There's quite a bit of information, and misinformation on the internet with regard to health. When your kids are sick, it's easy, and tempting to use a search engine to find answers. The problem though, is how do you sort through what's real, and what's fake? What's trustworthy, and what's untrustworthy? What's accurate, and what's sensationalized? The glut of data, and sometimes conflicting points of view can make it difficult to when you're presented with a child who may need medical attention. In case of emergency, always dial 911.
Toronto's SickKids hospital hosts a website called AboutKidsHealth. Their mission is to "improve the health and wellbeing of
children in Canada and around the world by making accessible health care
information available via the Internet."
What exactly is AboutKidsHealth? It's an online source of health care information that is approved by doctors and nurses at SickKids. The website is full of "reliable, evidence-based health information", and is available in a variety of languages.
Back in March 2018, AboutKidsHealth was redesigned, and the current version is more responsive, sports a cleaner look, and makes articles & information easier to find. It still appears to run on the Microsoft SharePoint platform, but I won't hold that against them.
When searching for health information about your kids, even for smaller things like colds, fever, or cuts & scrapes, https://www.aboutkidshealth.ca should be your starting point because: science.
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