The following AAP policy statements were published in the August Pediatrics:
Issues Related to Human Immunodeficiency Virus Transmission in Schools, Child Care, Medical Settings, the Home, and Community
- Committee on Pediatric AIDS and Committee on Infectious Diseases
Folic Acid for the Prevention of Neural Tube Defects
- Committee on Genetics
Ultraviolet Light: A Hazard to Children
- Committee on Environmental Health
Appropriate Boundaries in the Pediatrician-Family-Patient Relationship
- Committee on Bioethics
Sterilization of Minors With Developmental Disabilities
- Committee on Bioethics
Media Education
- Committee on Public Education
Immunization for Native American Children
- Committee on Native American Child Health and Committee on Infectious Diseases
Medicaid Policy Statement
- Committee on Child Health Financing
The full text of AAP policy statements can be accessed on the Pediatrics Web site: www.pediatrics.org.