- Joint Council on International Children's Services (JCICS)
Professional organization of international adoption agencies, working for ethical practice in international adoption.
www.jcics.org
- International Pediatric Health Services
Home page of Dr. Jane Aronson, pediatrician specializing in adoption medicine. Offers comprehensive primary pediatric care for all children, as well as pediatric infectious disease consultations, and specialized services for children adopted from abroad.
www.orphandoctor.com
- MedlinePlus: Adoption
Archive of articles related to adoption medicine.
www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/adoption.html
- Family Helper: International Adoption Medical Clinics
Directory of physicians available for pre- and post-adoption assessments.
www.familyhelper.net/ad/adclin.html
- ComeUnity: International Adoption Health and Medicine
Provide resources and links for medical information related to international adoption, including advice on travel, a directory of adoption medical clinics, and special needs email lists.
www.comeunity.com/adoption/health
- Babies Without Borders
Feature dedicated to the issues of international adoption, with a special focus on health issues.
www.washington.edu/alumni/columns/june99/babies1.html
- About.com: Medicine Goes The Distance
Provides a guide to resources related to the emotional and physical health of children who find homes through international adoption.
adoption.about.com/library/weekly/aa082399.htm
- Adoption medicine: healing the wounds of troubled children
October 1998 article from CNN examining the particular health and emotional problems potentially involved in children who have been adopted from foreign institutions.
www.cnn.com/HEALTH/9810/17/adoption.risks
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