Recommended Websites
General informational Health Topics
2010 Medications and Mothers
Sports and Injuries
www.cdc.gov/concussioninyouthsports
Teens and driving
Autism: www.aap.org/healthtopics/autism.cfm
Travel: Immunization Needed for travel www.cdc.gov/travel
Breastfeeding Websites
- Breastfeeding – Best for Baby, Best for Mom
http://www.womenshealth.gov/Breastfeeding
This comprehensive Web site from the Office on Women’s Health offers breastfeeding information and a breastfeeding helpline.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Breastfeeding Pages
http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/
The CDC has basic information about breastfeeding including the sagfety of vaccinating pregnant women, traveling and breastfeeding, and other helpful information about breastfeeding and disease prevention.
- International Lactation Consultant Association
http://www.ilca.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=1
Visit this site to find local International Board Certified Lactation Consultants by zip code.
- La Leche League International
LaLeche League International offers many resources for families including breastfeeding help, breastfeeding laws, breastfeeding publications, links to local LLL leaders and groups, and more.
Best for Babies
Best for Babies is a non-for-profit website with basic breastfeeding information
- Lact med
http://toxnet.nlm.nih.gov/cgi-bin/sis/htmlgen?LACT
LactMed allows you to search the safety information of over the counter and prescription medications while breastfeeding. It is a peer-reviewed and fully referenced database of drugs to which breastfeeding mothers may be exposed to.
- Stanford University NICU
http://newborns.stanford.edu/Breastfeeding/
This website offers general information on a variety of breastfeeding topics.
- Hand Expression –
http://newborns.stanford.edu/breastfeeding/hand expression.html
This video produced by Stanford University NICVU is a great tutorial on hand expression
Substance / Alcohol Abuse
Southoaks Hospital – http://www.southoaks.com
400 Sunrise Highway
Amityville, NY 11701
Inpatient (631) 608-5610, adolescent ages 13-18 and adults
Outpatient (631) 608-5028, adolescent ages 13-18 and adults
John T Mather Hospital – 631-473-1320 www.matherhospital.org
208 Route 112, Port Jefferson
Outpatient only
Seafield Center 1-800-448-488 http://www.seafieldcenter.com/Seafield/
Alcohol and drug rehabilitation, accepts most insurance and Medicaid
Inpatient – Westhampton (16 and older)
Outpatient – Amityville Medford Mineola Patchogue Riverhead Yaphank (13 and older)
Phoenix Hours (800) 378-4435 http://www.phoenixhouse.org/
Hauppague – residential, over 18, men only
Lake Ronkonkoma – residential, over 18 only
Wainscott (East Hampton) – inpatient, adolescents only
Westchester – residential adolescent treatment program, high school on site
