Urinary Tract Infections in Children - Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| KidsHealth for Parents, Children, and Teens | |
| Nemours Foundation | |
| Web Address: | www.kidshealth.org |
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This Web site provides a wide range of information about children's health, from allergies and diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This Web site offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest. |
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Organizations
| American Academy of Family Physicians | |
| P.O. Box 11210 | |
| Shawnee Mission, KS 66207-1210 | |
| Web Address: | www.familydoctor.org |
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The American Academy of Family Physicians produces a variety of health-related educational materials. Its Web site offers a health library and bulletin board, news, and comments sections. |
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| American Academy of Pediatrics | |
| 141 Northwest Point Boulevard | |
| Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-1098 | |
| Phone: | (847) 434-4000 |
| Fax: | (847) 434-8000 |
| E-mail: | kidsdocs@aap.org |
| Web Address: | www.aap.org |
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) offers a variety of educational materials, such as links to publications about parenting and general growth and development. Immunization information, safety and prevention tips, AAP guidelines for various conditions, and links to other organizations are also available. |
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| American Urological Association Foundation | |
| 1000 Corporate Boulevard | |
| Suite 410 | |
| Linthicum, MD 21090 | |
| Phone: | 1-866-746-4282 toll-free (410) 689-3700 |
| Fax: | (410) 689-3800 |
| E-mail: | auafoundation@auafoundation.org |
| Web Address: | www.auafoundation.org |
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The mission of the American Urological Association Foundation is to prevent, find cures for, and educate the general public and health professionals about urologic diseases and disorders. The foundation has toll-free information lines to answer questions about urologic diseases and disorders. Its Web site is now paired with UrologyHealth.org, which offers patient information about urology. |
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| National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) | |
| Building 31, Room 9A06 | |
| 31 Center Drive, MSC 2560 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892-2560 | |
| Phone: | (301) 496-3583 |
| E-mail: | dkwebmaster@extra.niddk.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.niddk.nih.gov |
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The National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK), part of the National Institutes of Health, conducts and supports research on many of the most serious diseases affecting public health, particularly the diseases of internal medicine. NIDDK sponsors the National Kidney and Urologic Diseases Information Clearinghouse (NKUDIC), which provides information about diseases of the kidneys and urologic system to people with these diseases and their families, health professionals, and the public. |
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| National Kidney Foundation | |
| 30 East 33rd Street | |
| New York, NY 10016 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-622-9010 (212) 889-2210 |
| Fax: | (212) 689-9261 |
| Web Address: | www.kidney.org |
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The National Kidney Foundation works to prevent kidney and urinary tract diseases by supporting research and educating health professionals and the public. Its Web site provides a wealth of materials, including printable brochures, and a newspaper for patients and their families called Family Focus. |
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WebMD Medical Reference from Healthwise



