Welcome to AboutKidsHealth! Our goal is to provide families with reliable,
current information about all areas influencing child health and family quality of life in a format
that is easy to understand. We launched this site in the summer of 2004 with an extensive
collection of information on child development, common health problems, and health care, as well as
regular expert columns, news, and features on the latest in child health research. Our resource centres
provide comprehensive information for families whose children have a medical condition. Currently, centres
for diabetes, brain tumours, heart conditions, and pain are available on the site, and more resource centres
are in development. Don't forget to visit our Just for Kids section, which has age-appropriate animations
for kids on many different health topics. The site is updated frequently, so please visit often.
AboutKidsHealth is an initiative of
The Hospital for Sick Children, known to many as
SickKids. SickKids is one of the largest paediatric teaching hospitals in the world. The hospital has an
international reputation for excellence in health care, research, and teaching. SickKids is committed
to improving the health and well-being of children and youth across Canada and around the world.
AboutKidsHealth has been made possible by the generous support of our founding sponsor, TD Securities.
How AboutKidsHealth
content is created
The information and articles on AboutKidsHealth are
based on current medical evidence. They have been developed by the
AboutKidsHealth writers, editors, illustrators, and designers in close
collaboration with expert health care professionals from SickKids, the University of Toronto,
and other centres. The content goes through several stages of review by members of
our Editorial Review Board. The Editorial Review Board comprises health
care professionals from all disciplines and parents of children living with
various conditions.
Some of the content in the News & Health A-Z section of
the site has been adapted from The Pediatric Advisor (McKesson Health Solutions)
by paediatricians and other experts from The Hospital for Sick Children.
Feedback
We welcome any comments or suggestions you
may have about the content and design of our site. Your feedback
will help us to provide families with the information that will
help them the most. Please send your comments or suggestions to:
about.kidshealth@sickkids.ca.
Visit the AboutKidsHealth
Family Resource Centre
The TD Securities gift has also made
possible the renovation and equipping of the AboutKidsHealth
Family Resource Centre, a site on the hospital's Main Street area.
The resource centre is managed by a registered nurse, and provides
information for patient families to support medical decision making,
disease management, and safe, healthy living.
In addition to a library of books and
multimedia materials, 12 Internet-enabled computers are
available for families to access online information and
remain connected with their community while their children
are inpatients. Facsimile, photocopying, and local
telephone services are also available for these families.
The centre contains a tranquil lounge
area for parents and two private multimedia-equipped
consulting rooms for viewing audiovisual material or
clinician-family meetings. The public health outreach
of AboutKidsHealth.ca will be integrated with and
supported by the work of the AboutKidsHealth Family
Resource Centre within Sick Kids.
AboutKidsHealth Family Resource
Centre
Main Floor, Room M200
The Hospital for Sick Children
555 University Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
Canada
M5G 1X8
Hours
Monday through Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Closed weekends and holidays
The AboutKidsHealth
Team
Minoo Askari
Developer
Ming Chen
Senior Developer
Sherene Chen-See
Medical Writer/Editor
William Denton
Taxonomist and Metadata Specialist
Manuela Ferrari
Research Liaison Coordinator
Ross Hetherington, PhD
Managing Director and Editor-in-Chief
Kendra Hollidge
Research Assistant
Andrew James, MD
Chief Medical Editor
Marc Keelan-Bishop
New Media Designer
Jonathan Link
Medical Writer/Editor
Robin Marwick
Media Coordinator, Editorial
Steve McGuire
Visual Designer/Information Architect
Kimberley Meighan, RN
Manager, Resource Centre
Jennifer Neale
Production Manager and Visual Designer
Jennifer Polk
Media Coordinator, Design
Cathryn Schmidt
New Media Designer
Eva Still
Research Assistant
Tai Viinikka
Editorial Coordinator
The AboutKidsHealth is in the
portfolio of Dr. Brian Shaw, Chief of Community Health
and Knowledge Transfer at The Hospital for Sick Children.
Dr. Shaw has provided invaluable strategic guidance from the
beginning of the project. We also acknowledge the contribution
of Angela Wissink to the creation of the site.
Technical requirements
for this site
The AboutKidsHealth has works
best with Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0
and later. This browser can be downloaded free
from the Microsoft
Web Site. We also support Safari version 1.2
running under OS X on the Mac platform.
We do not recommend use of Netscape
4.7 and earlier or Internet Explorer 5.0 and earlier.
Problems with these browsers may include pictures,
animations, or navigation buttons that do not appear
or work, and slow speed. To find out which browser
you are using, look under Help in your browser's
top menu bar and scroll down to the "about" link.
This site uses Flash to display
many of its images. If you can see the rotating
circle on the right, you have Flash
.
If not, you may download the Flash player from
the Macromedia
Web Site.
Disclaimer
We hope you find the information
on this site useful. Please be aware that the content
on this site is meant for educational purposes
only, and should only be used as a guide. Every
child's situation is unique. If you have specific
questions about your own child's care, please speak
to your child's doctor. Please refer to the Terms
of Use and Privacy
Policy pages for further information about
the policies of this site.
