General Medical Information
Beyond the specialized care that children with special needs require, patients and families also need to think about everyday health issues, such as well child visits and vaccinations. These references can be very helpful for typical children with preventive and acute issues as well as children with special health care needs. We encourage you to talk with your physician(s) for help interpreting the information provided on these web sites and for obtaining additional resources.
The Center for Infants and Children with Special Needs at Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center provides these resources and encourages you to talk with your physician to help interpret and obtain additional information.
Newborn Screening | Well Child Visits | Vaccines | Drug Information | Health Topics
Newborn Screening
Early screening for health conditions can have a positive impact on the quality of life for both children at risk and their families.
- American Academy of Pediatrics has pamphlets available to inform families about newborn screening tests and disorders. Newborn Screening Disorders: 7 Things Parents Want to Know, Newborn Screening Tests, Your Baby Needs Another Hearing Test and Can Your Baby Hear? can be requested by email.
- First Signs provides information and resources on early screening for autism and developmental disabilities.
- InfantSEE provides information on the importance of an early screening eye exam for infants during the first year of life. You can find a participating InfantSEE optometrist in your area.
- Medical Homes in Action provides information on newborn screening for metabolic disorders.
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Well Child Visits
The following sites provide useful medical reference for patients, families and professionals in empowering people to manage their own health care.
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Vaccine Information
The following site all strive to provide parents and health care professionals accurate, comprehensive, up-to-date information about childhood vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
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Drug Information
The following resources provide information about prescription drugs.
- Drugs at FDA (Drugs@FDA) helps consumers and health care professionals find information about FDA approved drugs quickly and easily. Information is available on approved prescription drugs, some over-the-counter drugs, and discontinued drugs.
- Drugs.com
- RxList
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Health Topics
- Health Topics information from Cincinnati Children's is available on a wide range of conditions and diagnoses.
- MedlinePlus includes overs 700 health topics covering conditions, diseases and wellness.
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If your questions are not fully answered by our Special Needs Resource Directory and its links, please contact us via email.
Rev. 11/07
