The Pediatric Online Health Encyclopedia
Our easy to use Health Encyclopedia contains thousands of pages of information on pediatric diseases, conditions and treatments, as well as sections on how to keep kids healthy. You can find what you want by using the Quick Links on the right or by searching the whole encyclopedia using the search box above. We suggest you search - you'll find what you want quickly! The encyclopedia is also available en español.
Children's Hospital Central California also has a section describing all of our Specialties and Services. You can find a doctor on those pages or go straight to our Physician List to find the specialist you need.
Our Health Encyclopedia is generously sponsored by the Dyer Family Foundation. The Dyer Family Foundation was founded in 2003 and supports charitable religious, scientific, literary and educational causes.
You can also check out the ChildNet Medical Associates Web site. ChildNet is a physicians' group that partners with Children's Hospital.
Remember, this section is to be used as a reference only, and the information contained here cannot substitute for a professional diagnosis. Please see your physician if you have further questions concerning what you learn here or if you require medical treatment.
Additional Resources
The Nathalie Wolfe Pediatric Sciences Library at Children's Hospital
Children's medical library is located on our main campus - you can visit us online here, or go straignt to the simple search to access our collection and discover what books and journals we have available to help you. When you find materials you would like to review, call us at 559-353-6178 for our loan policies. The library is open 7 AM - 4 PM, Monday-Friday.
My Healthy News
Children’s Hospital offers trusted, credible child health and safety information from its pediatric experts as well as other experts from around the country in this free monthly e-newsletter. Most important: This information can be customized to meet your child health and safety information needs. You pick the topics you want to get news on and it shows up in your inbox once a month. Subscribe today!
CarePages
One of the most popular services we have ever offered online, CarePages allows patients and families to blog their hospital stay. We've received thoudands of e-mails telling us how convenient this makes family communication. Relatives and friends from around the world can keep up with a patient's progress without intruding on their day. And you can keep up the blog as long as you like, even after leaving the hospital. Like all of our web services, CarePages is completely free.
The U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality’s Healthcare 411 audio news source provides practical health care information, research findings, and data to help consumers, health providers, health insurers, researchers, and policymakers make informed decisions about health care issues.