PAMPA believes that access to health-related information is an important component to maintaining a healthy, growing life. Below are links to websites that our patients may find useful in researching information. As part of our disclaimer, PAMPA can not be held liable for any incorrect information on any of these websites. If you have any questions, please contact our office.

• American Academy of Pediatrics
  The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is the primary professional association for the nation’s 55,000 pediatricians. It is dedicated to the health, safety, and well being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. The family section of the site contains links to the AAP’s public education brochures on health, child development, and safety information
• Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America
  The Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) is a patient organization dedicated to improving the quality of life for people with asthma and allergies through education, advocacy, and research.
• Bright Futures
  The Bright Futures site provides educational materials, tools related to health supervision, and developmental and general health guidelines for children and adolescents. Bright Futures is guided by the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Maternal and Child Health Bureau, with support from the Medicaid Bureau of the Health Care Financing Administration.
• Strong4Life
  At Strong4Life, the goal is to help overweight children improve their lives by emphasizing increased physical activity, better eating habits and heightened motivation to engage in healthy behaviors.
• Center for Young Women's Health
• CDC WebSite for Current Information on Biological and Chemical Terrorism - This site from the Center for Disease Control will advise us all authoritatively on any real risk from terrorist attacks we may face, and how we can be prepared.
• CHADD: Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD)
• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Hospital
  Children's Healthcare of Atlanta is one of the leading pediatric hospitals in the country, recognized for excellence in cancer, cardiac, neonatal, orthopaedic and transplant care, as well as in many other pediatric specialties. - Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
• Concussion Resources for Parents
  If you suspect your child has a concussion, talk to your primary care doctor.
• How to Swallow Pills
  Better than a spoonful of sugar - Over the last 5 years, Bonnie Kaplan and her students in the Behavioural Research Unit / Dept of Paediatrics have worked with hundreds of children and adults to develop a new way to learn how to swallow pills.
• How To Use Inhalers
  You can control your asthma and avoid an attack by taking your medicine exactly as your doctor or other medical professional tells you to do and by avoiding things that can cause an attack. Watch a video to follow along with the correct way to use your metered dose inhaler.
• National Cancer Institute
  Provides information on age/developmental stage specific grief, and the way that death is experienced by children.
• National Immunization Program, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  This site provides immunization information and resources from the National Immunization Program, the federal government's principal agency for immunization policy and recommendations. You will find a wide range of information on vaccine-preventable diseases, the benefits of immunization, and the risks of immunization vs. the risks of disease.
• National Safe Kids Campaign
  The National Safe Kids Campaign is a national organization dedicated to the prevention of unintentional childhood injury. This site provides a broad range of information on child safety, safety regulations, and recent product recalls.
• Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays
• Partners for Child Passenger Safety
  Important information regarding car seat safety.
• Pertussis (Whooping Cough)
  The National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners (NAPNAP) created Pertussis.com to help parents and health care providers understand why whooping cough has been on the rise in the U.S. and learn how to prevent this infectious disease.
• Safe Ride News
  The goals of Safe Ride News Publications are to help save lives and prevent injury to children in traffic.
• Swaddling for Infant Soothing
  • Safe Swaddling 101: When and why should I swaddle my infant?
• Students Against Drunk Driving
• The Learning Disabilities Association of Georgia
• Trauma Foundation - A Foundation to reduce the number of injuries and deaths due to trauma.
• U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
  This site offers safety and injury prevention tips as well as recall notices on a wide range of consumer products. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is an independent federal regulatory agency whose mission is to protect the public against unreasonable risk of injury or death associated with consumer products.
• WE CAN
  WE CAN (Ways to Enhance Children’s Activity and Nutrition) is a science based educational program developed by the National Institutes of Health. It focuses on 3 things – Improving nutrition, increasing activity, and decreasing screen time.
• Zero to Three
  This site focuses on the development of your child during the important first three years of life. Zero to Three is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen and support families, practitioners, and communities to promote the healthy development of babies and toddlers.

Mental Health Resources

• Georgia Crisis and Access Line
  1-800-715-4225 - GCAL provides treatment and support services to people with mental illnesses and addictive diseases, and support to people with mental retardation and related developmental disabilities. DBHDD serves people of all ages with the most severe and likely to be long-term conditions.
• American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
  The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) aims to aid in the understanding and treatment of developmental, behavioral, and mental disorders. The site includes information on child and adolescent psychiatry, fact sheets for parents and caregivers, and current research. There is general discussion, as well as many links to Facts for Families which discuss various related topics.
• Anxiety and Depression Association of America
  This site is an informational resource on childhood anxiety and depression.

The following sites are locators to find counselors, social workers, psychologists and psychiatrists. PAMPA does not endorse or recommend specific providers. Please make sure you verify insurance coverage.

• American Psychological Association
• Licensed Professional Counselors of Georgia
• National Association of Social Workers