Health Resources - Placentino Elementary

Health Resources

Telephone numbers are provided for resources that do not have links to a website.

Allergy and Asthma

Board Of Health –Holliston- Call 508 429-0605
Cancer Society
Child Abuse Links

Mass. Department of Social Services
Mass. Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children
Mass. Citizens for Children
Children's Trust Fund
Child Abuse Hotline: Call 800-792-5200

Childhood Depression Awareness
Dental Association of Massachusetts
Medline Plus (National Institutes of Health) on mental health
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill) Childhood Depression Awareness
Children's Hospital, Boston
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation
Deaf Children Society
Diet & Nutrition
Diabetes

Dole's 5 a Day Website
Drugs and Drunk Driving Links

The CDC's page on Drunk driving
The National Highway and Traffic Safety Administration
Mothers Against Drunk Driving
The National Commission Against Drunk Driving
Drug Free America
The Century Council Presented by Distillers

Epilepsy Foundation
Family Fitness
Food Allergy Network
Food Allergy News for Kids and Teens
Food and Nutrition Information Center
Grief - All Kids Grieve
Headaches: National Headache Foundation
Head Lice - National Pediculosis Association
Healthy School Environments A resource for schools and interested persons to address environmental issues in school.
Health Insurance for Children Access to medical care in Massachusetts
Immunization - CDC
Immunization: Massachusetts Immunization program
Immunizations for Travelers
IntelliHealth: Poison Resources
Massachusetts Dental Society
MA Department of Public Health on Poisons
Massachusetts Department of Public Health: Call: 508-481-4726
Massachusetts Department of Social Service: Call 508-424-0100
Massachusetts Department of Mental Health: Call 508-366-4401
Massachusetts Nurses Association
MetroWest Medical Center
NAMI (National Alliance for the Mentally Ill)
National Youth Sports Safety Foundation
Nutrition - Medline
Nutrition: Cook It Quick, for healthy, quick meals.
Nutrition: KidFood.org, nutrition site for kids.
National Safety Council’s Family Safety Page
Pediatric Clinic @ MetroWest Medical Center: Call: 508-383-1000
Poison Prevention

American Association of Poison Control Center
Answers to Commonly Asked Questions about Hazardous Waste from the MA Department of Public Health
CNN's Poison Pages
IntelliHealth: Poison Resources
Poison Center: Call: 1- 800-222-1222

Safety Links

School Nurse Organization (Massachusetts) School Nurse Organization (National)
Stress: From the University of Minnesota, articles on stress reduction
Stress Reduction Techniques: Mind Body Institute
Suicide Prevention
Tobacco Links

USDA Center for Nutrition
Women, Infants, Children (WIC): Nutrition Program