copy-ready educational materialsGeneral Pediatric Nutrition
Information about pediatric nutrition is included in this section. These resources are intended primarily for use by health care professionals.
Pediatric Nutrition
Growth Charts and Sources of Measurement Equipment
General Pediatrics
Bright Futures in Practice: Nutrition, 2nd edition (2002). Story M, Holt K, Sofka D, eds., National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health. The nutrition guide emphasizes prevention and early recognition of nutrition concerns and provides developmentally-appropriate nutrition supervision guidelines for infancy through adolescence.
The publication is out of print, but pdf files of the material can be downloaded. Additional resources, educational materials, and a pocket guide are also available.
http://www.brightfutures.org/nutrition/
Additional Bright Futures resources are listed on the Bright Futures at Georgetown University website. Links to educational materials, training materials, and other tools related to Bright Futures are listed, including: Social and Emotional Development, Mental Health, Oral Health, and Physical Activity.
http://www.brightfutures.org/georgetown.html
Knowledge Path: Child and Adolescent Nutrition. National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health (NCEMCH). A selection of current, high-quality resources and tools are compiled on this website. It is aimed at health professionals, program administrators, and researchers.
http://www.mchlibrary.info/KnowledgePaths/kp_childnutr.html
Pediatric Manual of Clinical Dietetics, 2nd ed. (2003) The American Dietetic Association. A nutrition care resource for health care professionals. This manual presents guidelines for nutrition assessment and care for a general pediatric population, as well as for a variety of specific conditions. $105.50 ADA members, $133 non-members.
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An update pack for the 2nd edition is also available ($25, ADA members, 32.50, non-members). http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/shop_14407_ENU_HTML.htm
Pediatric Nutrition Handbook, 6th ed. (2009). American Academy of Pediatrics. A reference on the nutritional requirements and the effects of nutrition on the health of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. $84.95 ($74.95, AAP Members), plus shipping.
https://www.nfaap.org/netFORUM/eweb/DynamicPage.aspx?webcode=aapbks_productdetail&key=9dfb8d31-2c44-4424-9a90-32ed96aa6e71#
Nutrition in Infancy and Childhood, 6th ed. (1997) Trahms CM and Pipes PL. McGraw-Hill. Nutrition information related to growth and development. Attention is paid to the many factors that affect and are affected by nutrition status, including development, environment, behavior, and disease. $35, available in most bookstores.
Nutrition in Pregnancy and Lactation, 6th ed. (1997). Worthington-Roberts BS and Williams SR. Brown and Benchmark . Written for health professionals, discusses nutritional support of the reproductive process, from pre-conception through lactation. $35, available in most bookstores.
Nutrition Manual for At-Risk Infants and Toddlers. (1997) Cox JH. Precept Press. Provides nutrition information to dietitians, nurses, and physicians to facilitate integration and coordination of services for high risk infants and toddlers. 180 pages.
Nutrition During Infancy, Principles and Practice. (1997) Tsang RC, ed. Digital Educational Publishing, Inc. Information about perinatal nutrition, including sections on breastfeeding, weaning, management of chronically ill children. 520 pages.
Handbook of Pediatric Nutrition, 3rd edition. (2005) Samour PQ, King K. Jones and Bartlett Publishers. A clinical reference manual on pediatric nutrition for the health care practitioner. Provides an overview of normal growth and nutrition needs for infants to adolescents and addresses therapeutic issues for a variety of chronic and acute conditions. 750 pages.
http://www.jbpub.com/catalog/9780763783563/
Pediatric Nutrition Practice Group. A dietetic practice group of the American Dietetic Association.
http://www.pnpg.org
Dietary Reference Intakes. The Institute of Medicine website includes links to the Dietary Reference Intakes and supporting information, including summaries of their development, information about using the DRIs to plan and assess the diets of groups and individuals, summary tables, and the detailed reports.
http://www.iom.edu/CMS/54133.aspx. A summary table is also available: http://www.iom.edu/?id=21372&redirect=0
Hard copies of the material can be purchased from the National Academies Press, and pdf versions can also be downloaded.
http://www.nap.edu/catalog/dri/
Pediatric Nutrition Support. (2007). Baker SS, Baker RD, Davis A. Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc. This book provides coverage of the latest developments in enteral and parenteral feeding and evaluation. $99.95 ($84.95 for ASPEN members), plus shipping.
http://aspen.ebiz.uapps.net/SolutionSite/Default.aspx?tabid=44&action=INVProductDetails&args=893
ADA Pocket Guide to Nutrition Assessment. (2008). Leonberg B. American Dietetic Association. This tool is a guide to nutrition assessment and nutrient requirements of infants and children, including screening and risk assessment and assessment of growth, health history and development, diet and feeding, and the family environment. $33 ($25.50 for ADA members), plus shipping.
http://www.eatright.org/cps/rde/xchg/ada/hs.xsl/shop_14406_ENU_HTML.htm
ADA Evidence Analysis Library. The American Dietetic Association is compiling evidence-based nutrition practice guidelines and toolkits, including one that focuses on pediatric weight management.
http://www.adaevidencelibrary.com/category.cfm?cat=2721&cid=14
Growth Charts and Sources of Measurement Equipment
CDC Growth Charts. Information about and downloadable copies of the 2000 CDC Growth Charts; the site also includes training materials.
http://www.cdc.gov/growthcharts
Training materials available at
http://depts.washington.edu/growth
Growth charts for typically developing children and children with developmental disabilities (preterm, Down syndrome, spastic quadriplegia, Turner syndrome, Prader Willi syndrome, achodroplasia, and Noonan syndrome) are available in the Pediatric Manual of Clinical Dietetics, 2nd ed. (2002) The American Dietetic Association.
Cerebral Palsy-Quadriplegia Growth Charts
http://www.kennedykrieger.org/kki_misc.jsp?pid=2694
J Am Diet Assoc 1996; 96: 680-5.
Down Syndrome Growth Charts http://www.growthcharts.com/charts/DS/charts.htm
Height and Length Boards and Scales
http://www.perspectiveent.com/
http://www.quickmedical.com/ayrton/ayrton_infantometer.html
Bright Futures Guidelines for Health Supervision of Infants, Children, and Adolescents, 3rd edition (2008). Hagan JF, Shaw JS, Duncan P, eds., American Academy of Pediatrics. This set of health supervision guidelines includes recommendations related to child health and development. It presents a detailed framework for health professionals, in partnership with families and the community, to promote optimal health and development of children ages 0-21 years. $59.95, plus shipping.
https://www.nfaap.org/netforum/eweb/dynamicpage.aspx?site=nf.aap.org&webcode=aapbks_productdetail&key=68eca6db-7d0d-4ffd-b264-a334b9876ea6
Additional Bright Futures resources are listed on the Bright Futures at Georgetown University website. Links to educational materials, training materials, and other tools related to Bright Futures are listed, including: Social and Emotional Development, Mental Health, Oral Health, and Physical Activity.
http://www.brightfutures.org/georgetown.html
American Academy of Pediatrics. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) website features resources for professionals (e.g., policy statements, clinical practice guidelines, and technical reports) and for families (e.g., educational materials, Health Topics, and Parenting Corner).
http://www.aap.org