LINKS & FORMS

Links

We hope these links will provide some helpful information regarding your child's health and well-being.

2012 is the Year of the Girl
Become a Girl Scout... Experience the next century with us.

American Academy of Pediatrics
Welcome to the official Web site of the American Academy of Pediatrics—an organization of 60,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.

Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation
The Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation honors the memory of Andrew McDonough, a 14 year old athlete and ‘A’ student at Salesianum HS from Wilmington, Delaware. Andrew went from playing four soccer games on January 27, 2007 to cardiac arrest and a diagnosis of leukemia and sepsis just 48 hours later. Andrew’s blood type and the family’s motto was, and continues to be, “B+” …“Be Positive”. Andrew’s valiant journey was chronicled by local and national media and his website received over 1,000,000 hits in the first six months. Andrew went to Heaven on July 14, 2007. Inspired by Andrew's caring attitude and positive outlook, we established the Andrew McDonough B+ Foundation. There are 3 objectives, but the overarching goal is to "Do Good" ... as Andrew did!

Brandywine Zoo
The Brandywine Zoo is located in beautiful Brandywine Park in Wilmington, Delaware. The Zoo grounds cover 13 landscaped acres on high ground above the Brandywine River. The Zoo hosts 150 animals, and is open all year round.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
For over 60 years, CDC has been dedicated to protecting health and promoting quality of life through the prevention and control of disease, injury, and disability.

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
Individuals and families dealing with AD/HD turn to CHADD, the national organization representing individuals with AD/HD, for education, advocacy and support.

Choose My Plate... from the USDA
“This is a quick, simple reminder for all of us to be more mindful of the foods that we’re eating and as a mom, I can already tell how much this is going to help parents across the country,” said First Lady Michelle Obama. “When mom or dad comes home from a long day of work, we’re already asked to be a chef, a referee, a cleaning crew. So it’s tough to be a nutritionist, too. But we do have time to take a look at our kids’ plates. As long as they’re half full of fruits and vegetables, and paired with lean proteins, whole grains and low-fat dairy, we’re golden. That’s how easy it is.” ChooseMyPlate.gov provides practical information to individuals, health professionals, nutrition educators, and the food industry to help consumers build healthier diets with resources and tools for dietary assessment, nutrition education, and other user-friendly nutrition information. As Americans are experiencing epidemic rates of overweight and obesity, the online resources and tools can empower people to make healthier food choices for themselves, their families, and their children. Later this year, USDA will unveil an exciting “go-to” online tool that consumers can use to personalize and manage their dietary and physical activity choices.

Come Play at the Y
When kids play sports, take a dance class or learn to swim, they build confidence, develop healthy habits and discover their potential.

D.A.R.E.(Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
This year millions of school children around the world will benefit from D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education), the highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.

Delaware Children's Museum
The Delaware Children's Museum will build imaginative minds through play and math-, science- and technology-based informal learning.

Delaware Children's Theatre
The Delaware Children's Theatre is focused on providing exceptional live family entertainment for the people of the tri-state area, and the thousands of families who have already experienced our productions.

Delaware Museum of Natural History
The Delaware Museum of Natural History opened its doors in 1972 to excite and inform people about the natural world through exploration and discovery. Encounter life-sized dinosaurs, look beneath the seas, experience an African watering hole, come face-to-face with a jaguar, marvel at the diversity of birds and shells from around the world... These and many other discoveries await you at the Delaware Museum of Natural History!

Delaware State Parks
Our mission is to provide Delaware's residents and visitors with safe and enjoyable recreational opportunities and open spaces, responsible stewardship of the lands and the cultural and natural resources that we have been entrusted to protect and manage and resource-based interpretive and educational services.

Delaware's Farmers Markets
Welcome to the Delaware Department of Agriculture website. Please use this as a means of learning more about the Department and its services and more about Delaware Agriculture. The Department has a dedicated staff that strives effectively and efficiently to accomplish the Department’s mission, which is to sustain and promote the viability of food, fiber, and agricultural industries in Delaware through quality services that protect and enhance the environment, health, and welfare of the general public.

KidsHealth
KidsHealth is the most-visited site on the Web for information about health, behavior, and development from before birth through the teen years.

La Leche League International
Our Mission is to help mothers worldwide to breastfeed through mother-to-mother support, encouragement, information, and education, and to promote a better understanding of breastfeeding as an important element in the healthy development of the baby and mother.

Longwood Gardens
Longwood Gardens is the ideal place for family fun! See exotic plants from around the world, examine insect-catching plants up close, enjoy dancing fountains that shoot water 130 feet in the air, and be dazzled by our colorful indoor and outdoor displays every day of the year. Our events calendar is packed with fun family events and performances in every season. Visit the Events section for details.

Nursing Mothers, Inc.
Supporting Breastfeeding for Now and the Future: Nursing Mothers, Inc. (NMI) is a volunteer, not-for-profit organization dedicated to helping women and their families have the nursing experience they desire by offering mother-to-mother support and non-medical information. We aim to increase knowledge about breastfeeding in the communities we serve: from Delaware to Cecil County, Maryland, to Southern Chester County, Pennsylvania.

Parents Step Up
Our children are our future – our responsibility. Whether they’ll admit it or not, they look to us to keep them safe and healthy, to nurture them and let them thrive in strong, stable communities. Our first line of defense is prevention – we have to do all we can to protect children from harmful behaviors. The Step Up campaign urges parents – and all adults – to play a more active role in preventing underage drinking. Underage drinking in Delaware is a problem. The data shows us that ONE in FOUR youth begins drinking before the age of 13. TWO in THREE eleventh graders drink. We need to try to reverse these trends.

Partnership for the Delaware Estuary
The Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is a nonprofit organization established in 1996 to take a leadership role in protecting and enhancing the Delaware Estuary, where fresh water from the Delaware River mixes with salt water from the Atlantic Ocean. It is one of 28 Congressionally designated National Estuary Programs throughout the coastal United States working to improve the environmental health of the nation's estuaries. Its staff works with partners in three states to increase awareness, understanding, and scientific knowledge about the Delaware Estuary, the region's most important cultural, economic, and recreational resource. The mission of the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary is to lead collaborative and creative efforts to protect and enhance the Delaware Estuary and its tributaries for current and future generations.

Postpartum Depression, from The Mayo Clinic
The birth of a baby can trigger a jumble of powerful emotions, from excitement and joy to fear and anxiety. But it can also result in something you might not expect — depression.

Read Aloud Delaware
A nonprofit corporation dedicated to the promotion of reading in Delaware. We are the only statewide organization focusing attention on the critical early years of child development.

SOAR: Survivors Of Abuse In Recovery, Inc.
Incorporated as a 501 (c) (3) organization in 1992, Survivors of Abuse in Recovery, Inc. (SOAR) is a statewide recovery program which provides counseling, referral, and education services to adult, adolescent and child survivors of sexual abuse and assault, their non-offending partners, and non-offending family members. SOAR also provides outreach programs to community organizations and businesses.

Supporting KIDDS
Founded in 1989, Supporting Kidds is one of the first organizations in the country to address the unique needs of bereaved children. The mission of Supporting Kidds is to provide a compassionate pathway to healing for grieving children and their families, and to empower the community to support them in the grieving process. We believe that when provided support and information, grieving children and their families can mobilize their inner capacities to heal. A knowledgeable and caring community is an essential aid in this process.

The Birth Center: Holistic Women's Healthcare
The Birth Center: Holistic Women's Health Care, in Delaware, is continuing a 27-year tradition of providing maternity and gynecological care as Delaware's only freestanding birth center.

The Brady Kohn Foundation
The Brady Kohn Foundation, Inc is a grassroots, volunteer-driven, 501(c)3) organization whose dual mission is to educate the public on the potential of stem cells from umbilical cord blood and to fund non-embryonic stem cell research.

U.S. Food and Drug Administration
FDA is responsible for protecting the public health by assuring the safety, efficacy and security of human and veterinary drugs, biological products, medical devices, our nation’s food supply, cosmetics, and products that emit radiation.

Vaccine Education Center
The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia's Vaccine Education Center provides complete, up-to-date and reliable information about vaccines to parents and healthcare professionals.

Wilmington and Western Railroad
ALL ABOARD FOR OUR 45TH SEASON! The route of the original Wilmington & Western was laid out in the early 1870s, and soon after, men and machines went to work moving goods and passengers along the Red Clay Valley. Since 1966, the modern-day Wilmington & Western has moved hundreds of thousands of kids (both young and old) along this same route. Our passengers have come for romantic evenings, holiday celebrations, or a relaxing afternoon train ride with family and friends. We have a seat waiting for you, and from that seat, you'll see the past as never before. History will come alive, senses will be excited, and a forgotten era will be re-lived (and we think you'll have a little fun along the way)! So get on the right track and join us for our 45th season of good, old-fashioned family fun in Delaware's historic Red Clay Valley!

World Health Organization
WHO is the directing and coordinating authority for health within the United Nations system. It is responsible for providing leadership on global health matters, shaping the health research agenda, setting norms and standards, articulating evidence-based policy options, providing technical support to countries and monitoring and assessing health trends.