Health Resources

• Symptom Checker (CDC)
• What to do if you have suspected or confirmed COVID-19 (Washington State Department of Health)
• What to do if you think you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19 (Washington State Department of Health)
• What to do if you have symptoms of COVID-19 (such as cold and fever) and have not been around someone with COVID-19 (Washington State Department of Health)
• Should I or my family quarantine or isolate? A helpful resource is available from Public Health – Seattle and King County.

Additional Resources

• Additional Resources From Seattle Children's Hospital
• Talking to Children About COVID-19 (Coronavirus): A Parent Resource

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) – Resources for health and safety from the CDC, including important notices and information for travelers, such as vaccination requirements and travel alerts.
• Food Allergy Research and Education (FARE) – Information and resources from FARE to help improve the quality of life and the health of individuals with food allergies.
• King County Health Services – Public health alerts; resources on illness, injury, and violence prevention; disease surveillance; environmental health services; emergency medical care and readiness and response to public health emergencies; and referral services.
• HealthyChildren.org – Site created for parents by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
• Poison Control – Provides help for poison emergency. Call 800-222-1222 for immediate assistance.
• Recalls.gov – Lists federal recalls of consumer products including toys, food, and medicine.
• Safe Kids Ultimate Car Seat Guide – Gives general tips and personalized tips on buying, installing and fitting car seats and booster seats properly.
• Washington State Booster Seat Coalition – Washington State car seat and booster seat laws with info on places to get your car seat inspected.
• Seattle Children’s Hospital – Information from and about this world-class children’s hospital in our region. Be sure to check out their Community Classes, which cover a variety of health and safety topics, including gun safety, car seat safety, helmet safety and water safety.

• 24-Hour Crisis Line – Provides immediate help to individuals, families, and friends of people in emotional crisis, in multiple languages. Call 866-4-CRISIS (866-427-4747).
• AnxietyBC – Provides online, self-help and evidence-based resources on anxiety and anxiety disorders.
• CHADD – A national clearinghouse for evidence-based information about ADHD, funded by the Centers for Disease Control.
• Crisis Connections – Crisis Connections connects people in physical, emotional and financial crisis to services that will be of help. Dial 2-1-1 to be connected to all kinds of health and human services.

• Good Growing – A valuable resource in newsletter format from Seattle Children's. Good Growing provides valuable resources, classes and tips for parents parents of infants and adolescents.
• Listening Mothers – A program of Community of Mindful Parenting, offering lectures, courses, and support groups to promote mindfulness and positive parenting.
• ParentHelp123 – Operated by WithinReach, this site helps Washington state families find services in their communities and apply for health insurance, food assistance programs and more.
• PostPartum Support International – Information about perinatal mood and anxiety and resources for postpartum depression.
• Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS) – Offers baby/parent groups to educate, inform, and create community within neighborhoods.
• Text4Baby – Text messages to keep parents and newborns healthy.
• ZERO to THREE – Science-based information and tools to nurture young children’s development.

• Adolescent Health – Society for Adolescent Health information and health app.
• TeensHealth – Online health information for teens from the nonprofit Nemours Center for Children’s Health.
• TeenLink – Teen Link offers a confidential, anonymous, and non-judgmental help line for youth ages 13–20; available every evening between 6 and 10 p.m.
• Young Men’s Health – Up-to-date health information and answers to common questions for teen guys and young men.
• Young Women’s Health – Resources from Boston Children’s Hospital about health, development and diseases, specifically targeting young women.