General Services / Resources
The Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center is a source of information for patients and families about other community and medical services available for children with all types of disabilities:
- American Red Cross has various programs available, including disaster relief, infant and child CPR, health instruction services, information and referral, youth activity groups, and preventions and control of chronic diseases.
- BestSearchers lists the "best" health and medicine searches. Allows for specialized searches on specific topics as well.
- Center for Disease Control (CDC) is the principal government agency responsible for protecting health and safety and for providing essential human services.
- Commonwealth Fund (CWF) promotes high quality health care for the uninsured, low-income individuals, minorities, young children and the elderly.
- Dartmouth Atlas describes how medical resources are distributed and used in the U.S.
- DisabilityInfo.gov is a comprehensive web site for all disability resources available throughout the Federal government.
- Exceptional Parent Magazine offers information on a wide variety of issues that affect parents of special-needs children. Topics include resources, education, health care, life planning, technology, mobility, sports and toys. Exceptional Parent also publishes a Resource Directory that includes a comprehensive listing of national resources for specific disabilities, state education directors, vocational rehabilitation programs, federal and federally funded information resources, and parent support groups. In addition, EP offers information on products and services, life and financial services and toys.
- Family Village includes informational resources on specific diagnoses, communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related media and literature.
- Hamilton County General Health District provides skilled nursing home visits and other services in the interest of public health. An Ohio Local Health Districts Directory is available by county.
- Institute of Medicine provides science-based advice in medicine and health.
- Internet Resources for Special Children is a comprehensive list of internet resources for children with all types of disabilities.
- Kaiser Family Foundation provides information on major health care issues.
- Medical and Health Websites provides an alphabetical listing of numerous sites covering a wide variety of medical and health issues.
- National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs provides information about the American Academy of Pediatrics medical home initiative and state-specific resources.
- Robert Wood Johnson Foundation supports training, education, research and projects that improve access to health care services.
- Shriners Hospitals for Children is a network of 18 pediatric specialty hospitals where children under the age of 18 receive free medical care for orthopaedics, burns and spinal cord injury care. The Shriners Hospital in Cincinnati treats children with acute, fresh burns; children needing plastic reconstructive or restorative surgery as a result of healed burns; and children with severe scarring.
- United Way of America operates an information, referral and crisis telephone service serving Southwest Ohio (Adams, Brown, Butler, Clermont, Hamilton and Warren counties) and Northern Kentucky.
If your questions are not fully answered by our Special Needs Resource Directory and its links, please contact us via email.
Rev. 11/07
