AAP Immediate Past President Benjamin D. Hoffman, M.D., FAAP, who is an injury prevention expert, is raising concerns after three Consumer Product Safety Commission members were fired, saying the agency’s work is “invaluable” to protecting children.

Pediatricians across the country have been elected to public office, a role they say allows them to expand their impact on child health and well-being.

The organizations, which represent more than 600,000 physicians, said withdrawing from the WHO will hamper the United States’ ability to predict and respond to major public health emergencies.

After extensive review, the Food and Drug Administration is proposing to remove oral phenylephrine from over-the-counter nasal decongestant products. Public comments about the proposed order will be accepted through May 7, 2025.

President Joe Biden authorized an executive order focusing on improving school-based active shooter drills championed by the AAP.

Plenary speakers Claudia Aristy and Perri Klass, M.D., FAAP, spoke of the importance early literacy plays in a child’s development. They also announced an updated AAP policy statement that offers guidance on how pediatricians can promote literacy development at health supervision visits.

The new data from the Census Bureau also show an increase in uninsured children and continuing racial and ethnic disparities.

Attendees ranked the top 10 resolutions from 54 that were adopted.

More than 100 individual initiatives and referenda will be considered in the Nov. 5 election in the 26 states that permit them.

AAP leaders continue to call for a federal ban on menthol-flavored tobacco products.

Researchers called for lawmakers to enact policy changes and health care providers to assist families with housing insecurity.

Media reports indicate the new rules will be delayed.

Advocacy was a key theme at the 2023 AAP National Conference & Exhibition, with attendees sharing their advocacy messages through a special project and rallying on the National Mall.

About 500,000 eligible individuals across 30 states, many of them children, will regain Medicaid and CHIP coverage after being disenrolled from the programs due to a “system glitch,” according to federal officials.

The death of a 10-month-old child has led to the recall of more than 50,000 water bead activity kits.

By one measure, the 2022 child poverty rate climbed back to pre-pandemic levels at 12.4%, up from 5.2% in 2021.

Recommendations from the committee will be given to FDA leadership for possible action.

A complex milieu of federal, state and local statutes and regulations protect individuals from discrimination during the hiring process and in the workplace. Numerous government agencies are empowered to enforce these laws.

Officials are urging states to fix systems that inadvertently drop eligible children and families from Medicaid and CHIP.

Authors called for pediatricians to advocate for changes.