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Exceptional Children and Youth,
Fourth Edition
Nancy Hunt, California State University, Los Angeles
Kathleen Marshall, University of South Carolina
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Web Links
Chapter Two: Risk Factors and Early Intervention
- UNICEF: For information about the number of people living with HIV/AIDS in Sub-Saharan Africa in 2001. (http://www.unicef.org/aids/)
- The American Academy of Pediatrics: This web site provides information about childhood diseases and psychosocial risk factors in children. It also has a policy statement describing why the pediatrician/medical home providers should maintain appropriate communication with the school to facilitate the education of children in their care. (http://www.aap.org/family/)
- The Centers for Disease Control (CDC): The CDC has developed the CDC National Prevention Information Network (NPIN), devoted to disseminating information about the prevention of HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, and tuberculosis. The site has separate sections on children and youth; many resources are available in Spanish. (http://www.cdcnpin.org/)
- Premature Baby-Premature Child: This is a web site for families of children born premature. (http://www.prematurity.org/)
- The Division of Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children and The National Association for the Education of Young Children: Two organizations committed to the development of high-quality professionals who will work with our youngest children. (http://www.dec-sped.org/), and (http://www.naeyc.org/)
- The National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center: NECTAC is a consortium of six organizations providing assistance to early childhood specialists. (http://www.nectac.org/)
- National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse and Neglect Information: This site has resources on child abuse and neglect. (http://www.calib.com/nccanch/)
- Zero to Three: This is an organization devoted to the healthy development of infants and toddlers. The web site has good information for both parents and professionals. (http://www.zerotothree.org/)
- Children's Defense Fund: (http://www.childrensdefense.org)
- National Society of Genetic Counselors: (http://www.nsgc.org/)
- Genetic Alliance: (http://www.geneticalliance.org/)
- National Center for Infectious Diseases: This site has information on cytomegalovirus (CMV) infection: (http://www.cdc.gov/ncidod/diseases/cmv.htm)
- Families and Advocates Partnership for Education (FAPE): (www.fape.org)
- Elizabeth Glaser Pediatric AIDS Foundation: (www.pedaids.org/)
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