River Valley Pediatrics

531 Central Park Avenue, Suite 102
Scarsdale, NY 10583

Phone (914) 472-3333
Fax (914) 472-7247


Over the Counter Medication/Dosing Charts   •   Common Conditions and Questions   •   Expecting Parents   •   Immunizations   •   Sports   •   Web Resources

Web Recources

General

American Academy of Pediatrics - www.aap.org

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - www.cdc.gov

Kids Health - kidshealth.org

New York State Department of Health - www.health.state.ny.us

Up To Date patient information - www.patients.uptodate.com

Mayo Clinic - www.mayoclinic.com

Allergy

American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology - www.acaai.org

Attention Deficit Disorder

www.aap.org/healthtopics/adhd.cfm

www.chadd.org

Autism

www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm

Breastfeeding

www.aap.org/healthtopics/breastfeeding.cfm

La Leche League - www.lllusa.org

Carseats

www.carseat.org

www.wholesalecentral.com/n-child-safety-seats.html

Food safety

www.who.int/foodsafety/en

www.foodsafety.gov

Global health and awareness

Ground-breaking organization tackling comprehensive medical care for the poor. Lead by the visionary Paul Famer and Jim Yong Kim, Partners in Health has revolutionized global healthcare and advocacy for the poor. - www.pih.org

Save the Children is a fiscally responsible organization that advocates for children's healthcare both in the United States and globally. They are very active in disaster preparedness and relief. - www.savethechildren.org

Leading international medical humanitarian organization advocating for and treating patients threatened by violence, wars, and disasters regardless of political affiliation. - www.doctorswithoutborders.org

Immunizations

www.aap.org/healthtopics/immunizations.cfm

Immunization Action Coalition - www.immunize.org

Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health - www.vaccinesafety.edu

Allied Vaccine Group - www.vaccine.org

University of Pennsylvania Immunization Information - www.vaccine.chop.edu

Nutrition/Obesity

Nutrition in the Kitchen - free downloadable online cookbook, healthy recipes - www.chop.edu/healthyweight/pdf/nutrition_kitchen/complete_book.pdf

Mas que comida, es vida - healthy recipes in Spanish, Hispanic foods. - www.ndep.nih.gov

Obesity - www.aap.org/healthtopics/overweight.cfm

Department of Agriculture Food Pyramid - www.mypyramid.gov

American Dietetic Association - www.eatright.org

Safety

www.safekids.org

Smoking

www.smokefree.gov www.cdc.gov/tobacco/quit_smoking/how_to_quit/index.htm and 1-800-QUIT-NOW.

Sports injuries

Hospital for Special Surgery - www.hss.edu/conditions.asp

Travel Questions

wwwn.cdc.gov/travel