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	Coping With Chronic Illness
	The National Library of Medicine (NLM), within the National Institutes of Health (NIH), offers a web site, MedlinePlus, that provides authoritative answers to family health questions. On this web site, Head Start parents, health managers, and all program staff will find contact information for organizations, an overview of the disease, and a number of resources on chronic disease in children authored by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Coping With Chronic Illness [Coping with chronic illness topics covered on this web site are:] Latest News From the National Institutes of Health Overviews Research Organizations American Chronic Pain Association National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Statistics Children Child with a Long-Term Illness (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Also available in: Spanish Chronic Illnesses and Sports (American Academy of Pediatrics) Dealing with Chronic Illnesses at School (American Academy of Pediatrics) Effect of Chronic Illness on Siblings (American Academy of Pediatrics) Family's Adjustment to Chronic Illness (American Academy of Pediatrics) If Your Child Has a Chronic Illness (American Academy of Pediatrics) Lessening Fears Associated with Chronic Illness (American Academy of Pediatrics) Maintaining and Building Self-Esteem in Children with Special Health Care Needs (American Academy of Pediatrics) Stress of Chronic Illness (American Academy of Pediatrics) More>> Coping With Chronic Illness. MedlinePlus. HHS/NIH/NLM. n.d. English. Web Site.