Raising Healthy Infants, Children, and Teens: Information and Resources for Families and Professionals

Raising Healthy Infants, Children, and Teens: Information and Resources for Families and Professionals Family Resources and Links: - Child Care Aware of Washington: Find quality child care in your community - Immunizations: Information to make educated choices about immunizations to protect your and your family's health - Learn the Signs. Act Early: Track your child's development and act early if you have a concern - Local Health Departments: For help finding local resources and childcare health consultant - Parent Help 123: Find services in your community, apply for health insurance, food assistance and more - Parent Trust: Parenting classes and support - Protect Kids from Toxic Chemicals: Prevent lead poisoning, keep indoor air healthy, reduce toxics in food and water and more - Positive Parenting Tips: Learn about your child's development, positive parenting, safety, and health at each stage of your child's life - Safe to Sleep: Learn how to help your baby sleep safely and reduce your baby's risk of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death - Text4Baby: Free text messaging service for pregnant women and new moms - Washington State Immunization Information System: Lifetime immunization record - Watch Me Grow Washington - WIC Nutrition Program: Nutrition program for pregnant women, new mothers and young children - Vroom: Science based tips and tools to help parents and caregivers give children a great start in life Resources from Partner Agencies: - Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction - Washington Department of Children, Youth, and Families For Professionals and Providers: Health Promotion Publications and Reports: - Disabilities and Special Healthcare Needs Publications - Infant Mortality Reduction Report (PDF) - Pregnancy, Infants and Children Publications Resources and Information for Professionals and Providers: - Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 4th Edition - Healthy Child Care (American Academy of Pediatrics) - Help Me Grow WA: resource and referral linkage system - National Maternal Child Oral Health Resource Center - National Resource Center for Child Care and Early Education - Newborn Screening - Oral Health Promotion Materials - Parents and Families - Services and Resources - Reach Out and Read Washington: Works with medical clinics to promote early childhood literacy - Start Early Washington: Early learning programs and support - Strengthening Families: Washington Department of Children, Youth & Families program whose main focus is helping families become stronger - Zero To Three: Infant and Toddler development