AboutKidsHealth
AboutKidsHealth.ca provides child health information about everyday health and complex medical conditions.
The entire AboutKidsHealth.ca site is now available in English, French, and Chinese, with over 200 articles also available in Spanish, Arabic, Urdu and Tamil, and over 50 articles in Portuguese and Punjabi.
What you will find on this site
- Resource Centres provide answers for families of children with complex conditions like diabetes, or brain tumours, as well as common life events like pregnancy. These illustrated, animated, and interactive online resources not only provide information about a particular condition, its treatment and consequences, but show how to provide care for their children in the home, how to cope with diagnosis and treatment, and what to expect in the future.
- Health A-Z is an encyclopedia of answers about everyday health issues such as immunization, sun exposure, nutrition, or success in school.
- Just for Kids provides age-appropriate games, animations, and downloadable materials for kids, all teaching about body systems, everyday healthy practices, concerns such as puberty or head lice, and complex disease management.
- How the Body Works teaches the anatomy and physiology of major organ systems using animated, interactive medical illustrations.