Health Web Resources

Disease-Specific Web Links:

• Chickenpox (Varicella)
  CDC Factsheet: Varicella Disease Questions & Answers
• Meningitis
  CDC Factsheet: Meningococcal Diseases and Meningococcal Vaccines
• Whooping Cough (Pertussis)
  CDC Factsheet: Pertussis
• Infectious Mononucleosis
  CDC Factsheet: Epstein-Barr Virus and Infectious Mononucleosis
• Asthma
  NLM Factsheet: Asthma
• Pediculosis (Head Lice)
  NLM Factsheet: Head Lice
• Treating Head Lice
  American Academy of Pediatrics updated guidance
• Lyme Disease
  Massachusetts Public Health Fact Sheet

Health-Related Web Links:

• Massachusetts Department of Public Health
• Childhood/Adolescent Immunization Schedule
• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)
• American Academy of Pediatrics
• American Diabetes Association
• CDC Division of Adolescent and School Health
• Managing Life Threatening Allergies in Schools
• American Academy of Pediatrics School Health Resources
• Bandaids and Blackboards – a site for kids with medical issues
• Child and Adolescent Mental Health