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Agencies
and Organizations
National
Centers and Agencies
Centers
for Disease Control and Prevention - A to Z Index
Centers
for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Health
Resources and Services Administration
Institute
of Medicine
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
National
Institutes of Health - Health Topics A to Z
Professional
Organizations
Ambulatory
Pediatric Association
American
Academy of Family Practitioners
American Academy
of Pediatrics
National Association
of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners
National
Association of School Nurses, Inc.
Society
for Adolescent Medicine
Society
of Pediatric Nurses

Cultural
and Linguistic Competence
Assessment
Health
Practitioner Assessment ( National Center for Cultural
Competence )
Improving
Patient Care: Cultural Competence (American Academy of
Family Physicians)
Culture
Specific Websites
Culture
Clues™ :
University of Washington Medical Center
DiversityRx
EthnoMed: University
of Washington, Harborview Medical Center
healthfinder: Office
of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Indian
Health Service (IHS) (U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services)
Office
of Minority Health (OMH) (U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services)
Refugee
Health - Immigrant Health
Substance
Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) (U.S.
Department of Health and Human Services)
Culturally
Sensitive Staffing
Interview
Questions for Hiring Staff and Professionals with Diversity
Awareness (Industry Collaboration Effort (ICE) Cultural
and Linguistic Workgroup)
It
All Starts at the Front Desk (PDF) ( National Center
for Cultural Competence )
Definitions
Cultural
Competence Definitions ( National Center for Cultural
Competence )
Health
Promotion Materials
Guide
to Choosing and Adapting Culturally and Linguistically Competent
Health Promotion Materials (PDF) ( National Center for
Cultural Competence )
Health
Education Materials (Healthy Roads Media)
Multilingual
Health Information Publications (NSW Multicultural
Health Communication Service)
Interpretors/Interpretation
Associations
National
Council on Interpreting in Health Care
Translators & Interpreters
Guild
American
Translators Association
Language
Tools
Language
Identification Flashcard (PDF) (U.S. Census Bureau)
Interpretive
Services Flyer (PDF) (Workforce Innovation)
Materials
Translated into Multiple Languages
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Cultural
Medicine
National
Network of Libraries of Medicine Consumer Health Information
Twenty
Four Languages
Patient
Documents
University
of Michigan Health System, Interpreter Services
Spanish
Language Materials
Bright
Futures at Georgetown University
Family
Voices
Maternal
and Child Health (MCH) Library at Georgetown University
National
Center for Cultural Competence

Curricula
Cultural
Competence
Curricula
Enhancement Module Series (National Center for Cultural
Competence)
A
Family Physician’s Practical Guide to Culturally Competent
Care (Office
of Minority Health)
Physician
Toolkit and Curriculum: Resources to Implement Cross-Cultural
Clinical Practice Guidelines For Medicaid Practitioners (PDF) (Office
of Minority Health)
Growth
Assessment
Growth
Charts Training (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
Use
and Interpretation of the CDC Growth Charts (CDC,
Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity)
Health
Promotion
(Developed
by the Bright Futures Health Promotion Work Group) Includes modules
on: Health, Partnership, Communication, Health
Promotion, Time
Management, Education,
and Advocacy.
Oral
Health
Health
Professional’s Guide to Pediatric Oral Health Management (National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
Open
Wide: Curriculum for Health Professionals (National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center)
Mental
Health
Perinatal
Depression (HRSA and Virginia Department of Health)
Documentation
Guidelines and Recommendations
1995
Documentation Guidelines for Evaluation and Management Services (PDF)
(Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services)
Quick
Reference Guide to Pediatric Coding and Documentation. A
Companion to Coding for Pediatrics (2nd ed.). ( American
Academy of Pediatrics)
Electronic
Medical Records (EMR)
EMR
Review Project ( The American Academy of Pediatrics,
Council on Clinical Information Technology)
Guidance
about EMRs and an EMR e-mail discussion list (The American
Academy of Family Physicians, Center for Health Information
Technology)
Overview
of the EMR issues
HIPAA/Billing
Codes
Learn
more about HIPAA
Online
toolkit of HIPAA Resources (The
American Academy of Family Physicians)
Family-Centered
Care
Definition
of Family-Centered Care (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
Family-Centered
Care and the Pediatrician’s Role ( American Academy
of Pediatrics)
Frequently
Asked Questions about Family-Centered Care (The Institute
for Family-Centered Care)
Healthy
People 2010
Web
Site
Healthy
People 2010's Leading Health Indicators
Maternal,
Infant, and Child Health Progress Review (10/22/03)
Maternal,
Infant, and Child Health Focus Area Goals and Objectives
MCH
Library resources related to goals and objectives for Healthy
People 2010
Immunizations
ACIP
Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedules
Printable
schedule (2 page pdf;
includes catch-up immunization schedule)
Spanish-language
printable schedule (PDF)
Palm
Handheld schedule (requires
Palm OS® 3.1 or higher and 400KB of memory)
AAP
Immunization Initiatives - Recommended Childhood and Adolescent
Immunization Schedule
AAFP
Clinical Recommendations for Immunizations - Recommended
Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule
Adverse
Events
Vaccine Adverse
Event Reporting System (VAERS) (U.S. Department of Health
and Human Services)
Immunization
Action Coalition
Vaccine
Information Statements (VIS)
National
Immunization Program
Instant
Immunization Schedule (0-5 years)
Immunization
brochures
Sample
Vaccine Record Forms
Guide
to Contraindications to Vaccinations
State
Contacts
State
Immunization Program Websites (Immunization Action Coalition)
State
and Project Coordinators (Immunization
Action Coalition)
Vaccines
for Children Program (VCP)
FAQs
from Providers
VFC
Coordinators (by state or territory) and National CDC VFC
Program Consultants (by region)

Periodicity
Schedule
American
Academy of Pediatrics: Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric
Health Care (Periodicity Schedule)

Screening
Guidelines, Tools, and Recommendations
The following
resources on pediatric preventive screening are presented alphabetically
by topic:
Anemia
Iron-Deficiency
Anemia chapter in Bright Futures in Practice:
Nutrition
Recommendations
to Prevent and Control Iron Deficiency in the United States.
Blood
Pressure
Revised
Blood Pressure Tables for Children and Adolescents (National
Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
Classification
of Hypertension in Children and Adolescents (Adapted
from National High Blood Pressure Education Program Working
Group)
Cholesterol
Cholesterol
in childhood (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Classification
of Cholesterol Levels in High-Risk Children and Adolescents (Adapted
from National Cholesterol Education Program)
Hyperlipidemia chapter
in Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition
Developmental
and Behavioral
American
Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry
Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ)
Ages & Stages
Questionnaires: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE)
Behavioral
and Mental Health Resources (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Bright
Futures in Practice: Mental Health–Volume I, Practice
Guide (Downloadable as PDF files)
Bright
Futures in Practice: Mental Health–Volume II, Toolkit (Downloadable
as PDF files)
Developmental Behavioral
Pediatrics Online
Georgetown University
Center for Child and Human Development
Mental
Health Toolkit (Head Start Information and Publications
Center)
Mental
Health in Children and Adolescents Knowledge Path (Maternal
and Child Health Library)
The
Role of Public Health Professionals (Center for Mental
Health in Schools: School Mental Health Project)
The
Role of Primary Care Health Professionals (Center for
Mental Health in Schools: School Mental Health Project)
Pediatric
Symptom Checklist and Pediatric Symptom Checklist—Youth
Report (Y-PSC) from the Bright Futures in Practice:
Mental Health: Toolkit (PDF)
PEDS:
Parents' Evaluation of Developmental Status
Society
for Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics
Tool
for Documentation Reimbursement of Developmental Assessment
Services from the Bright Futures in Practice: Mental
Health: Toolkit (PDF)
What
to Expect & When to Seek Help: Bright Futures Tools to
Promote Social and Emotional Development
Infancy, Early
Childhood, Middle
Childhood, and Adolescence.
Where
to Seek Help: Referral
Tool for Providers
Growth
Assessment and Measurement
2000
CDC Growth Charts
Accurately
Weighing and Measuring: Technique (Maternal and Child
Health Bureau)
BMI
for Children and Teens
Child
and Teen BMI Calculator
Measuring
Head Circumference (Maternal and Child Health Bureau)
Use
and Interpretation of CDC Growth Charts: An Instructional
Guide
Hearing
Bright
Futures: Guidelines for Infants, Children, and Adolescents,
Appendix D: Hearing Screening
Early
Hearing Detection and Intervention Program: Organizational
Screening Guidelines
Hearing
Loss Fact Sheet (March of Dimes)
Hearing
Screening Methods (Visual Reinforcement Audiometry/VRA
| Conditioned Play Audiometry/CPA | Conventional Audiometry)
Principles
and Guidelines for Early Hearing Detection and Intervention
Programs (Joint Committee on Infant Hearing)
HIV/AIDS
Revised
Guidelines for HIV Counseling, Testing, and Referral
Revised
Recommendations for HIV Screening of Pregnant Women
Lead
Lead
Exposure in Children: Prevention, Detection, and Management (American
Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Environmental Health)
Verbal
Lead Risk Assessment Questionnaire (Taken from CDC's
Screening Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for
State and Local Public Health Officials)
Recommendations
for Blood Lead Screening of Young Children Enrolled in Medicaid:
Targeting a Group at High Risk
Screening
Young Children for Lead Poisoning: Guidance for State and
Local Public Health Officials
Newborn
Screening
National
Newborn Screening and Genetics Resource Center (PDF) - provides
state-specific screening contacts
Newborn
Screening Fact Sheets (PDF) (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Newborn
Screening Tests Fact Sheet (March of Dimes)
Nutrition
American
Dietetic Association
Bright
Futures in Practice: Nutrition Pocket Guide
Coordination
Strategies Handbook: A Guide for WIC and Primary Care Professionals (USDA,
Food & Nutrition Service)
Food
Pyramids (U.S. Department of Agriculture)
Key
Indicators of Nutrition Risk (PDF) from Bright Futures
in Practice: Nutrition Pocket Guide
USDA,
Food and Nutrition Service
WIC
Works Resource System (WIC Program)
Women,
Infants, and Children Program
Oral Health
American
Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
American Dental Hygienists’ Association
Bright
Futures Oral Health Toolbox (National Maternal and Child
Oral Health Resource Center)
Bright
Futures in Practice: Oral Health Pocket Guide
Caries
Risk Assessment Tool (American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry)
A
Guide to Children’s Dental Care in Medicaid (PDF)
(Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services)
National
Maternal and Child Oral Health Resource Center
Oral
Health Risk Assessment, Screening, and Follow-up Form
Tooth
Eruption Chart
Sexual
Maturity
Sexual
Maturity Ratings (SMRs)/Tanner Stages
Sexually
Transmitted Diseases (STDs)
2002
Laboratory Guidelines Screening Tests To Detect Chlamydia
trachomatis and Neisseria gonorrhoeae Infections.
Common
Sexually Transmitted Diseases: Screening Criteria and Consequences
CDC's
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Treatment Guidelines - 2002
STD
Fact sheets (En Español)
STD
Prevention Counseling for Adolescents ( American Social
Health Association)
Tuberculosis
Targeted
Tuberculin Skin Testing and Treatment of Latent Tuberculosis
Infection in Children and Adolescents (American
Academy of Pediatrics)
Controlling
Tuberculosis in the United States (Centers for Disease
Control and Prevention)
Vision
Eye
Examination Guidelines (see Table 1 on page 2 in PDF)
from "Eye Examination in Infants, Children, and Young
Adults by Pediatricians." Joint
policy statement, Pediatrics 111(4) April 2003.
Pediatric
Vision Screening for the Family Physician (American Academy
of Family Physicians)
Vision
and Ocular Alignment Screening Methods
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