American Academy of Pediatrics

The American Academy of Pediatrics’ Parenting Website provides general information related to child health and specific guidance on parenting issues

U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  • CDC Heads Up for Concussion: CDC Heads Up for Concussion helps people recognize, respond to, and minimize the risk of concussion or other serious brain injury.
  • Communicable Diseases and Illness: please ask your school nurse if you need information on common school-age infections and illnesses

Health Care for All

Health Care for All is a free multi-lingual statewide resource to help consumers with health insurance coverage

Health Insurance Enrollment Assistance from the North Shore Public Health Collaborative. Their counselors can help with MassHealth applications and renewals. Check out their site for information on making an appointment or to find out when their walk-in hours are scheduled.

Massachusetts Department of Public Health

  • Immunizations Dashboard for Respiratory Diseases: This page includes data on immunizations against COVID-19, influenza, and RSV during the current respiratory season.
  • Lice Fact Sheet: Lice Fact Sheet from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health
  • School Health Services: Massachusetts Department of Public Health School Health Services is comprised of professional staff who collaborate to provide ongoing school health service systems development and technical assistance to the Commonwealth’s public school districts and nonpublic schools
  • MassHealth: Information for Members: Information about your health plan, the Children’s Medical Security Plan, and Family Assistance
  • Nursing News: Keep up with the latest news and information from our school nurses by reading our monthly newsletter. Current and past issues can be found in this library.
  • Office for Refugees and Immigrants: Supports services that meet the cultural and linguistic needs of refugees and immigrants through a network of service providers in Massachusetts
  • Poison Control Center: if someone has been exposed to a poison, call the Poison Control Center immediately at (800) 222-1222
  • Primary and Specialty Health Care Providers: please ask your school nurse for lists of local providers