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Birth Defects

10 Things You Need To Know About Birth Defects CDC

Birth Defects CDC.gov

Birth Defects: Research and Tracking CDC.gov

WHO/CDC/ICBDSR. Birth defects surveillance: a manual for programme managers. Geneva: World Health Organization; 2014.

Birth defects surveillance training: facilitator's guide wWHO.int 2015

Birth Defects, What Should You Know? CDC

Facts About Birth Defects CDC

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders CDC.gov

Guidance for Preventing Birth Defects CDC

Inpatient Hospitalization Costs Associated with Birth Defects Among Persons of All Ages United States, 2013 MMWR 1/2017

NATIONAL BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION MONTH 2 0 1 8 - Prevent to Protect: Prevent infections for baby's protection

Specific Birth Defects CDC
Birth Defects Statistics Under Maternal, Child Health

Child Welfare

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Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/prevention.html

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We Can Prevent Childhood Adversity The Science of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Shows We Can Improve People’s Lives and Help Them Thrive CDC.gov

Abuse in childhood and adolescence linked to higher likelihood of conduct problems 3/2021

Adoption & Foster Care Statistics

Association of Adverse Childhood Experiences With Accelerated Epigenetic Aging in Midlife 6/2023

Basics of Trauma-Informed Care

4Associations Between Depression in Parents and Parenting, Child Health, and Child Psychological Functioning NIH.gov 2009

Child Abuse and Neglect: Prevention Strategies

Childhood Abuse Leaves 'Devastating Impact' on Adults -Sicker, poorer, less educated, and likely to die sooner 12/2020

Child Welfare Fact Sheets for FFY 2014 State-level stats fact sheets for Child maltreatment, Foster care, Adoption, Relative caregiving

Child Welfare Financing 101 2019

FIVE MYTHS about Child Maltreatment 4/2015

10 Questions That Tell If Your Childhood Was Bad For Your Health

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) CDC.gov

Children and Trauma - Update for Mental Health Professionals APA 2008

Factors that help children thrive in the face of adversity 4/2016

Family Legal Issues USA.gov

Foster or Adopted Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused

Prevalence of Multiple Forms of Violence and Increased Health Risk Behaviors and Conditions Among Youths - United States, 2019 2/2021

THRIVES: Core Strategies to Prevent Violence Against Children CDC.gov

Understanding Child Trauma

Adoptive Parents USA.gov

Better Data and Evaluations Could Improve Processes and Programs for Adopting Children with Special Needs GAO Report

Child Abuse MedlinePlus

Child Abuse and Neglect Fatalities: Statistics and Interventions Chidwelfare.gov

Child Abuse Prevention CDC.gov

Child Advocate

Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section (CEOS) Justice.gov

Childhood Trauma Linked to High Blood Pressure Later in Life Scientificamerican.com 4/2015

Child Maltreatment Childtrends.org

Child Maltreatment Prevention CDC

ChildrenNow.org

Child Sex Trafficking and the Child Welfare System

Child Welfare Information Gateway

Child Welfare Information Gateway Childwelfare.gov

Child Welfare Trauma Training Toolkit Nctsnet.org

Council on Foster Care, Adoption, and Kinship Care AAP.org

Defending Childhood Protect Heal Thrive Report of the Attorney General's National Task Force on Children Exposed to Violence

DETAINED or DEPORTED:What to do if you can't be with them; What about my children? Womenseueecommission.org

Directory for Child Welfare

Educational success curbs effects of child abuse, neglect 3/2018

Education Issues National Child Welfare Resource Center on Legal and Judicial Issues

Federal Prosecution of Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Cases, 2004-2013 10/2017

Guardianship Hunter/CUNY

Guardianship: A Web-based Primer NRCPFC.org

INSPIRE: Seven strategies for Ending Violence Against Children WHO.int

Making Meaningful Connections: 2014 Prevention Resource Guide Childwelfare.gov

Mental Health Issues

National Child Abuse Prevention Month

National Child Traumatic Stress Network

National Child Welfare Resource Center for Adoption (NCWRCA)

November is National Adoption Month

Parental Substance Use and the Child Welfare System

Prevalence of Individual Adverse Childhood Experiences CDC.gov

Prevent Child Maltreatment CDC

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Technical Package for Policy, Norm, and Programmatic Activities CDC.gov 5/2016

Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Within Youth-serving Organizations: Getting Started on Policies and Procedures CDC

Recognizing the Signs of Child Abuse and How to Help Prevent It

Relationship of childhood abuse and household dysfunction to many of the leading causes of death in adults. The Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACE) Study. 1998

Risk Score May Reveal if Kids are Victims of Ill-Treatment Children with higher scores had higher chances of death, hospitalization 1/2018

State Child Welfare and Policy Information Database Data by state

State-level data for understanding child welfare in the United States 2/2019

State Statute Search Childwelfare.gov

Technical Packages for Violence Prevention: Using Evidence-based Strategies in Your Violence Prevention Efforts 4/2016

The Predator Next Door Newsweek.com 2015

THRIVES A Global Technical Package to Prevent Violence Against Children CDC.gov

Trauma During Childhood Could Shorten Lifespan 10/2009
Patients who experienced childhood trauma may be at an increased risk of early death, researchers say.
Understanding Child Maltreatment CDC.gov

Understanding Medical Neglect: When Needed Care Is Delayed or Refused 5/2019

Who am I? New study links early family experiences, self-esteem with self-clarity 3/2015

Three Types of ACEs

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ACEs Increase Health Risks

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Adverse Childhood Experiences

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Patterns of Adverse Childhood Experiences and Neurocognitive Development 5/2024

Symptoms of Childhood Trauma We Don't Talk About 10/2019

Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) CDC.gov

Adverse Childhood Experiences in Connecticut 12/2018

Find Your Ace Score

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study Acestudy.org

The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study: Linking childhood trauma to long-term health and social consequences

Take The ACE Quiz And Learn What It Does And Doesn't Mean NPR.org 2015

Adverse Childhood Experiences and Blood Pressure Trajectories from Childhood to Young Adulthood: The Georgia Stress and Heart Study 2015 Circulation

The prevalence of adverse childhood experiences, nationally, by state, and by race or ethnicity 2/2018

Graphic source:http://www.acestudy.org/home
The Adverse Childhood Experiences Study (ACE Study)

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/childmaltreatment/index.html

Graphic source: http://voxxi.com/2013/04/24/child-abuse-prevention-month-signs/

Graphic source: https://www.cdc.gov/violenceprevention/pub/technical-packages/infographic/CAN.html

Biobank (Genomic Databases)

Million Veteran Program (MVP)

Problems with AncestryDNA's Genetic Ethnicity Prediction?

Swedish Haplogroup Database

The Struggle to Build a Massive Biobank of Patient Data 3/2018

What is the Million Veteran Program? Fact Sheet

Childhood Diseases

Clinical Characteristics of Patients with Confirmed Acute Flaccid Myelitis, United States, 2018 MMWR 8/2020

Cloning

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Graphic source: https://www.genome.gov/images/content/cloning_factsheet.jpg

Cloning

Is it Possible to Bring Back Extinct Animal Species? 7/2022

Why haven't we cloned a human yet? 5/2022

Disabilities

Identifying and Referring Children with Developmental Delays or Disabilities to the Early Intervention Program 12/2016

Disability Guide

Guide to Disability for Health Insurance Marketplace Navigators

Disability Etiquette Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities

Disability Etiquette Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities PDF

Disability Topical Fact Sheets

Epigenetics

Biological aging may not be driven by what we thought 2/2025

Boys who are overweight in their early teens risk passing on harmful epigenetic traits to future children. People whose fathers were overweight as teenagers had epigenetic markers associated with asthma, obesity and low lung function 5/2025

DNA copying is more random than we thought 7/2017

DNA has gone digital what could possibly go wrong? 12/2017

Epigenetics: Definition & Examples Livescience.com

Epigenetics Has Become Dangerously Fashionable 5/2016

Genes vs. Lifestyle: Which Matters More for Health? 5/2022 >/LI>
How a third parent's DNA can prevent an inherited disease 7/2025

How Many Genetic Mutations Do I Have? 6/2011

Hypertension, Diabetes in Pregnancy Affects Offspring's Heart Health in Adolescence - Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and gestational diabetes are both on the rise 2/2024

Parents' Age, Ancestry, and Habits Shape New DNA Mutations 5/2025

Scientists just rewrote our understanding of epigenetics 2/2025

Sperm from cancer-risk donor used to conceive at least 67 children across Europe. Case of man carrying rare genetic variant fuels calls for limit on number of children that can be fathered by one donor 5/2025

What men eat and drink may affect their babies’ health 10/2019

Family Issues

World Family Map 2015: Mapping Family Change and Child Well-Being Outcomes Childtrends.org

10 Things You Should Never Do to Your Children That You Think Are Acts of Love

25 Scientific Tips For Raising Happy (& Healthy) Kids 10/2016

Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! HHS.gov

BIRTH TO 5: WATCH ME THRIVE! A COMPENDIUM OF SCREENING MEASURES FOR YOUNG CHILDREN HHW.gov

Building Better Marriages

Caring for Every Child's Mental Health SAMHSA.gov

Child Abuse MedlinePlus

Childhood Anxiety Disorders ADAA.org

Developmental Monitoring and Screening

Essentials for Childhood Framework: Steps to Create Safe, Stable, Nurturing Relationships and Environments for All Children 4/2016

Essentials for Childhood framework CDC.gov

Essentials for Parenting Toddlers and Preschoolers CDC.gov

Family Education.Com

Family Health CDC.gov

Fatherhood Training Curriculum

Kids Health and Science Sites

Kids Fun Sites

Knowledge Path: Locating Community-Based Services to Support Children and Families Maternal Child Health Library

Parenting Resources USA.gov

Parents presence when TV viewing with child affects learning ability 1/2017

Parents Projected to Spend $241,080 to Raise a Child Born in 2012 USDA Report

Prenatal Fact Sheets NASHP.org

Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years --- United States, 2009 MMWR 1/2009

State School and Childcare Vaccination Laws CDC.gov

Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event: A GUIDE FOR PARENTS, CAREGIVERS, AND TEACHERS SAMHSA.gov

Top Baby Names SSA.gov

World Family Map 2013

Yahoo's Directory of Cultures and Groups

Gene Drive

Graphic source: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/30/13164064/crispr-cas9-gene-editing

Gene drive technology could make malaria-proof mosquitoes, but experts say more research is needed 6/2016

Genetically engineered bugs to fight malaria and Zika? Not so fast, experts say 6/2016

How Scientists Are Trying to Keep Genetic Engineering From Ruining the World 2016

Keeping up with the fast-moving science of gene drives 6/2016

New Genetic Engineering Method Called Promising And Perilous 6/2016

Off-Switch for CRISPR-Cas9 Gene Editing System Discovered 12/2016

Panel Endorses Gene Drive Technology That Can Alter Entire Species 6/2016

Regulating gene drives

Species-wide Gene Editing, Applauded and Feared, Gets a Push

Gene Editing

Graphic source: https://www.vox.com/science-and-health/2016/12/30/13164064/crispr-cas9-gene-editing

Graphic source: http://www.vox.com/2016/2/1/10886644/crispr-news-uk-niakan

4 things you wanted to know about gene editing 2/2016

W.H.O. Panel Demands a Registry for Human Gene Editing 3/2019

A guide to CRISPR, the human gene-editing tool that has scientists excited and terrified Vox.com 5/2015

A Pause to Weigh Risks of Gene Editing

AP News Guide: Summit opens debate on ethics of gene editing 11/2015

A prudent path forward for genomic engineering and germline gene modification 5/2015

A simple guide to CRISPR, one of the biggest science stories of the decade 12/2018

Breaking Taboo, Swedish Scientist Seeks To Edit DNA Of Healthy Human Embryos 9/2016

Chinese 'Edit' Human Embryos, Scientists Urge Moratorium on Research ndtiv.com 4/2015

Chinese edit human embryos, spark fury indiatimes.com 4/2015

Chinese Paper on Embryo Engineering Sparks International Debate AAAS.org 2015

Chinese researchers have genetically modified a human embryo and many scientists think they've gone too far Qz.com 2015

Correction of a pathogenic gene mutation in human embryos 8/2017

Chinese Scientists Edit Genes of Human Embryos, Raising Concerns NYtimes 4/2015

Chinese scientists genetically modify human embryos Nature.com 4/2015

Chinese scientists: We've edited genes of human embryos seattletimes.com 4/2015

China shocks world by genetically engineering human embryos telegraph.co.uk 4/2015

Controversial Human Embryo Editing: 5 Things to Know 9/2016

Craig Venter: We Are Not Ready to Edit Human Embryos Yet 2/2016

CRISPR Cas9 genome editing induces a p53-mediated DNA damage response 6/2018

CRISPR gene-editing system unleashed on RNA 6/2016

CRISPR Off Switch Could Increase Precision Of Gene-Editing Tool 12/2016

CRISPR: The new tool in the gene editing revolution explained 4/2016

CRISPR-Cas9: From super humans to UC vs MIT fight over patent 5/2015

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes 4/2015

CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing in human tripronuclear zygotes 4/2015 PDF

Designing Superhumans NPR.com

Don't edit the human germ line Nature.com 3/2015

Easy DNA Editing Will Remake the World. Buckle Up. 7/2015

Editing human embryos with CRISPR is moving ahead now's the time to work out the ethics 7/2017

Editing Human Embryos: So This Happened Nationalgeographic.com

Engineering the Perfect Baby Technologyreview.com 4/2015

Ethics of embryo editing divides scientists Nature.com 3/2015

Everything You Need to Know About CRISPR Gene Editing's Monster Year 12/2015

Gene editing's promise, risks focus of scientists summit 11/2015

Gene-editing technique offers hope for hereditary diseases Sciencedaily.com 4/2015

Gene Editing Technology CRISPR-CAS9 May Not Work On Human Complex Traits Such As Intelligence 12/2015

Gene Manipulation In Human Embryos Provokes Ethical Questions Huffingtonpost.com 2015

Genome Editing Technologyreview.com

Genome Editing, Bioethics, Policy and Politics in the UK and in the US 9/22/2015

Genome-editing tool could increase cancer risk 6/2018

Guidelines for human genome editing 1/2016

Heritable genome editing: Action needed to secure responsible way forward 7/2018

HIV Can Resist CRISPR/Cas9 Gene-Editing Attacks: Study 4/2016

How to Stop Rogue Gene-Editing of Human Embryos? Some U.S. researchers knew of a Chinese scientist’s intentions to implant edited embryos but were unable to stop him. Now scientific institutions are trying to devise global safeguards. 1/2019

Impact of Genome Editing Techniques 4/2016

In Breakthrough, Scientists Edit a Dangerous Mutation From Genes in Human Embryos 8/2017

Industry Body Calls for Gene-Editing Moratorium 3/2015

Is gene editing moving too fast? CRISPR scientist raises concerns. (+video) 12/2015

NOTICE PERTINENT TO THE NOVEMBER 2013 REVISIONS OF THE NIH GUIDELINES FOR RESEARCH INVOLVING RECOMBINANT OR SYNTHETIC NUCLEIC ACID MOLECULES (NIH GUIDELINES)

Opposition mounts to genetic modification of human embryos 11/2015

Plan to Synthesize Human Genome Triggers a Mixed Response 6/2016

Promise and peril: a primer on gene editing 2/2016

Read This Before You Freak Out Over Gene-Edited Superbabies

Scientists Call for a Summit on Gene-Edited Babies Technologyreview.com 3/2015

Scientists create first genetically modified human embryo Engadget.com 4/2015

Scientists Find Form of Crispr Gene Editing With New Capabilities
Scientists Say They Hope To Create A Human Genome In The Lab 6/2016
Scientists Upload a Galloping Horse GIF Into Bacteria With Crispr 7/2017

Scientists Want to Create Synthetic Human Genome 6/2/2016

Scientists want to perfect humanity with synthetic DNA 6/2016

STAT-Harvard poll: Americans say no to designer babies 2/11/2016

Study raises fears of collateral damage in gene editing 7/2018

The Genome Engineering Revolution 5/2015

The Genome Project Write 6/2016

The Public and Genetic Editing, Testing, and Therapy 1/2016

The rumors were true: Scientists edited the genomes of human embryos for the first time Washingtonpost.com 4/22/2015

The WIRED Guide to Crispr 4/2018

UC Berkeley, MIT scientists argue over patent rights to gene-editing tool 5/2015

Using CRISPR, scientists efficiently edit genome of viable human embryos 7/2017

U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to Enhance Human Abilities 7/2016

What is CRISPR and what does it mean for genetics? 4/2016

What Is CRISPR? 4/2017

Where in the world could the first CRISPR baby be born? 10/2015

Why China won't listen to Western scientists about genetically modifying the human embryo Qz.com 6/2015

Will Genome Editing Allow Scientists To Create The Perfect Baby? 11/2015

World's first genetic modification of human embryos reported: Experts consider ethics Sciencedaily.com 4/2015

Genomics

Graphic source: https://www.visualcapitalist.com/cp/basics-of-dna-and-genetic-systems/

Full genome sequencing was completed for a total of 79 healthy volunteers and 337 patients diagnosed with one of 10 different immune-mediated diseases (top row) to help build a new genetic atlas, ImmuNexUT. Researchers isolated 28 different immune cell types from their blood samples (bottom row) and measured the expression of genes inside each cell type. © Mineto Ota, CC BY 4.0 Graphic source: https://www.u-tokyo.ac.jp/focus/en/press/z0508_00177.html

Graphic source: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/speaking-of-science/wp/2016/03/01/scientists-identify-genes-associated-with-gray-hairs-and-unibrows/

Graphic source: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2016/08/160802172614.htm

DNA damage can last unrepaired for years, changing our view of mutations In a paradigm shift in how we view mutations, researchers uncover forms of DNA damage in healthy cells that can persist unrepaired for years 1/15/2025

GTEx Portal

Five Misconceptions About the Role of Genomics in Public Health 7/2016

11 Surprising Things Your Genes Say About You 8/2016

A Brief Guide to Genomics genome.gov

A Longer Life May Lie in Number of Anti-Inflammatory Genes Livescience.com 4/2015

A major difference between DNA and RNA could explain why one is the go-to blueprint for life 8/2016

Applying Public Health Strategies to Primary Immunodeficiency Diseases A Potential Approach to Genetic Disorders MMWR 1/16/04

Accessing your own genomic data is a civil right but requires strategies to manage safety 1/2018

CADASIL (Cerebral autosomal dominant arteriopathy with subcortical infarcts and leukoencephalopathy) Genetics Home Reference National Institutes of Health

CDC's Office of Genomics & Disease Prevention

Charting Genetic Variation Across the Globe NIH.gov 10/2015

Consumer DNA Tests Are Wrong 40 Percent of the Time 4/2018

Crime scene discovery: Scientist separates the DNA of identical twins Sciencedaily.com 4/2015

Critical step found in DNA repair, cellular aging 3/2017

Genetics has learned a ton — mostly about white people. That’s a problem. The overwhelming whiteness of genetics research is holding back medicine.

dbGaP database of Genotypes and Phenotypes. NIH.gov

Designer Medicine Needs More Than Big Data, It Needs New Science 4/2016

Genetic testing: Opportunities to unlock value in precision medicine

DNA can't explain all inherited biological traits, research shows Sciencedaily.com 4/2015

DNA Fingerprinting WebMD

DNA repair discovery could lead to drugs to reverse ageing, fight cancer and help space travel 3/2017

Don't Give Your DNA to Giant Genetic Databases 5/2018

Ehlers-Danlos syndrome MedlinePlus

Epigenetics: A Revolutionary Look at How Humans Work

Explaining Epigenetics': The Health Buzzword You Need to Know Time.com 6/2015

False-positive results released by direct-to-consumer genetic tests highlight the importance of clinical confirmation testing for appropriate patient care 3/2018

Family Health History Toolkit Utah.gov

Family History and Improving Health AHRQ.gov

Family History is Important for Health CDC

FDA Rule for Current Good Tissue Practice for Human Cells, Tissues, and Cellular and Tissue-Based Products MMWR 5/20/2005

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on the CODIS Program and the National DNA Index System FBI.gov

Genes explain why we are sick in winter Nzhearald.co.nz 5/2015

Gene Linked to Optimism and Self-Esteem NIH.gov

Genetic Brain Disorders MedlinePlus

Genetic Disorders MedlinePlus

Genetics Home Reference

Genetic Testing for Developmental Disabilities, Intellectual Disability, and Autism Spectrum Disorder AHRQ.gov

Genetic Testing Registry NIH.gov

Genetic Traits That Are Only Inherited From Our Immediate Family Members 11/2023

Genome Biology

Genome.Gov

Genomics and Public Health at CDC MMWR 12/2006

Genome-Wide Association Studies Genome.gov

Home DNA Kits: What Do They Tell You? 4/2018

Human DNA Is All Over the Place, Raising Privacy Concerns The sheer volume of human “genetic bycatch” could be used for surveillance, commodification, and other nefarious activities. 5/2023

If European Borders Were Drawn By DNA Instead Of Ethnicity

Is It Possible to Clone a Dinosaur? 4/2016

10,000 Microbes Cornered in Map of Human Body Livescience.com 6/2012

Keeping Pace with the Times The Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 NEJM 6/2008

Learning A Foreign Language Isn't All About Discipline And Dedication Genetics Play A Role As Well 6/2016

Low levels of simple chemical associated with aging, DNA damage 3/2017

March of Dimes

Metabolic Disorders MedlinePlus

Mothers' Exposure to Air Pollutants Linked to Chromosome Damage in Babies NIH

New atlas of genetic function maps complexities of immune system and immune diseases. Connecting genetic variants to changes in expression levels to understand immune-mediated diseases 4/2021

Newborn Screening for Cystic Fibrosis

New England Regional Genetics Group

One gene makes earwax wet or dry BBC

Organization of Teratology Information Services (OTIS)

Personal microbiomes shown to contain unique 'fingerprints' Sciencedaily.com 5/2015

Pharmacogenomics Knowledge Base (PharmGKB)

Prenatal test developed with Chinese military stores gene data 7/2021

Race against time: ethnicity of many crucial medical cell lines misclassified. For some diseases, ethnicity counts. But researchers have found some cell lines classified as African American are in fact European. 3/2019

Talking Glossary of Genetic Terms Genome.gov

23andMe has a problem when it comes to ancestry reports for people of color 8/2016

Umbilical Cord DNA May Predict Future Metabolic Health Risks 4/2025

Undermining Genetic Privacy? Employee Wellness Programs and the Law 5/2017 NEJM

Wealth and power may have played a stronger role than 'survival of the fittest' Sciencedaily.com 3/2015

What Both the Left and Right Get Wrong About Race Setting the scientific record straight on race, IQ, and success. 6/2017

What's changed in genetics since your high school biology class? 8/2016

What Defines a Stem Cell? Our cells have more diverse regenerative capabilities than anyone expected. 12/2018

What does GINA Mean? A Guide to the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act Coalition for Genetic Fairness

What's in Your Genes? Ancient Parasites Livescience.com

When your genome costs less than your iPhone: The beautiful, terrifying future of DNA sequencing

Why Bad Genes Aren't Always Bad News Utoronto.ca 11/2016

Why bad genes aren't always bad news 11/2016

Why bad genes don't always lead to bad diseases Sciencedaily.com 7/2015

Why do we have blood types?

Why would scientists want to build human genomes from scratch?

Your DNA Changes With the Seasons, Just Like the Weather Wired.com 5/2015

You won't believe these three unexpected discoveries and neither did the scientists who made them 9/2018

Genetics Education

Genetic Alliance

Genetic Counseling MedlinePlus

Genetics Education Center (University of Kansas Medical Center)

Genetics Education Modules for Teachers

Genetics Education Network

Genetics Home Reference

Understanding Genetics - A Guide for Patients and Professionals Genticalliance.org
(Also for PHCE)
University of Kansas Medical Center Genetic/Rare Conditions

Gene Therapy

Genes and Gene Therapy MedlinePlus

Genetic Testing

Graphic source: https://www.gao.gov/products/GAO-20-593

Genetic Services: Information on Genetic Counselor and Medical Geneticist Workforces GAO.gov

Genetic testing: Opportunities to unlock value in precision medicine

Genetic Testing for Hereditary Cancer Syndromes Cancer.gov

Genetic testing results don't change how most people behave 3/2016

Prenatal Genetic Diagnostic Tests

Prenatal Genetic Testing Chart (Infographic)

What Can At-home Genetic Tests Tell Me About My Health? 4/2022

Growth & Development

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CDC Extended BMI-for-Age Growth Charts - Download 12/2022

CDC's Milestone Tracker App

The Foundations of Lifelong Health Are Built in Early Childhood 7/2010

Developmental Milestones

Baby Brain Map Zerotothree.org

Being Born in Winter Can Mess With Your Head livescience.com

Brain Development During Childhood and Adolescence NIMH.gov

Children's Growth Charts

Developmental Milestones

Developmental Milestones of Early Literacy Healthychildren.org

Developmental Screening CDC

Element of surprise helps babies learn Sciencedaily.com 4/2015

How Active is Your Baby? Healthychildren.org

Emotional and Social Development: Birth to 3 Months Healthychildren.org

Emotional and Social Development: 4 to 7 Months Healthychildren.org

Emotional and Social Development: 8 to 12 Months Healthychildren.org

Encyclopedia of Children's Health

Identifying Emotional and Behavioral Problems in Children Aged 4-17 Years: United States, 2001-2007 CDC.gov

Many things can be read in a newborn's gaze 3/2015

Normal and Abnormal Sexual Differentiation Urologyhealth.org

Child Development MedlinePlus

Infants (0-1 Year)

Toddlers (1-2 Years)

Toddlers (2-3 Years)

Preschoolers (3-5 Years)

Growth Disorders MedlinePlus

Use of World Health Organization and CDC Growth Charts for Children Aged 0--59 Months in the United States MMWR 9/2010

Growth Charts

CDC Growth Charts

Child Growth Chart Calculator Babycenter.com

Clinical Growth Charts CDC.gov

Growth Charts kidshealth.org

Individual Growth Charts CDC.gov

Kids Growth Chart Percentiles Calculator About.com

MedCalc: Interactive Growth Charts Medcalc.com

Pregnancy Week by Week

WIC Growth Charts USDA.gov

Data Tables CDC.gov

Socioeconomic Disparities Affect Prefrontal Function in Children 2008

The WHO Child Growth Standards WHO.int

WHO Growth Charts CDC.gov

Human Enhancement

Autism and Vaccines: Read the Science

Human Enhancement The Scientific and Ethical Dimensions of Striving for Perfection 7/2016

U.S. Public Wary of Biomedical Technologies to Enhance Human Abilities 7/2016

Immunizations/Vaccines

Graphic source: https://yourlocalepidemiologist.substack.com/p/updated-2025-fall-vaccine-guide

Graphic source: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2839629?guestAccessKey=6fddb127-4957-4d09-aad4-0d19fc8815b9

Graphic source: https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/515-lives-saved-vaccines/

Graphic source: https://informationisbeautiful.net/beautifulnews/1048-vaccines-work/

Graphic source: https://ourworldindata.org/measles-vaccines-save-lives

Graphic source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00862-1

Graphic source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00862-1

Graphic source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00862-1

Graphic source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-025-00862-1

Graphic source: This data visualization by Jia You at Science perfectly sums up vaccines' dramatic positive impact.

Graphic source: https://libbyjanecharleston.medium.com/a-photo-the-anti-vaxxers-dont-want-you-to-see-21dce8b16fba

Graphic source: @dr_kkjetelina and @cmyeaton

Graphic source: @dr_kkjetelina and @cmyeaton

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Graphic source: @EricTopol

Graphic source: https://www.nature.com/articles/d41586-021-03686-x

Graphic source: https://www.pewresearch.org/fact-tank/2021/10/08/states-have-mandated-vaccinations-since-long-before-covid-19/

Graphic source: https://vaccinateyourfamily.org/why-vaccinate/vaccine-benefits/

Updated 2025 fall vaccine guide 10/8/2025

Scenario Projections of COVID-19 Burden in the US, 2024-2025 JAMANetwork 9/2025

Recommending Covid-19 vaccines for everyone in the US could save thousands more lives than limiting to high-risk groups 9/2025

The Measles Resurgence JAMANetwork 10/1/2025

Vaccine Integrity Project presents reassuring data on vaccines for upcoming respiratory virus season 8/19/2025

ACOG Releases Updated Maternal Immunization Guidance for COVID-19, Influenza, and RSV 8/22/2025

COVID-19 Vaccination Considerations for Obstetric–Gynecologic Care 8/2025

Adults 19 and Older Immunization Schedule Pregnant Women 8/2025 AAFP

The American Academy of Pediatrics' Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule published August 19, 2025 can be found here. 8/19/2025

Recommended Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule for Ages 18 Years or Younger 8/19/2025 AAP

The American Academy of Pediatrics Releases Its Own Evidence-Based Immunization Schedule 8/19/2025

Recommendations for COVID-19 Vaccines in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Policy Statement 8/19/2025

Medical vs Nonmedical Immunization Exemptions for Child Care and School Attendance: Policy Statement AAP.org

AAP calls for end to nonmedical vaccine exemptions for school attendance 7/2025

4 things to know about the vaccine ingredient thimerosal 7/2025

Vaccine RCT spreadsheet

Vaccine RCT spreadsheet aims to show the data, dispel myths about vaccines 6/2025

Selected list of vaccines that underwent placebo-controlled trials 5/2025

How effective and safe are measles vaccines? Data from large meta-analyses show that measles vaccination is highly effective and safe, reducing the chances of getting measles by 95%. 4/2025

Leading Autism Organizations Release Joint Statement on Upholding Scientific Integrity and Supporting the Autism Community 4/17/2025

154 million lives and counting: 5 charts reveal the power of vaccines, But public-health specialists worry that misinformation and funding cuts could affect vaccination rates. 4/2025

Public Health Foundation - Immunization Information Page

Immunization Schedules - Main page CDC.gov

Child & Adolescent Immunization Schedule Recommendations for Ages 18 Years or Younger, United States, 2024 12/2023

Adult Immunization Schedule Recommendations for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2024 12/2023

How COVID vaccines shaped 2021 in eight powerful charts 12/2021

Pink Book Series/2019 - 2020 Pink Book Archives 6/2022. CDC is offering a series of weekly one-hour web-on-demand videos that will provide an overview of vaccination principles, general best practices, immunization strategies, and specific information about vaccine-preventable diseases and the vaccines that prevent them. Each video will include updated information from recent Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) meetings and votes

Principal Controversies in Vaccine Safety in the United States 2/2019

Routine Immunizations Are No Longer Routine - Now is the time "to press reset" and get parents back to good habits, says Ofer Levy, MD, PhD 4/2023

States have mandated vaccinations since long before COVID-19 10/2021

Top 10 Vaccine-Preventable Diseases WebMD

Childhood Vaccines MedlinePlus

Delayed Measles Vax May Be More Effective - A first measles vaccine given at 12 or 13 months of age is less likely to provide lasting protection than a shot at 15 months or later, researchers reported. 10/2013

Child and Adolescent Immunization Schedule CDC.gov

Recommendations for Ages 19 Years or Older, United States, 2022 CDC.gov

Shingles vaccine lowers the risk of heart disease for up to eight years 5/2025

State Vaccination Requirements CDC.gov

Growing Up with Vaccines: What Should Parents Know? CDC.gov

Vaccination as a new form of cardiovascular prevention: a European Society of Cardiology clinical consensus statement: With the contribution of the European Association of Preventive Cardiology (EAPC), the Association for Acute CardioVascular Care (ACVC), and the Heart Failure Association (HFA) of the ESC 6/2025

Vaccines—for the flu, COVID-19 and other infections—are a 'foundational pillar' of heart protection 7/2025

Vaccines have saved 150 million children over the last 50 years. Every ten seconds, one child is saved by a vaccine against a fatal disease. 5/2024

Graphic source: http://www.businessinsider.com/anti-vaccine-movement-and-measles-2015-2

Premature Births

A Primer on Preemies

Premature Babies MedlinePlus

Premature Birth

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A Visual Guide to Birthmarks WebMD

Immunizations and Developmental Milestones for Your Child from Birth Through 6 Years Old 2013

Birth Defects MedlinePlus

Central Nervous System Abnormalities Associated with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome (FAS) MMWR 10/2005

Child Behavior Disorders MedlinePlus

Children's Health MedlinePlus

Children and Teens Told by Doctors That They Were Overweight --- United States, 1999--2002 MMWR 9/2/2005

Cleft Lip and Palate MedlinePlus

Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Disease: The Congenital Disease Mothers Don't Know About CDC.gov

Developmental Disabilities MedlinePlus

Down Syndrome Genetics Home Reference

Down Syndrome MedlinePlus

Guidelines for Identifying and Referring Persons with Fetal Alcohol Syndrome MMWR 10/2005

Levels and trends in child malnutrition WHO.int 2015

Newborn Screening CDC.gov

Parent Toolkit

Purpose of Newborn Hearing Screening Healthychildren.org

Rickets MedlinePlus

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) CDC.gov

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome MedlinePlus

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death CDC.gov fact sheet

Sudden Unexpected Infant Death and Sudden Infant Death Syndrome CDC.gov

Use of Selected Clinical Preventive Services to Improve the Health of Infants, Children, and Adolescents United States, 1999-2011 CDC 9/2014

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Rethinking MCH: The Life Course Model as an Organizing Framework HRSA.gov 2010

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Addressing the Mental Health Needs of Young Children and Their Families SAMHSA.gov

Anxiety Disorders in Children and Adolescents NIMH.gov

Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents NIMH.gov

Children's Mental Health APA.org

Depression in Children and Adolescents NIMH.gov

Mental Health in the United States: Prevalence of Diagnosis and Medication Treatment for Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder --- United States, 2003 MMWR 9/2/2005

Percentage of Children Aged 4--17 Years with Emotional or Behavioral Difficulties* Who Used Mental Health Services, by Type of Service --- United States, 2003 MMWR 9/2/2005

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Child Health Policy Project (RAND)

Foundation for Child Development

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Division TEACCH: An Autism Resource

Employee Benefit Research Institute

Families.Org

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Federation for Children with Special Needs

Healthy Kids.Org

National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health

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The Future of Children

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National Survey of Children with Special Health Care Needs (NS-CSHCN) Chartbook 2009-2010 6/2013

NS-CSHCN Chartbook 2005-2006 Web Site

CDC Immunization Schedules

Graphic source: https://www.vox.com/2019/1/29/18201982/measles-outbreak-virus-vaccine-symptoms

Easy-to-Read Schedule for Adults, by Health Condition

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