The following are published in the January issue of Pediatrics. The full text of these documents can be accessed on the AAP Policy website: www.aappolicy.org.
Allergy Testing in Childhood: Using Allergen-Specific IgE Tests
— A clinical report from the AAP Section on Allergy and Immunology (see related article on page 30)
The Importance of Play in Promoting Healthy Child Development and Maintaining Strong Parent-Child Bond: Focus on Children in Poverty
— A clinical report from the AAP Council on Communications and Media and the Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health (see related article on page 31)
Comprehensive Health Evaluation of the Newly Adopted Child
— A clinical report from the AAP Council on Foster Care, Adoption and Kinship Care (see related article on page 17)
Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health
— A policy statement from the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health; Committee on Early Childhood; and the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (see related article on page 29)
The Lifelong Effects of Early Childhood Adversity and Toxic Stress
— A technical report from the AAP Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health; Committee on Early Childhood; and the Section on Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics (see related article on page 29)
Immunizing Parents and Other Close Family Contacts in the Pediatric Office Setting
— A technical report from the AAP Committee on Practice and Ambulatory Medicine and the Committee on Infectious Diseases (see related article on page 1)
Scope of Health Care Benefits for Children from Birth Through Age 26
— A policy statement from the AAP Committee on Child Health Financing
Endorsement of Health and Human Services Recommendation for Pulse Oximetry Screening for Critical Congenital Heart Disease
— A policy statement from the AAP Section on Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery