia) Practising pathologists and senior laboratory scientists explain pathology tests
Medline Plus (US) Health information in print and video from the US National Library of Medicine
The Merck Manual (US) Explains medical conditions, their symptoms, how they are diagnosed, and how they can be treated. Includes a section on children's health issues
my Dr (Australia)
NPS Medicinewise (Australia) A guide to making wise choices about medicines
Raising Children Network Information for parents on topics related to raising children. Information is translated into Parenting in Pictures for non-English speakers
virtualmedicalcentre.com (Australia) Written by health professionals, includes information on child health conditions
Women and Newborn Health Library
NEEF