Resources
Immunizations
Vaccination Schedules for Parents (Centers for Disease Control)
Vaccine Information Statements (Centers for Disease Control)
Immunization Information & Schedules (American Academy of Pediatrics)
Clear Answers & Smart Advice About Your Baby’s Shots (Baby 411, book excerpt)
MMR Vaccine Does Not Cause Autism (Immunization Action Coalition)
Health & Safety
Get Smart: Know When Antibiotics Work (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
Giving antibiotics too soon can be a real pain in the ear (Children’s Hospital)
Driven to Distraction: Drivers and Legislators Dismiss Cellphone Risks (NY Times, July 2009)
The Dirty Dozen: A Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides (Environmental Working Group)
Nutrition
“My Plate” Dietary Guidelines (USDA, replacing the food pyramid)
Fact sheet about Vitamin D (National Institutes of Health)
Dermatologists
Dr Melissa Burnett, Wellesley
(781) 304-8680
Dr Kendra Martin, Arlington
(781) 643-0500
Lexington-Waltham Dermatology (Dr Lisa Arbesfeld, Dr Stuart Arbesfeld, Dr Jill Slater-Freedberg)
(781) 862-2322
Children’s Hospital, Boston, Lexington, Waltham
(617) 355-6117
Dermatology Associates of Concord, Cambridge, Concord
(617) 354-5658, (978) 369-9023
Adult & Pediatric Dermatology, various towns
(978) 371-7010, Concord
(781) 438-6350, Medford
(781) 701-8030, Waltham
Dr AnDree Haas, Watertown
(617) 923-8433
Dr Kathleen Greco, Winchester
(781) 729-6869
Dr Suzanne Grevelink, Winchester
(781) 729-4878
Dr Ira Skolnick, Concord
(978) 264-3131