Awards and Honors
Some Recent Awards |
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2008 "Parents' Choice Gold Award" "Tackles every physical and mental health-related topic your 'tween could imagine, from the fluffiest (when can I wear make-up) to the weightiest (how to handle child abuse and contact someone for help)." |
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2008 "Webby Award for Best Family/Parenting Website" |
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2008 "People's Voice Webby Award for Best Family/Parenting Website" |
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2005 "Webby Award for Best Family/Parenting Website" |
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2004 "Webby Award for Best Health Website" |
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2004 "Parents' Choice Gold Award" "Presents cogent, well-written consumer health information in an upbeat and appealing website design...delivering answers to questions kids may not feel comfortable asking mom, dad, or the family doctor." |
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2004 "Teachers' Choice Award for the Family" "This is a great research site about the body and health topics for students..." |
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2003 U.S. nominee in e-health for United Nations' World Summit Award for best in e-content and creativity |
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2003 "District Administration Website Award" from District Administration magazine |
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2001 Pirelli Award for "Best Educational Media for Students" |
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2001 FREDDIE for "Best Web Content" at Time Inc. Health's International Health & Medical Media Awards |
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Gold Award "Best Healthcare Content" at 2000 eHealthcareWorld |
What the Media Say About KidsHealth |
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Named one of the "Top Ten Most Useful Websites for Health Consumers" – Medical Library Association, 2007 |
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Best of the Web - Named one of the 30 best websites – U.S. News & World Report, November 2006 |
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KidsHealth.org and TeensHealth.org named Best Family Health Sites "For Moms" and "For Teens" – Good Housekeeping, November 2006 |
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One of the "health sites you can trust...not only the easiest to navigate but also the clearest and most current and practical" – Parenting Magazine, June 2006 |
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The only children's health website recommended by The Wall Street Journal to help consumers make sense of the latest medical research. – The Wall Street Journal, June 2005 |
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"Just what a bleary-eyed parent needs at 2 a.m. while weighing whether to give a baby Tylenol or make an emergency call to the pediatrician." – The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 2005 |
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Named one of the "50 Coolest Websites" – TIME, June 2004 |
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"One of the most inviting, comprehensive, and informative consumer health sites on the Internet today." – Library Journal, December 2003 |
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"Top Tried-and-True Children's Health Website" – Real Simple Magazine, October 2003 |
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"One of 36 websites you can actually trust." – Encyclopedia Britannica Online, August 2003 |
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"Top kid's health website." – WABC New York, July 2003 |
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"KidsHealth has easy-to-understand articles about some of the most rare and complex medical problems that strike children." – The Wall Street Journal, April 2003 |
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Named one of the "Best Health Sites for Parents" - NickJr.com from Nickelodeon, January 2002 |
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"It's the best (children's health website) overall." – Parenting Magazine, December/January 2001 |
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"A top-notch site." – Dr. Ian Smith of NBC's Today Show, in Dr. Ian Smith's Guide to Medical Websites, December 2001 |
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"Our all-time favorite site for health information on infants, kids, and teens." – Healthcare Online for Dummies, September 2001 |
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Named one of the "25 Great Websites for Families" – Parents Magazine, September 2001 |
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"Best: Kids' interactive My Body tutorial." – Forbes Magazine, Summer 2001 |
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"TeensHealth is a rock-solid health information site." – PC Magazine, November 2000 |
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"The most remarkable thing about KidsHealth is that nearly every topic is covered for both parents and children." – FamilyPC Magazine, August 2000 |
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"The Best Health Site on the Net for and about Kids." – Net-mom Jean Amour Polly's Net-Mom's Internet Kids & Family Yellow Pages |
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Named one of the 5 "Best Sites of 2000" (out of 5,000 sites considered) – Tribune Media's Barbara Feldman |