Additional Resources

American Academy of Pediatrics National Center for Medical Home Initiatives for Children with Special Needs
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/index.html

Choosing a Doctor (Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality)
http://www.ahrq.gov/consumer/qnt/qntdr.htm

A Consumer's Guide for Getting and Keeping Health Insurance (Georgetown University Health Policy Initiative)
http://www.healthinsuranceinfo.net/

Going to the Dentist (Nemours Foundation)
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/feel_better/people/go_dentist.html

Medicaid (Low income Insurance) Consumer Information
http://www.cms.hhs.gov/medicaid/consumer.asp

Medical Home Information for Families - Tools for Families (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.medicalhomeinfo.org/tools/familyindex.html

Recommendations for Preventive Pediatric Health Care (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://nrckids.org/CFOC/PDFVersion/Appendix H.pdf

Tips on Choosing a Pediatrician for Your Child (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/choosing_a_pediatrician.pdf

You and Your Pediatrician (American Academy of Pediatrics)
http://www.aap.org/pubed/ZZZPMEIDH4C.htm?&sub_cat=1

Sources for FINDING health and dental providers:

Community Health Clinics

Bureau of Primary Health Care Online Directory to Find Clinics
http://bphc.hrsa.gov/

Dentists

American Dental Association Find a Dentist
http://www.ada.org/public/directory/index.asp

American Academy of Pediatric Dentistry - Find a Pediatric Dentist
http://www.aapd.org/finddentist/index.asp

State Dental Organizations
http://www.ada.org/ada/organizations/searchcons1.asp
http://www.aapd.org/about/affiliated.asp

Finding Dental Care (National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research)
http://www.nidcr.nih.gov/FindingDentalCare/

Doctors - Pediatricians and Family Practice

American Academy of Pediatrics Referral Service
http://www.aap.org/referral/prsSearch.cfm

American Academy of Family Physicians - Find a Family Doctor Locator
http://familydoctor.org/online/famdocen/home/tools/find-fp.html

State Pediatric Organizations
http://www.aap.org/member/chapters/chapters.htm

Health Insurance

Insure Kids Now - State Child Health Insurance Programs
1-877-543-7669
http://www.insurekidsnow.gov/

State Health Departments

http://www.statepublichealth.org/?template=directory.php


Healthy Kids, Healthy Care is based on Caring for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards: Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs, 2nd Edition, 2002, (American Academy of Pediatrics, American Public Health Association, and National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care)

STANDARD 2.050 SEEKING PARENT INPUT
STANDARD 2.051 SUPPORT SERVICES FOR PARENTS
STANDARD 2.055 FAMILY SOURCE OF HEALTH CARE
STANDARD 2.056 COMMUNITY HUMAN SERVICE RESOURCES INFORMATION
STANDARD 2.057 ENABLING PARENTS AS CHILD ADVOCATES
STANDARD 8.015 IDENTIFICATION OF CHILD'S MEDICAL HOME AND PARENTAL CONSENT FOR INFORMATION EXCHANGE
STANDARD 8.016 INFORMATION SHARING ON THERAPIES AND TREATMENTS NEEDED
STANDARD 8.017 INFORMATION SHARING ON FAMILY HEALTH
STANDARD 8.048 CONTENTS OF CHILD'S HEALTH REPORT
STANDARD 8.050 CONTENTS OF CHILD CARE PROGRAM'S HEALTH HISTORY
APPENDIX H RECOMMENDATIONS FOR PREVENTIVE PEDIATRIC HEALTH CARE