Who We Are
Nemours is a nonprofit children's health system. Neil Izenberg, MD, a physician at Nemours, founded KidsHealth.org in 1995. Our goal is to help parents, kids, and teens take charge of their health.
What We Do
We aim to give families the tools and confidence to make the best health choices.
Here's what you'll find on KidsHealth.org:
Doctor-reviewed advice on hundreds of physical, emotional, and behavioral topics — from before birth through the teen years.
Separate sections for parents, kids, and teens, each created with your questions in mind.
Easy-to-follow articles, slideshows, videos, and health tools designed to help families learn, grow, and be their best.
Topics cover issues for KIDS such as: How the body works, Puberty & Growing Up (girls stuff, boy stuff, periods, bra's, drugs & alcohol, school stuff etc.) , Feelings (homesickness, emotions etc.), Relax & Unwind (de-stressing, organisation etc.), Illness & Injury, Staying Healthy (Fun and fit, Fab Food, Keeping Moving etc.), Staying Safe (Indoor and Outdoor Safety, First Aid), Recipes & Cooking, People, Places, Things that Help (Understanding who is who in from counsellors to dentists, hospitals, getting vaccines and other health tests), Expert Q&A (Answers to embarrassing or difficult questions ie. "What is earwax?" "Can I swim on my period?" as well as questions about crushes, love, bullying, safety, friends, marriage & divorce etc.), Movies, Activities, and More ... (Explaining about the body and its functions.)
Topics cover issues for TEENS such as: The Body (Body care, Skin Stuff, Medical, Body Art etc.) The Mind (Parents, Emotions & Feelings, Relationships, Body Image, Friends etc.) Sexual Health (Changing Bodies for Girls/Guys, STi's, Birth Control etc.) Food & Fitness, Drugs, Alcohol & Getting Help, School & Jobs, Sports (Psychology, Training & Performance, Injuries, Body Basics etc.) Staying Safe (Driving, Sports, Safety Basics, First Aid.) Infections (Colds, Bacterial Infections, STI's, Fungal Infections, Rashes, Stomach etc.) Diseases & Disorders (A range of health diseases and disorders explained including for sports injuries, diabetes, sickle cell etc. as well as procedures.) Expert Q & A (A range of Q & A topics from Metabolism, Sleep, Alcohol, Hygiene, Fitness, Emotions, Sexual Health, Periods, Mental Health, plus many more.)
