Preventive healthcare for children
Normal and abnormal development
2 Month Old Baby Typical and Atypical Development - Very useful 12 min video with audio commentary. From Pathways via YouTube.
4 Month Old Baby Typical and Atypical Development - Very useful 13 min video with audio commentary. From Pathways via YouTube.
4 Month Old Baby Typical & Atypical Development Side by Side - Very useful 7 min video with audio commentary. From Pathways via YouTube.
6 Month Old Baby - Typical and Atypical Development Side by Side - Very useful 7-8 min video with audio commentary. From Pathways via YouTube.
Hearing screening - A repository of videos about hearing screening in infants and children. Several videos are available, both for professionals and parents.
Growth Standards
Growth chart training - From Centers for Disease Control, USA. Contains several training modules.
Growth charts - Interactive tool which allows you to input weights and measures in growth charts. From MedCalc.
Growth charts for children with Downs syndrome (Trisomy 21) - From Growthcharts.com, USA.
Using a growth chart - These video clips aim to teach you the basic pediatric skills of weighing, measuring, and plotting a growth chart. There are three video clips which should be watched in sequence. From the University of Oslo.
WHO Growth Standards - Downloadable materials (pdf files, images). Some programs are available which require local installation on your computer.
Immunization guidelines from different countries
Immunization guidelines for Norway - these guidelines are in Norwegian. However, there is also a link to an English language text
Immunization schedule USA - this schedule is recommended for the USA.
Immunisation calculator for Australia - input name of child, date of birth and state of residence, and calculator will tell you which vaccines are due!
Australian Immunisation Handbook 8th Ed'n - searchable, Quick Guides, downloadable as pdf document.
UK Childhood Immunisation Schedule - Routine Childhood Immunisation Schedule from the Health Protection Agency, UK.
Immunisation timetable for Ireland - table which shows what immunisations are given, at what age, and where. Site contains links to other vaccine information.
Vaksinasjonsboka - E-book from the Norwegian institute of public health. In Norwegian only!
School health
Allergy and asthma tool kit for school nurses - Links to extensive set of resources, including pdf files and PowerPoint presentations. These resources are quite useful for medical students and residents who wish to review a particular topic. From the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology, USA.
School Health Services in Norway - A brief overview of preventive health services for children and youth in Norway.
Teenager suicide risk calculator - An interactive tool which considers some of the known risks for suicide and suicide attempts in teenagers. This test should be used only as a guideline and is based on information found in the National Longitudinal Study on Adolescent Health. From the University of Maryland Medical system.
General preventive pediatrics
Norwegian Poison Information Centre - Engish-language information with particular relevance for Norway, e.g. mushrooms. Information in Norwegian is found here.
Poison-proof your home - Contains many downloadable materials in pdf format. From the Health Resources & Services Administration.
Sexual abuse- evaluation of - Review paper with good illustrations. From American Academy of Family Physicians.
Recommendations for preventive pediatric health - A schematic overview of recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.
"Well baby clinics" - A brief introduction to preventive health services for under-fives and pregnant women in Norway.
See also “The one-year-old – A visit to the health station” in the folder which contains instruction videos.