Health Center for Children Age 4-12
Top health conditions, risk factors, and healthy living information by age and gender for those living in the United States based on government data.
= Accidents
Accidents are the most common cause of death in children 14 years old and younger. In fact, accidents cause more childhood deaths than diseases, drugs, or violence.
ADHD
ADHD is a problem with inattentiveness, over-activity, impulsivity, or a combination. For these problems to be diagnosed as ADHD, they must be out of the normal range for the child's age and development.
Allergies
An allergy is an exaggerated immune response or reaction to substances that are generally not harmful.
Asthma
Asthma is a chronic condition in which narrowing of the passages from the lungs to the nose and mouth (airways) leads to difficulty breathing. These changes commonly occur in response to changes in the environment, including weather, allergens (such as dog or cat dander, mold, or dust), foods, or respiratory infections (colds).
Conjunctivitis
Conjunctivitis is inflammation or infection of the membrane lining the eyelids (conjunctiva).
Diabetes
Diabetes is a life-long disease marked by high levels of sugar in the blood. It can be caused by too little insulin (a hormone produced by the pancreas to regulate blood sugar), resistance to insulin, or both.
Leukemia
Leukemia is a group of bone marrow diseases involving an uncontrolled increase in white blood cells (leukocytes).
Obesity
More than half of the U.S. population is overweight. But being obese is different from being overweight.
Strep Throat
Strep throat is caused by Streptococcus bacteria. It is the most common bacterial infection of the throat.
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Health & Wellness
Nutrition and Exercise
- Bananas and Upset Stomach
- Cow's Milk and Children
- Exercise and Children
- Fat-Free Diet and Children
- Food Guide Pyramid
- Food Pyramid Blocks Re-examined
- Fresh Foods vs. Frozen or Canned
- Margarine vs. Butter
- Pesticides on Fruits and Vegetables
- Too Much Juice?
- Vegetarian Kids
- Weight Problems and Children
- What Kids Drink Is Important Too
General
- Bug Repellent Safety
- Colds, Flu and Antibiotics
- Choking: Adult or Child over 1 Year
- CPR: Child (1 to 8 years old)
- CPR: Adult
- Day Care Health Risks
- Death Among Children and Adolescents
- Dental Care - Child
- Discipline
- Discussing Death with Children
- Fever and Children
- Fever Blisters and Canker Sores
- Fight Germs, Wash Your Hands
- Genes
- Genetics
- Height and Weight Chart
- How to Give Liquid Medicine
- How to Use an Inhaler
- Humidifiers and Health
- Infant and Child Car Seats
- IQ Testing
- Nightmare
- Night Terror
- Normal Body Temperature
- Normal Vital Signs
- Poisoning First Aid
- Safety
- Sleepwalking in Children
- Stress in Childhood
- Teeth Grinding
Growth and Development
Care for 4-12 Year Olds
- Crying in Childhood
- Develomental Milestones Record - 4 Years
- Develomental Milestones Record - 5 Years
- Infant and Child Car Seats
- Safety
- Development: Preschooler
- Development: School Age
- Preschool and School-Aged Children: Overview
- Test / Procedure Preparation: Pre-Schooler
- Test / Procedure Preparation: School Age
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