Speech And Language Development: Other Places To Get Help
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Other Places To Get Help
Online Resource
| KidsGrowth | |
| Web Address: | www.kidsgrowth.com |
The KidsGrowth Web site, created by pediatricians, has children's health resources for parents and teens. It offers a free newsletter and information about child development, behavioral issues, and illnesses. The TeenGrowth interactive Web site (www.teengrowth.com) offers a secure environment for teens to get valuable information on topics such as alcohol, drugs, emotions, health, family, friends, school, sex, and sports. | |
Organizations
| American Speech-Language-Hearing Association | |
| 2200 Research Boulevard | |
| Rockville, MD 20850-3289 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-638-8255 |
| Fax: | (301) 296-8580 |
| E-mail: | actioncenter@asha.org |
| Web Address: | www.asha.org/public |
The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) promotes the interests of and provides services for professionals in audiology, speech-language pathology, and speech and hearing science. ASHA also advocates for people with communication disabilities. The Web site has information on related health topics, self-help groups, and finding a professional in your area. | |
| Bright Futures | |
| P.O. Box 571272 | |
| Washington, DC 20057-1272 | |
| Phone: | (202) 784-9772 |
| Fax: | (202) 784-9777 |
| E-mail: | brightfutures@ncemch.org |
| Web Address: | www.brightfutures.org |
The Bright Futures Web site offers current information about health promotion and health care needs of infants, children, teens, families, and communities. Bright Futures is maintained by the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health at Georgetown University. | |
| National Institute of Child Health and Human Development | |
| P.O. Box 3006 | |
| Rockville, MD 20847 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-370-2943 |
| Fax: | (301) 984-1473 |
| TDD: | 1-888-320-6942 |
| E-mail: | NICHDInformationResourceCenter@mail.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nichd.nih.gov |
The National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) is part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health. The NICHD conducts and supports research related to the health of children, adults, and families. NICHD has information on its Web site about many health topics, and you can contact information specialists for specific requests. | |
| National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders | |
| 31 Center Drive, MSC 2320 | |
| Bethesda, MD 20892–2320 | |
| Phone: | 1-800-241-1044 |
| TDD: | 1-800-241-1055 |
| E-mail: | nidcdinfo@nidcd.nih.gov |
| Web Address: | www.nidcd.nih.gov |
The National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, part of the U.S. National Institutes of Health, advances research in all aspects of human communication and helps people who have communication disorders. The Web site has information about hearing, balance, smell, taste, voice, speech, and language. | |
| Last updated: | January 05, 2007 |
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| Author: | Debby Golonka, MPH |
| Reviewed By: | Michael J. Sexton, MD - Pediatrics, Louis Pellegrino, MD - Developmental Pediatrics |
| Editors: | Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Pat Truman, MATC |
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