Pediatric Links and Resources

HealthyChildren.org: a website with a plethora of health topics including growth, development, behavior and common conditions. 

Kids Health: Run by Nemours Children's Hospital, this site has information for kids, adolescents, and parents in both English and Spanish about specific diseases, how the body works, and how to stay healthy.

​Mayo Patient Care and Health: This site is geared to all ages but has really good, easy to understand information about a variety of diseases, including some less common conditions.

​Kellymom: A website containing evidence-based breastfeeding and parenting topics. 

Lactmed: This site is run by the National Institutes of Health and is a great source of information regarding medication use in breastfeeding.  Just search on the medication name and get information on risk to the breastfeeding infant, risk to the breastmilk supply, and recommendations for alternatives.

Vaccine Education Center: Run by the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, this site is full of information on vaccine safety, vaccine ingredients, and vaccine science.  There are discussions of each individual vaccine as well as the diseases they prevent.
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Healthy  Living and Nutrition Websites

Veggie Fit Kids: This is a website I developed to support parents raising plant-based children, but it is also a great resource for yummy kid-friendly recipes, videos and general child and family wellness topics.

Nutrition for Kids booklet: from the Physicians Committee for Responsible Medicine

Cosmic Kids Yoga: Free and fun yoga and meditation for kids (adults may like it too!). 

Go Noodle: This is a really fun website with all kinds of activities to get your kids moving AND relaxing. Sign up is free! Great for teachers and for indoor days!

Recommended Reading on Nutrition and Lifestyle

The China Study, T. Colin Campbell, PhD

Prevent and Reverse Heart Disease, Caldwell Esselstyn, MD

Diet for a New America, John Robbins

The Starch Solution, John McDougall, MD
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Eat to Live, Joel Fuhrman, MD

The Blue Zones, Dan Buettner

The Blue Zones Solution, Dan Buettner
“When our family first moved to Yakima with our two year old daughter, it was very difficult to find a good pediatrician. We went through three different physicians before being lucky enough to find Dr. Lancaster. When we had our second child, there was no one we trusted more than Dr. Lancaster to provide medical care. She is more than a doctor, she is a friend who cares about the health of our kids. She is amazing with our kids, listens to our concerns and shows compassion and knowledge. She has gone above and beyond so many doctors that we have been to and I am comforted knowing that she is there for my family!” 
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