Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics
At Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics, we enjoy partnering with you to promote your child’s health and well-being. Along with the care and advice you get from our team, here are some helpful health and safety resources for your family.
Featuring the largest pediatric consumer health library in the Southwest, The Emily Center Health Library offers a variety of health-related resources. Our library includes information on health conditions, treatments and procedures.
From road and car seat safety to water and home safety, Phoenix Children’s Injury Prevention Program offers many health and safety initiatives to help families keep their children safe.
Powered by Staywell, our online library offers a wide variety of information on health-related topics. These topics include medical conditions and treatments, nutrition and general wellness tips, pregnancy and newborn information, medication facts, and general health news.
Online Resources We Trust
Phoenix Children’s Pediatrics has reviewed and recommends the following websites on various health topics. Since website content can change over time, we encourage you to talk with your doctor about any questions or concerns you may have.
From asthma to immunization, learn how to protect your child’s health. You’ll gain access to a wide variety of information on developmental stages, safety and advocacy for children of all ages from these sources:
- EatRight.org: Sponsored by American Dietetics Association
- AZHealthZone.org: Arizona Nutrition Network
Car Seat Guidelines: As a parent, it is your job to protect your child when riding in a vehicle. Using car seats properly helps keep children safe. But with so many different types of car seats on the market, understanding how to use them correctly can be overwhelming for parents. The following sites offer current car safety guidelines.
Food Safety:
- U.S. Food and Drug Agency (USFDA) Food Safety: Allergen and allergy information as well as food recalls
Infant Safe Sleep:
- U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) Crib Information Center: A 3-minute video on how to put your baby to sleep safely
Travel: Traveling with children requires special planning and preparation, especially when traveling abroad. There are many things parents should consider when traveling with children of any age, including:
- Safe food and water precautions, diarrhea management and insect protection when traveling abroad
- Modifying the immunization schedule
- Traveling while pregnant
- Traveling while breastfeeding
- International adoption
Visit the following sites for travel advice and guidelines:
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: Travel Safety: Destination-specific immunizations, illnesses, general travel precautions and disease outbreaks
Immunizations have been one of the single greatest advances in preventive medicine. They are an essential part of well-child care. Our practice follows the immunization guidelines recommended by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP).
For information about these vaccines, the diseases they protect against, immunization schedules, vaccine safety and other important information, please visit:
Learn more about our position regarding vaccines.