Primary Care

Patient Resources

To help you access additional education and support, we provide resources for every family to explore.

Community and support resources

Project Bread provides information about food pantries in your community.
Fair Foods will help you find places where you can buy groceries for $2 a bag.
Daily Table is a grocery store offering nutritious produce, meat, prepared foods, and groceries in Roxbury and Dorchester where SNAP benefits go twice as far.
Jamaica Plain Neighborhood Development Corp. can help with information about child care, financial management, and employment.
Metropolitan Boston Housing partnership provides housing information for tenants and landlords.
Family Aid provides case management and support to help families access improved housing opportunities.
Mass Advocates for Children's mission is to be an independent, effective voice for children who face significant barriers to equal educational and life opportunities. MAC provides advocacy and training for parents about special education laws and strategies to improve educational supports.
Child Witness to Violence Project offers information for parents and therapy for children under 8 who have witnessed domestic or community violence.
Parents Helping Parents has a 24-hour confidential parent stress phone line and parent support groups.
Casa Myrna offers shelter and support to parents experiencing domestic violence.
Jewish Family & Children’s Services provides support for new mothers in their Center for Early Relationship Support and information for people with developmental disabilities.
Cradles to Crayons helps with emergency clothing needs for children up to age 12.
The Rian Immigration Center helps families with immigration issues.
Boston Children's Medical Legal Partnership helps families connect with legal supports.
Healthychildren.org: Health and parenting information from the American Academy of Pediatrics

Nutrition

How do I encourage healthy eating for my child? Licensed clinical nutrition specialist Carolina Ruiz-Valenzuela discusses the importance of a balanced, nutritious diet.
Choosemyplate.gov has great resources (they come in Spanish, too!)
The American Dietetic Association has a Kids Eat Right page with lots of useful information.
La Leche League: This international breastfeeding organization has everything you might need or want to know about breastfeeding, as well as links to breastfeeding support groups in your area.

Complex care

Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Federation for Children with Special Needs
Massachusetts Early Intervention Division
Family Ties provides parents of children with special health care needs information and support.

Medications

Asthma

Linda Haynes, NP, made a terrific video for pbskids.org that has lots of great information about asthma.
Asth.ma: A blog about asthma from Dr. Ann Wu, an asthma researcher, doctor, and mom, with guest blogs from other clinicians and researchers as well as parents.
American Academy of Allergy Asthma and Immunology represents allergists, clinical immunologists, allied health professionals, and others, and includes helpful resources like "Ask the Expert" and "Easy Reader Sheets."
American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of pediatricians committed to the health and well-being of all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
American Lung Association is the oldest voluntary health organization in the United States, fighting lung disease in all its forms, with special emphasis on asthma, tobacco control, and environmental health.
Asthma and Allergy Foundation of America provides asthma education, advocacy, research, publications, chapters, and support groups. It also has quick facts about asthma, allergies, and more.
Breathe Easy Program is a Boston Public Health Commission program that allows healthcare providers to refer their patients to the Boston Inspectional Services Department to have their home checked for potential asthma triggers.

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