Helpful Links
General Pediatrics
- AAP Immunization Information: A comprehensive immunization information site for parents and clinicians sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
- Bright Futures: Prevention and health promotion website for infants, children, adolescents and their families.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): The CDC serves as the national focus for promoting health and quality of life through its efforts to prevent and control disease, injury, and disability.
- CDC Parent Portal: Health Topics for Pregnancy, Infants, Toddlers, Children, and Teens: A collection of articles and fact sheets from the CDC on a variety of topics relating to pregnancy and child health.
- KidsHealth: One of the largest and most visited sites on the Web providing doctor-approved health information about children and adolescents.
- Mayo Clinic Health Information Center: Provides access to the experience and knowledge of the more than 2,000 physicians and scientists of the Mayo Clinic.
- The Compassionate Friends Web Site for Grieving Families: The mission of The Compassionate Friends is to assist families toward the positive resolution of grief following the death of a child of any age and to provide information to help others be supportive.
Safety
- NC Child Passenger Safety Information: Protecting children in child safety seats and seat belts is a top priority in North Carolina. Here is what we are doing.
- National Child Passenger Safety Information: Information on child safety seats from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.
- Safe Kids USA: Global network of organizations whose mission is to prevent accidental childhood injury.
- Consumer Product Safety Commission: Up-to-date information about product recalls.
International Travel
- CDC Travel Website: Resource for traveling abroad
- Recommended vaccines for specific areas, information for traveling with children, and outbreak alerts
Local Resources
- WakeMed Children’s Hospital website: WakeMed has built a new 34,000 sq. ft. children’s hospital–the first in Wake County–where children can receive the medical care they need, as soon as they need it.
- Nursing Mothers of Raleigh: Experienced mothers encouraging breastfeeding through the education and support of women who want to nurse their babies.
- Safe Child of NC: Information on child safety and abuse prevention.
- Triangle Parents of MultiplesA social service club dedicated to the support and friendship of women who share the common bond of twins and triplets.
- Project Enlightenment of Wake County: Early childhood education and intervention program of the Wake County Public School System.
Smoking Cessation
- QuitlineNC: QuitlineNC provides free cessation services to any NC resident who needs help quitting tobacco use.
- Become An EX Smoker: The EX Plan is a free quit smoking program that helps you re-learn your life without cigarettes.
Raleigh office
1921 Falls Valley Drive Raleigh, NC 27615
phone: (919) 872-0250
fax: (919) 848-3054
Office Hours
Mon-Fri*: 8:00am–5:00pm
Closed from 12:45–1:45pm for lunch.Sun: 8:00am–11:00am
urgent matters by appt only (Raleigh closed on Saturday)*Wednesdays, we begin seeing patients at 9:00am.
Garner office
1405 Timber Drive East Garner, NC 27529
phone: (919) 779-6423
fax: (919) 662-2021
Office Hours
Mon-Fri*: 8:00am–5:00pm
Closed from 12:45–1:45pm for lunch.Sat: 8:00am–11:00am
urgent matters by appt only (Garner closed on Sunday)*Wednesdays, we begin seeing patients at 9:00am.