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Government,
Adoption Doctors, Health, & Development Sites Government - Survey - Health & Development - Growth Charts & Head Circumference - Fetal Alchol - Adoption Doctors - |
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US Government Sites |
Find
your
local USCIS office |
https://egov.uscis.gov/crisgwi/go?action=offices.type&OfficeLocator.office_type=LO |
How fast
is your local USCIS
office processing I-600A forms,
Go here, click Field Office. Or enter your receipt number to see its status: Join your State International Adopt Yahoo group to see other's experience |
https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/jsps/ptimes.jsp https://egov.uscis.gov/cris/caseStatusSearchDisplay.do http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/stategroups.html |
US Citizenship and Immigration
Services (USCIS) formerly BCIS and US Immigration & Naturalization Service (INS) |
http://www.uscis.gov/ |
USCIS
M-249 Immigration of Adopted Children ** |
http://www.uscis.gov/files/article/adopt_book.pdf |
US INS Child Citizenship | http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/factsheets/adopt.pdf
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US State Dept./Bureau of Consular Affairs | http://travel.state.gov/ |
US State Dept./International Adoptions | http://travel.state.gov/family/adoption.html |
US State Dept./Office of Children's Issues | http://travel.state.gov/family/index.html |
US
State Dept./ Dual Citizenship Dual Nationality |
http://travel.state.gov/travel/dualnationality.html |
Outcome Surveys of Internationally Adopted Children |
Multi-Agency Survey 1998 | http://www.cradlehope.org/surv.html |
Rainbow House Agency 1997 | http://www.rhi.org/ANews/SurveyResults1997.html |
Children Adopted from FSU 1998 | http://www.adoption-research.org/parent.html |
Language Development | http://pages.towson.edu/sglennen/index.htm |
University of Minnesota |
http://www4.cehd.umn.edu/icd/IAP/results.htm |
Health
of children from China 2000 |
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/105/6/e76 |
Several
studies by Victor Groza |
http://msass.case.edu/faculty/vgroza/international/index.html |
Transracial
Adoptees Psychological Adjustment |
http://www.apa.org/releases/transracialadopt.html
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Transracial
Adoption Research & Information |
http://www.transracialadoption.net/
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Self
Esteem & Cultural Identity of Adoptees |
http://web.missouri.edu/~news/releases/yoonkoreanadoption.html |
Ethnic Identity & Self-Esteem among
International
Adoptees |
http://sswr.confex.com/sswr/2006/techprogram/P3476.HTM http://www.haworthpress.com/store/ArticleAbstract.asp?ID=98726 |
Language Development in IA children |
http://www.wjh.harvard.edu/~lds/adoption/ |
Health & Development |
Centers for Disease Control | http://www.cdc.gov/ |
NIH
Management of Hepatitis C |
http://www.consensus.nih.gov/cons/116/116cdc_intro.ht.. |
Management
of Latent TB |
http://www.umdnj.edu/ntbcweb/ltbichildren.htm |
AIDS, HIV, pregnancy |
http://www.aids.org/factSheets/611-Pregnancy-and-HIV.html
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Medical
Library |
http://www.medem.com/ |
Univ
of Minn packet for families traveling to meet a child - Includes
Denver screening |
http://www.peds.umn.edu/iac/for_families/before/selfevaluation.html |
Developmental Checklist |
http://russianadoption.org/devel.htm |
Talaris
- Terrific developmental Timeline |
http://www.talaris.org/timeline_use.htm#
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Zero
to Three |
http://www.zerotothree.org/ |
Order Across the Seas Devel.
Checklist +++ |
http://www.childstudy.org/nti.cgi/bkt-002.html |
AAP Provisional Section on Adoption |
http://www.aap.org/sections/adoption/ |
Primary
care of International Adoptees |
http://www.aafp.org/afp/981200ap/quarles.html
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Euromed - FAQ's about adoptee
health |
http://www.euromed.ru/en/other/preadoptions/faq/ |
Russian
Bulletin of Perinatology & Pediatrics |
http://www.mediasphera.aha.ru/pediatr/e_ped-mn.htm |
Scabies |
http://www.dermnet.com/moduleIndex.cfm?moduleID=10
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Travel
Supplies
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New
Medical Kit like the Texas Medical kit for Adoption Travel |
http://www.orphanallies.org/ |
PediaPak
Medical Kit (no prescriptions included) |
http://www.pediapak.com/international-adoption-medical-kit.html |
Oral
Rehydration recipes |
http://www.rehydrate.org/ors/made_at_home.htm |
KaoLectrolyte Rehydration | http://shop.store.yahoo.com/lildrugstoreproducts/kaelre.html |
Ceralyte Rehydration | http://www.ceraproductsinc.com/ |
Jianas Brothers of Missouri Rehydration | http://www.rehydrate.org/resources/jianas.htm |
Growth Charts & Head Circumference |
About
Growth Charts in International Adoption ** |
http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/growth-charts.html |
NHANES Pediatric Growth Charts | http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/major/nhanes/growthcharts/charts.htm |
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Growth Charts for preemies |
http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2431/3/13/figure/F2 |
Growth Tracker charts - make your own | http://www.gerber.com/Tools/Baby_Length_Chart.aspx |
WHO Global Database on Growth
Charts |
http://www.who.int/nutgrowthdb/en/ |
WHO
Growth charts 5-19 |
http://www.who.int/growthref/en/ |
India
Growth Charts - boys |
http://www.geocities.com/iaicchild/SouthIndianBoysGrowthChart.html |
India
Growth Charts - girls |
http://www.geocities.com/iaicchild/SouthIndianGirlsGrowthChart.html |
Russian
Growth Charts - boys - new html versions |
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/russiangrowthboy.html Word doc version |
Russian Growth Charts - girls - new html versions | http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/russiangrowthgirl.html Word doc version |
Vietnamese
and Asian growth charts |
http://www.adoptvietnam.org/adoption/growth-chart.htm#Growth%20charts |
Vietnamese
Growth Charts (wait and scroll down) |
http://web.archive.org/web/20040228094523/http://www.mamnon.org/features/charts/index.html |
Head
Circumference
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About Head Circumference | http://www.adoptmed.org/storage/IAC%20does%20size%20matter.pdf |
How to Measure Head Circumference ** |
http://www.adoptmed.org/topics/head-circumference-issues.html |
Nellhaus
Head Cirmcumference charts up to age 18 ** |
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/hc.pdf |
Fetal Alchol Syndrome (FAS), FASD, ARND, Drug Exposure |
FAS
Diagnostic & Prevention Network |
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/ |
Fetal
Alcohol & Drug Unit |
http://depts.washington.edu/fadu/ |
FAS Links | http://www.come-over.to |
FAS
facial features demonstration |
http://www.fhs.mcmaster.ca/pblonline/fas.htm |
FAS Stars Photo Album | http://come-over.to/fasstar/faspix/ |
FAS -
facial features |
http://fasalkoholembryopathie.freeservers.com/
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FAS - facial features | http://w3.uokhsc.edu/fas/clinical.html |
FAS -
facial features |
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/face.html
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FAS -
Lip Philtrum guide |
http://depts.washington.edu/fasdpn/lipguide.html |
FAS Brochure | http://fasalaska.com/brochures/Characteristics.doc |
FAS Facts & facial features | http://www.come-over.to/FASDAY/FASDAYshiona.PPT |
FAS
on-line course |
http://www.tchpeducation.com/Home%20Study/Peds/FAS/..
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FASD FAS / FAE - article |
http://www.fasworld.com/media.ihtml |
Prenatal Exposure to Drugs |
http://www.nida.nih.gov/NIDA_Notes/NNVol13N4/Prenatal.html |
Adoption Doctors |
PEAR's very extensive list of IA Doctors and clinics | http://www.pear-now.org/PEAR_IA_Doctor_E-Directory.pdf |
Dr. Adesman - Adoption Evaluation Center | http://www.schneiderchildrenshospital.org/sch_dev...._
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Dr. Aronson - International Ped Health | http://www.orphandoctor.com/ |
Dr. Bledsoe / Dr. Davies
** New Website** |
http://www.adoptmed.org/ |
Dr. Chasnoff - Child Study Center | http://www.childstudy.org/adoption/pre-adoption/ |
Dr. Federici | http://www.drfederici.com |
Dr.
Feldman - Miller Children's International |
http://www.memorialcare.org/miller/services/interAdoptPrgm.cfm |
Dr. Gordina - Global Pediatrics | http://www.globalpediatrics.net |
Dr. Jenista | http://www.comeunity.com/adoption/health/jenista.html |
Dr. Johnson - International Adoption Clinic | http://www.peds.umn.edu/iac/ |
Dr. Miller - International Adoption Clinic | http://www.nemc.org/adoption/Pre.html |
Dr
Powell - Children's Hospital Columbus |
InternationalAdoption@chi.osu.edu
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Rainbow Babies Adoption Health Services | http://www.rainbowbabies.org/services/centers/Adoption.. |
Drs.
Rogu & Reilly |
http://www.adoptiondoctors.com/ |
Dr. Skurkovich - Adoptions International | http://www.adoptionsinternational.com/ |
Dr.
Staat - International Adoption Center |
http://www.cincinnatichildrens.org/svc/prog/int-adopt/defau..
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Dr.
Benikova - International Adoption Medical Center |
http://www.adoptionphysician.com/ |
Links to other 'Adoption Doctors' | http://www.peds.umn.edu/iac/physicians/otherprofessional..
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Links to other 'Adoption Doctors' | http://www.russianadoption.org/specialists.htm |
Links to AAP list of adoption doctors | http://www.aap.org/sections/adoption/adopt-states/ado.. |
Russian
American Medical Association |
http://www.russiandoctors.org/ |
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Canada's
list of In-Country Approved Doctors (Russian, Kazakhstan, worldwide) |
http://www.cic.gc.ca/dmp-md/medical.aspx |
Canada's Designated Medical Providers | http://rsscanadaimmigration.com/en/medicalcenter/r_dmp.php |
US Embassy Visa Panel Physicians (I don't know if any of these doctors do pre-adopt medicals...) | http://www.usembassy.ru/consular/wwwhci8.html |
American
Clinic - Moscow |
http://americanclinic.ru/eng/ |
American
Medical Centers - Moscow, St Pete, & Kyiv (I don't know if they do pre-adopt consults anymore) |
http://www.amcenters.com
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American
Medical Clinic - St. Petersburg |
http://www.amclinic.com/adoption.html |
Dr.
Natalia Belova (IOM) in Moscow |
http://www.adoptionphysician.com/
belova@adoptionphysician.com |
Russian Adoption Medical Services (Dr. Downing in Moscow - RIP) |
http://www.russianadoption.org/adoptionfees.htm ofilina@hotmail.com |
Dr.
Sayyad Mouradov in
Moscow |
smouradov@yahoo.com |
Dr.
Victoria Khouloudis (MD, PhD) |
http://www.internationalsos.com
Vkhouloudis@yahoo.com |
Dr. Ludmila Tsepkova in Moscow | http://www.pneurologist.narod.ru/ |
Euromed - St. Petersburg | http://www.euromed.ru/en/other/preadoptions/ |
Medical Terms |
Researching
Medical Terms - first
read these websites, then try the Russian Medical Term Searcher below |
http://www.russianadoption.org/ http://www.orphandoctor.com/medical/ http://www.adoptionphysician.com/ then click Q & A http://www.adoptmed.org/ |
Search for International Adoption Medical Terms This is the NEW "Adoption Medical Terms Search Engine". It finds medical terms and related issues. This search engine is terrific for Russian Medical Terms. Use one word rather than three. If you get too many results, refine your search by adding more words. If you get no results, use fewer words. |
Misc. |
Adoption Advocates - Tim O'Hanlon | http://www.fpsol.com/adoption/advocates.html |
Cyndi's List on Adoption | http://www.cyndislist.com/adoption.htm |
Congressional Coalition on Adoption | http://www.ccainstitute.org/ |
US Congressman Bill Delahunt's site | http://www.house.gov/delahunt/adoption.shtml |
Catholic Saints of Adopted Children | http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00006.htm |
Catholic Saints of Abandoned Children | http://www.catholic-forum.com/saints/pst00001.htm |
Sibling Search Registry (not
working) |
http://www.sibsearch.8m.com |
Birth
Family Search ~ Sibling Search |
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/siblings.html |
Search
Resources for Adult Adoptees |
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/adoptee.html |
Post
Adoption Paperwork |
http://www.karensadoptionlinks.com/postadopt.html |