Health Resources
Information about support and assistance in the district, community and on the web
School district and community health programs and services
Gift of Sight Program
Financial assistance is available to students in Lake Washington School District who need vision care through a partnership with LensCrafters. Contact your school nurse to see if your student qualifies. Services are limited.
Links to other health resources
General Resources
- Seattle & King County Public Health: www.kingcounty.gov
- Public health clinics
- Child and youth health
- Dental health programs
- Diseases and immunizations
- Nutrition
- Youth Eastside Services: www.youtheastsideservices.org
- Services for youth and families
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): www.cdc.gov
- Diseases and Immunizations
- Children's Hospital & Regional Medical Center: www.seattlechildrens.org
- General pediatric health information: www.kidshealth.org
Specific health conditions and organizations
Allergies
- The Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Netowrk: www.foodallergy.org
- How to use an EpiPen: www.EpiPen.com
- Pollen reports and forecasts: www.pollen.com
Asthma
- Academy of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology: www.aaaai.org
- Children's Hospital Asthma Resources: www.seattlechildrens.org
- Asthma Control Test
Diabetes
- American Diabetes Association: www.diabetes.org
- National Diabetes Education Program: www.ndep.nih.gov
- Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation: www.jdrf.org
- Children with Diabetes Online Community: www.childrenwithdiabetes.com
Dyslexia
- The International Dyslexia Association: http://dyslexiaida.org
Eating Disorders
- National Eating Disorders Association: www.nationaleatingdisorders.org
- Anorexia Nervosa & other eating disorders: www.anred.com
Health & Fitness
- Washington State Dairy Council: www.eatsmart.org
- Health Shows on TV: www.health.discovery.com
- Fitness program used by local fire departments: www.crossfit.com
Infectious Diseases
- Chickenpox: www.immunize.org
- Ebola: www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola
- Measles in Washington (Washington State Department of Health): www.doh.wa.gov
- Methicillin-Resistant S. Aureus (MRSA) information from the CDC: www.cdc.gov/mrsa
- Mumps:
Mental Health
- Attention Deficit Disorder Association: www.add.org
- Child/adolescent mental health information: www.aboutourkids.org
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill: www.nami-eastside.org
- Child/adolescent depression and anxiety: www.cshcn.org
- Tourette Syndrome Association: www.tourette.org
Prescription Medications
- Partnership for Prescription Assistance: www.pparx.org
- Financial help for medicine, healthcare costs: www.needymeds.com
Substance Abuse
- National Institute on Drug Abuse: www.nida.nih.gov
- Partnership for a Drug-Free America: www.drugfree.org
- Start Your Recovery: startyourrecovery.org
