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Top Ten Links

• Minnesota Child Passenger Safety Program (754)
  You're using a child safety seat for your children, but do you have the right seat and is it correctly installed? Check out this site for information on car seats, car seat clinics (to confirm proper installation), car seat recall information and car seats for children with special needs.
  
• American Academy of Pediatrics (691)
  Committed to the attainment of optimal physical and mental health, and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. This is an excellent source for the latest in medical care and treatment for all kinds of illness and issues.
• Minnesota Department of Health (622)
  Protecting, maintaining and improving the health of all Minnesotans. This is the site to obtain birth certificates as well as information specific to health and current disease trends in our state.
  
• Children's Hospital (597)
  This is an excellent source for health and parenting information, services available, and maps and directions to both the Minneapolis and St. Paul campuses.
• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (533)
  CDC.gov (www.cdc.gov) is the official Web site of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). CDC.gov provides direct access to important health and safety topics, scientific articles, data and statistics, tools and resources – and over 900 topics in the CDC.gov A-Z Index. Click on the travel channel if you are planning international travel to see if any additional immunizations will be required.
  
• Minnesota Parents Know (518)
  Trusted parenting information, resources and activities to help your children grow, develop and learn from birth through high school. Organized by age category, this is a really helpful site.
  
  
• My Plate: Balancing optimum weight & nutrition (440)
  One size doesn't fit all. My Plate is the updated image formally seen as a food pyramid. It offers personalized eating plans, interactive tools to help you plan and assess your food choices, and advice to help you:
  ► Make smart choices from every food group.
  ► Find your balance between food and physical activity.
  ► Get the most nutrition out of your calories.
  ► Stay within your daily calorie needs.
  
  
• I Em Phit (338)
  This is a link to an excellent non-profit clinic that treats obesity and overweight. Dr. Garr is the medical director of this program.
• Healthy Children website (284)
  This is an excellent link sponsored by the American Academy of Pediatrics for parents of children of all ages. It covers a wide variety of topics and allows you to search for accurate information.
• Breast Feeding Support (239)
  This site offers excellent information and breastfeeding support.