Kids' and family health resources
It's never too early to start kids on their road to wellness! FCHP is here to help you teach your kids how to be fit, eat well and be healthy.
Dental Health
Visit the Dentist with Marty
Sponsored by the American Dental Association
Discover foods that are healthy (and some that are not), learn about wearing a mouthguard when playing sports and investigate the objects in a dentist's office—from the X-ray machine to the dental bib. Each time you read the story, you may make new discoveries!
Appropriate for ages 3 to 8.
MouthPower
Sponsored by the American Dental Association and the Samuel D. Harris National Museum of Dentistry
The secret to a healthy smile is simple: taking good care of your teeth. Learn the story of your own teeth, then take a trip into the MouthPower lab and experiment to find the healthiest choices about food, tobacco and cleaning habits.
Appropriate for ages 3 to 10.
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Immunizations
Childhood immunization scheduler
Sponsored by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Immunizations are important in keeping your children healthy. They can help fight the flu, chicken pox, measles and other illnesses. Use this interactive tool to learn about and track your child’s immunizations from birth to age 5.
Appropriate for parents
Vaccine Education Center
Developed by the The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia
The Vaccine Education Center provides up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines and the diseases they prevent.
Appropriate for parents and health care providers
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Nutrition and fitness
BAM! Body and Mind
Created by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
BAM! Body and Mind gives kids and parents the information they need to make healthy lifestyle choices. The site focuses on topics that are important to kids—such as stress and physical fitness—using kid-friendly lingo, games, quizzes and other interactive features.
Appropriate for ages 9 to 13.
Food and Nutrition Information Center Interactive Toolbox
Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Links to body mass calculators, quizzes and other interactive tools.
Appropriate for parents
My Pyramid for kids
Sponsored by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)
Find a wealth of ideas that can help kids get started toward a healthy diet—interactive games, printable coloring pages, classroom materials and more.
Appropriate for all ages
Powerful Girls have Powerful Bones!
Part of the National Bone Health Campaign™
This Web site helps girls understand how weight-bearing physical activity and calcium can be a fun and important part of everyday life. The site includes interactive games and quizzes, recipes for meals with calcium and ideas to help girls get plenty of weight-bearing physical activity.
Appropriate for ages 6 to 13
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Mental health
NIMH Child and Adolescent Mental Health
Created by the National Institute of Mental Health
A comprehensive resource for signs and symptoms, research and treatments for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, autism spectrum disorders, depression, eating disorders and other mental disorders which affect children and teens.
Appropriate for parents
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General kids’ health
KidsHealth
KidsHealth en español
Operated by the Nemours Foundation, a not-for-profit knowledge corporation
Available in both English and Spanish, this Web site provides doctor-approved health information for children from birth through adolescence.
Appropriate for children, teens and parents
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Managing diseases
Asthma – Noattacks.org
Asma – Noattacks.org en español
Sponsored by United States Environmental Protection Agency and managed by the Ad Council
This Web site provides information about asthma symptoms, triggers and things you can do to help prevent attacks. On the site, parents can also download games, coloring books and other resources to help teach children about asthma.
Appropriate for parents
Diabetes – Youth Zone
Sponsored by the American Diabetes Association®
This Web site provides kid-friendly information about diabetes and discusses how nutrition and exercise can help kids manage their diabetes. It also includes an interactive area with diabetes-related games and puzzles.
Appropriate for kids of all ages
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