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Health and Safety Resource Links
Stress and Children
Stress and Teens
Sports Safety Tips

Preventing sports injuries
http://kidshealth.org/parent/_summerspotlight/_parks/sports_safety.html​

Hockey safety tips
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/outdoor/safety_hockey.html

Swimming pool safety tips
http://www.keepkidshealthy.com/welcome/summer/swimming_safety.html

Resources and Organizations

American Heart Association​
http://www.heart.org/HEARTORG/Click

American Red Cross
http://www.redcross.org/

ChicagoParent Magazine
http://www.chicagoparent.com/

Kids Health from Nemours

http://kidshealth.org/

​Common Sense Media

http://www.commonsensemedia.org/

General Health & Safety Tips

First Aid and Safety information for parents
http://kidshealth.org/parent/firstaid_safe/

General health information about children for parents
http://kidshealth.org/parent/index.jsp?tracking=P_Home

General health information about teens for teens including drugs and alcohol, healthy sexuality and fitness
http://kidshealth.org/teen/index.jsp?tracking=T_Home

General health information about kids for kids
http://kidshealth.org/kid/index.jsp?tracking=K_Home

General Health & Safety Information and Info for Kids About Chicago

http://www.chicagoparent.com/editorial-topics/health



Backyard safety tips
http://www.safetyathome.com/seasonal-safety/summer-safety-articles/the-ul-guide-to-backyard-safety/

Winter safety tips including hypothermia, frostbite and related injuries
http://familyfitness.about.com/od/healthandsafety/a/winter_safety.htm

More winter safety tips
http://safety.lovetoknow.com/Winter_Safety_Tips_for_Children

Healthy sleeping habits
http://kidshealth.org/parent/general/sleep/sleep.html#cat190

Stress - a general explanation

http://teenshealth.org/teen/your_mind/emotions/stress.html#

Firearms-related safety issues for children

http://www.aap.org/en-us/advocacy-and-policy/Pages/How-Pediatricians-Can-Advocate-for-Childrens-Safety

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