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Medical
Resources for Adoptive Families
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- Developmental
Evaluations of International Adoptees
National Adoption
Information Clearinghouse's listing, updated September, 2000. State-by-state
list of physicians available for the evaluation of medical treatment
for adopted children upon their arrival in the United States.
- Pediatricians
with a Special Interest in Adoption and Foster Care Medicine
American Academy of Pediatrics registry of AAP Fellows
interested in adoption and foster care.
- International
Society of Travel Medicine
Professional association of specialists in the field
of travel medicine. This includes: preventive and curative medicine
within many specialties such as tropical medicine, infectious diseases,
psychiatry, migration medicine, and environmental health.
- Adopting
a Substance-Exposed Child
Overview, recommendations for parents/prospective parents,
and useful links about the effects of drugs and alcohol on unborn children
from the Adoption site at About.com.
- Travelelers'
Health Home
General information, recommended immunizations, etc.,
for international travel, at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
web site.
- Health
Insurance For Adopted Children
Discusses federal and state-level regulations affecting
the eligibility of adoptive children for health insurance. Links to
useful information. At the Insurance Industry site at About.com.
- University
of Minnesota Department of Pediatrics International Adoption Clinic
Provides general
and medical information concerning international adoptees, such
as recommended screening tests, common post-arrival issues, research
on outcome of institutionalized children, growth and developmental milestones,
information on specific diseases, etc.
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