To ensure you’re receiving the most up-to-date and accurate information, please choose the correct agency from the homepage. The DHEC website is no longer being updated and will be permanently unavailable Dec. 31, 2024.
Listed below are several websites that offer quick, reliable information about taking care of babies and small children. These links are provided as a courtesy and should not substitute for medical advice from a doctor or DHEC consultant.
- Healthfinder
www.healthfinder.gov - An excellent portal to materialsfrom government agencies and organizations in the health fields. - Food and Drug Administration "Easy to Read Publications"
https://www.fda.gov/consumers/consumer-updates/childrens-health - Children's health information in English and Spanish. - KidsHealth
www.kidshealth.org - Created by the Nemours Foundation Center for Children's Health. - Bright Futures
www.brightfutures.org - Provides good advice on growth and development of children. It is sponsored by the Department of Health Resources and Services Administration , the Maternal and Child Health Bureau and the National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. - Consumer Product Safety Commission
www.cpsc.gov - An independent federal commission created to protect the public "against unreasonable risks of injuries associated with consumer products." - Environmental Protection Agency
http://water.epa.gov/learn/kids/waterkids/kids.cfm