Child Safety Directory

Childhelp USA http://www.childhelpusa.org/
Center for Shaken Baby Syndrome http://www.childhelpusa.org/
Child Welfare League http://www.cwla.org/
National Center for Missing and Exploited Children http://www.missingkids.com/
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information www.calib.com/nccanch
Stop It Now http://www.stopitnow.com/
Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/cb

American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP) http://www.aacap.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/
American Psychiatric Association (APA) http://www.psych.org/
American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD) http://www.chadd.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of America (LDA) http://www.ldanatl.org/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) http://www.nami.org/
The National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) http://www.add.org/
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Mental Health Association (NMHA) http://www.nmha.org/
U.S. Department of Education www.ed.gov/offices/OCR/

Children's Advocacy

Action Alliance for Children http://www.4children.org/
Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety http://www.saferoads.org/
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics (AANMA) http://www.aanma.org/
Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning http://www.aeclp.org/
Child Trends http://www.childtrends.org/
Children's Defense Fund http://www.childrensdefense.org/
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning http://www.leadsafe.org/
Consumer Federation of America (CFA) http://www.consumerfed.org/
Connect for Kids http://www.connectforkids.org/
Daniel's Taskforce for Safer Soccer Goals www.members.tripod.com/goalsafety
The Danny Foundation http://www.dannyfoundation.org/
Farm Safety 4 Just Kids http://www.fs4jk.org/
Kids in Danger http://www.kidsindanger.org/
National Association of Child Advocates http://www.childadvocacy.org/
National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information www.calib.com/nccanch
National Clearinghouse on Families and Youth http://www.ncfy.com/
National SAFE KIDS Campaign http://www.safekids.org/
Safer America for Everyone http://www.saferam.org/
Stand for Children http://www.stand.org/
U.S. Public Interest Research Groups http://www.uspirg.org/
State Public Interest Research Groups http://www.pirg.org/

Adoption

National Adoption Center www.adopt.org/

Air Quality

American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/iaq
Human Health and Environment Project www.igc.org/psr
Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse (800) 438-4318

Allergies and Asthma

American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) http://www.aarc.org/
American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/
American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America (AAFA) http://www.aafa.org/
Allergy and Asthma Network Mothers of Asthmatics http://www.aanma.org/
Asthma and Schools http://www.asthmaandschools.org/
Food Allergy Network http://www.foodallergy.org/
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases http://www.niaid.nih.gov/
Trust for America's Health http://www.healthyamericans.org/

Arts Materials

Arts and Creative Materials Institute http://www.acminet.org/

Asbestos
Consumer Product Safety Commission www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/5080.html
Environmental Protection Agency "Asbestos in the Home: A Homeowner's Guide" www.epa.gov/region04/air/asbestos/homeasb.htm

Bicycle Helmet Safety

Bicycle Helmet Safety Institute http://www.bhsi.org/
Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org/

Blind Child

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped lcweb.loc.gov/nls

Boating Safety

BoatUS http://www.boatus.com/
U.S. Coast Guard Office of Boating Safety http://www.uscgboating.org/

Breast Feeding

La Leche League http://www.lalecheleague.org/

Camp Accreditation

American Camping Association http://www.acacamps.org/

Cancer

Cancer Information Service http://www.cancernet.nci.nih.gov/

Child Care

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) www.cdc.gov/ncidod/hip/Child/child.htm
Connect for Kids www.connectforkids.org/resources3139/resources_subject.htm?doc_id=82320
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) www.cpsc.gov/cpscpub/pubs/243.html
Department of Health and Human Services Administration Child Care Bureau www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs/ccb
Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families www.acf.dhhs.gov/programs.html#cc
National Association of Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies http://www.naccrra.net/
National Child Care Information Center http://www.nccic.org/
National School Age Care Alliance http://www.nsaca.org/

Children's Health Insurance (CHIP or SCHIP)

American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services: http://www.cms.hhs.gov/
Connect for Kids: http://www.connectforkids.org/
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Insure Kids Now! http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/
National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) http://www.ncsl.org/
National Governor's Association (NGA) http://www.nga.org/
The Urban Institute http://www.urban.org/
Western Center on Law and Poverty (WCLP) http://www.wclp.org/

Child's Product Safety

Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) http://www.cpsc.gov/
The Danny Foundation http://www.dannyfoundation.org/
Kids in Danger http://www.kidsindanger.org/
National SAFE KIDS Campaign http://www.safekids.org/
Safer America for Everyone (SAFE) http://www.saferam.org/

Computer and Internet Game Ratings

Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) www.esrb.org/index.asp

Deaf Child

National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Information Clearinghouse http://www.nidcd.nih.gov/

Diabetes

American Diabetes Association http://www.diabetes.org/
Juvenile Diabetes Foundation http://www.jdf.org/
Joslin Diabetes Center http://www.joslin.harvard.edu/
National Diabetes Education Program http://www.ndep.nih.gov/
National Diabetes Information Clearinghouse www.niddk.nih.gov/health/diabetes/diabetes.htm
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases http://www.niddk.nih.gov/
United States Centers for Disease Control www.cdc.gov/diabetes

Disabilities

National Information Center for Children and Youth With Disabilities http://www.nichcy.org/
National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped lcweb.loc.gov/nls
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (0SERS) Communications and Media Support Services (Disabilities, Rehabilitation) www.ed.gov/offices/OSERS/
National Rehabilitation Information Center http://www.naric.com/

Drinking Water

Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/safewater
National Sanitation Foundation http://www.nsf.org/
Safe Drinking Water Hotline (800) 426-4791

Education Resources

National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org/
Educational Resources Information Center (ERIC) Clearinghouse on Teaching and Teacher Education http://www.ericsp.org/
National Education Association www.neahin.org/4a.html
National Parent Teachers Association www.pta.org/
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http://www.fitness.gov/
U.S. Department of Education http://www.ed.gov/

Electrical Safety

National Electrical Safety Foundation http://www.nesf.org/
Underwriters Laboratories, Inc. http://www.ul.com/

Environmental Tobacco Smoke

American Lung Association http://www.lungusa.org/
Consumer Federation of America www.consumerfed.org/ets/
Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/iaq
Indoor Air Quality Clearinghouse 1-800-438-4318
Office on Smoking and Health www.cdc.gov/tobacco
Smoke Free Home Pledge www.consumerfed.org/ets/form.html

Farm Safety

Farm Safety 4 Just Kids http://www.fs4jk.org/

Food

Center for Science in the Public Interest http://www.cspinet.org/
Food Allergy Network http://www.foodallergy.org/
Food and Nutrition Information Center www.nal.usda.gov/fnic
U. S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) www.fns.usda.gov/fns
U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) http://www.fda.gov/

Grief and Trauma

American Trauma Society www.amtrauma.org
About Our Kids http://www.aboutourkids.org/
All Kids Grieve http://www.allkidsgrieve.org/
Department of Education www.ed.gov/inits/september11
Family Communications www.misterrogers.org/families
Food and Drug Administration (FDA) www.fda.gov/cber/faq/cntrbfaq.htm
National Institute of Mental Health www.nimh.nih.gov/publicat/violence.cfm
National Association of School Psychologists www.nasponline.org/NEAT/grief.html
National Mental Health and Education Center www.naspcenter.org/safe_schools/coping.html
Strategies for Parents and Teachers - North Carolina State University www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/fcs/humandev/disas3.html
Talking with Children About Terrorism www.ces.purdue.edu/terrorism/children/index.html

Health Resources

Ambulatory Pediatric Association http://www.ambpeds.org/
American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology http://www.aaaai.org/
American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry http://www.aacap.org/
American Academy of Dermatology http://www.aad.org/
American Academy of Family Physicians http://www.aafp.org/
American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) http://www.aap.org/
American Association of Critical-Care Nurses http://www.aacn.org/
American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.aapcc.org/
American Association for Respiratory Care (AARC) http://www.aarc.org/
American College of Allergy Asthma and Immunology http://www.allergy.mcg.edu/
American College of Emergency Physicians http://www.acep.org/
American College of Preventative Medicine http://www.acpm.org/
American Dental Association (ADA) http://www.ada.org/
American Pediatric Surgical Association http://www.eapsa.org/
American Psychiatric Association (APA) http://www.psych.org/
American Psychological Association (APA) http://www.apa.org/
American Public Health Association http://www.apha.org/
American Trauma Society http://www.amtrauma.org/
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs http://www.amchp1.org/
Brain Injury Association http://www.biausa.org/
Centers for Disease Control National Prevention Information Network (CDC NPIN) http://www.cdcnpin.org/
Child Trends http://www.childtrends.org/
Coalition for American Trauma Care www.aast.org/CATC/Coalition071400.html
Drowning Prevention Foundation http://www.drownprevention.com/
Health Care Financing Administration/Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services : www.hcfa.gov/init/children.htm
Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA): Insure Kids Now! http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/
Intermountain Injury Control Research Center iicrc.med.utah.edu
Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured http://www.kff.org/
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI) http://www.nami.org/
National Association of Children's Hospitals http://www.childrenshospitals.net/
National Academies Institute of Medicine http://www.iom.edu/
National Association of EMS Directors http://www.nasemsd.org/
National Association of EMS Physicians http://www.naemsp.org/
National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians http://www.naemt.org/
National Association of School Nurses http://www.nasn.org/
National Association of State Head Injury Administrators http://www.nashia.org/
National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, Inc. http://www.napnap.org/
National Asthma Education and Prevention Program (NAEPP) www.nhlbi.nih.gov/about/naepp
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion (NCCDPHP) www.cdc.gov/nccdphp/nccdhome.htm
National Center for Health Statistics www.cdc.gov/nchs
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health Clearinghouse http://www.nmchc.org/
National Clearinghouse for Primary Care Information
National Digestive Diseases Information Clearinghouse www.niddk.nih.gov/health/digest/nddic.htm
National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI) Information Center http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/
National Health Information Center www.health.gov/nhic
National Institute of Allergies and Infectious Diseases www.niaid.nih.gov/default.htm
National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases Information Clearinghouse www.nih.gov/niams
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) http://www.nimh.nih.gov/
National Mental Health Association (NMHA) http://www.nmha.org/
National Network for Immunization Information http://www.immunizationinfo.org/
National Oral Health Information Clearinghouse http://www.nohic.nidcr.nih.gov/
National Organization for Rare Diseases http://www.rarediseases.org/
Office of Minority Health Resource Center www.omhrc.gov/
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports http://www.fitness.gov/
Skin Cancer Foundation http://www.skincancer.org/
Society for Pediatric Nurses http://www.pedsnurses.org/

Indoor Air Quality

Environmental Protection Agency, Indoor Environments Division, www.epa.gov/iaq
Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Children's Health Protection, www.epa.gov/children
Healthy Schools Network, http://www.healthyschools.org/
How Healthy is the Air in Your Home? (brochure) available from the Consumer Federation of America www.consumerfed.org/healthair.pdf
Indoor Air Quality Information Clearinghouse www.epa.gov/iaq
The Inside Story: A Guide to Indoor Air Quality, U.S. EPA and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, EPA Document #402-K-93-007, April 1995 available at www.epa.gov/iaq/pubs/insidest.html

Injury Prevention

Injury Free Coalition for Kids http://www.injuryfree.org/

Lead

Alliance to End Childhood Lead Poisoning http://www.aeclp.org/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/nceh/lead/lead.htm
Children's Environmental Health Network http://www.cehn.org/
Coalition to End Childhood Lead Poisoning http://www.leadsafe.org/
Department of Housing and Urban Development www.hud.gov/offices/lead/index.cfm
Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/lead
Lead Poisoning Prevention Outreach Program www.nsc.org/ehc/lead.htm
Lead Service Providers http://www.leadlisting.org/

Life Jackets (Personal Flotation Devices)

U.S. Coast Guard www.uscgboating.org/
BoatUS www.boatus.com/foundation/LJLP

Lyme Disease

American Lyme Disease Foundation http://www.aldf.com/
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention www.cdc.gov/ncidod/dvbid/lyme/index.htm
Lyme Disease Foundation www.lyme.org/index2.html
Lyme Disease Network http://www.lymenet.org/
National Institutes of Health www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/lymedisease.html

Molds and Fungus

American Academy of Pediatrics www.aap.org/policy/re9736.html
Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/iaq/asthma/triggers/molds.html

Ozone

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency www.epa.gov/airnow/ozone.html
www.epa.gov/iedweb00/pubs/ozonegen.html

Parks

SaferParks http://www.safeparks.org/

Pesticides

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) www.epa.gov/pesticides/about/index.htm
For specific information about pesticides and children see www.epa.gov/pesticides/health/children.htm
Pesticide Action Network of North America (PAANA) http://panna.igc.org/index.html

Playgrounds

Boundless Playground National Resource Center http://www.boundlessplaygrounds.org/
CFA Report and Model Law on Public Play Equipment and Areas www.safechild.net/for_parents/98.pdf
International Play Equipment Manufacturers Association (IPEMA) http://www.ipema.org/

National Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) http://www.nrpa.org/
Playground Industry Reference Directory http://www.world-playground.com/
The National Program for Playground Safety www.uni.edu/playground
U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board http://www.access-board.gov/
U.S. PIRG Report Prepared with the Consumer Federation of America www.pirg.org/reports/consumer/playground2000/

Poisons

American Association of Poison Control Centers http://www.aapcc.org/

Preschool

National Association for the Education of Young Children http://www.naeyc.org/
National Child Care Association http://www.nccanet.org/

Radon

Consumer Federation of America Foundation Radon Fix-It Program (800) 644-6999
Environmental Protection Agency Testing, and mitigation, www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/index.html:
A Citizen's Guide to Radon www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/citguide.html
A Consumer's Guide to Radon Reduction www.epa.gov/iaq/radon/pubs/consguid.html

National Safety Council's Environmental Health Center Radon Helpline (800) 55-RADON.

School Bus Safety

Insurance Institute for Highway Safety http://www.hwysafety.org/
National Association for Pupil Transportation http://www.napt.org/
National Coalition for School Bus Safety http://www.ncsbs.org/
National Highway Transportation Safety Administration http://www.nhtsa.gov/
National School Transportation Association http://www.schooltrans.com/

SIDS

American SIDS Institute http://www.sids.org/
Association of SIDS and Infant Mortality Programs (ASIP) http://www.asip1.org/
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) www.nichd.nih.gov/sids/sids.htm
National Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Resource Center (NRSC) http://www.sidscenter.org/
Pregnancy and Infant Loss Center (PILC)
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Alliance http://www.sidsalliance.org/
The Compassionate Friends, Inc. http://www.compassionatefriends.org/
The SIDS Network sids-network.org

Sports

American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) http://www.aao.org/
American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) http://www.aaos.org/
Brain Injury Association (BIA) www.biausa.org/Prevfacts.htm
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Safe USA (CDC) www.cdc.gov/safeusa/sports/child.htm
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) http://www.cpsc.gov/
National Athletic Trainers Association (NATA) http://www.nata.org/
National Federation of State High School Associations (NFHS) http://www.nfhs.org/
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation (NYSSF) http://www.nyssf.org/
President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports (PCPFS) http://www.fitness.gov/

Teaching Safety

Home Safety Council http://www.coderedrover.org/
Learn Not to Burn® www.nfpa.org/Education/lntb/lntb.asp
National Fire Protection Association: Risk Watch http://www.riskwatch.org/;

Travel

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety http://www.saferoads.org/
Federal Aviation Administration http://www.faa.gov/
Kids 'N Cars
National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) http://www.nhtsa.gov/
TRUNC www.sfo.com/~rishad/trunc