Educational Topics

Decatur Pediatric Group encourages you to learn more about the following topics that could affect your child:

• How to Protect Your Children During A Measles Outbreak
• Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV)
• Influenza Vaccine (Flu Vaccine)
• Childhood Obesity
• Autism
• Coronavirus

Helpful Resources

Decatur Pediatric Group recommends the following links to parents and kids to learn more about health care for children.

• KidsHealth
  Up-to-date information on growth, food and fitness, childhood infections, immunizations, and medical conditions.
• healthfinder.gov
  know lots of ways to be healthy and have fun!
• Kids.gov
  U.S. government interagency Kids' Portal
• Nutrition.gov
  Provides easy, online access to nutrition.
• Let's Move
  America's Move to Raise a Healthier Generation of Kids
• WedMD
• Safe Kids
  National Safe Kids campaign website
• CHADD
  Good resource for children and adults with ADD/ADHD
• FDA Kids
  Good site for kids to learn about health, nutrition, and immunizations
• MedilinePlus
  Excellent information about various health conditions and diseases
• Merck Manual Online Home Edition
  The Merck Manual is a standard when it comes to disease information
• Health Child Care America
• American Academy of Pediatrics
  The official site of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Hospitals

• Children's Healthcare of Atlanta Pediatric Hospital
  Atlanta's own children's hospital
• Mayo Clinic
  The well-known Mayo Clinic's repository of child health information
• Johns Hopkins Children's Center
  Johns Hopkins Children's Center offers one of the most comprehensive pediatric medical programs in the country.
• Emory Healthcare
• Dekalb Medical Center