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FYI: CATCH award recipients, new book on puberty, webinar on 2022-’23 flu season

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: June 01, 2022
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Influenza, Puberty
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FYI: CATCH award recipients, new book on puberty, webinar on 2022-’23 flu season
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Trainees get hands-on experience leading campaigns to prevent child injury

James Dodington, M.D., FAAP, and Nishant Pandya, M.D.
Published: June 01, 2022
TOPICS: Advocacy, Community Health Services, Injury, Violence & Poison Prevention
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Trainees for Child Injury Prevention exposes pediatric trainees to public health approaches and community engagement to prevent child and adolescent injuries and violence.
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Drs. Bianchi, Cohn named finalists for Service to America Medals; voting open through July 1

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: May 18, 2022
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Federal Policy, Public Health, Vaccine/Immunization, COVID-19
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Medals are awarded to highlight excellence in the federal workforce. One finalist will receive the People’s Choice Award.
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New ABP president: Engaging with pediatricians, trainees tops list of goals

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor
Published: March 01, 2022
TOPICS: Career Development, Child Care, Community Health Services
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Dr. Schaechter began her tenure on Jan. 1 at the nonprofit that has almost 140 staff and over 400 volunteers.
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Infant formula recalled due to possible health risks

Steve Schering, Staff Writer
Published: January 10, 2022
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Fetus/Newborn Infant, Nutrition, Safety
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The Food and Drug Administration has announced a recall of a brand of infant formula citing nutrition and labeling concerns.
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Newborn care course achieves milestone with digital training, remote facilitation

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor
Published: December 16, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Fetus/Newborn Infant, International Child Health
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ENC Now! overcomes many of challenges that came to light during the pandemic by making education more flexible for learners and reducing the costs.
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Explore practice, learning content on refreshed AAP.org

Trisha Korioth, Staff Writer
Published: October 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Community Pediatrics, Health Information Technology, Patient Education/Patient Safety/Public Education, Teaching/Curriculum Development
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AAP.org homepage gets fresh look, plus two more AAP sites you must visit.
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Project ECHO telementoring program marks milestones, looks toward future

Anne Hegland, Editor in Chief
Published: October 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Community Pediatrics, Telehealth Care, Workforce
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The innovative program, which fosters an all-learn, all-teach approach to education, is marking milestones and setting a course for program expansion.
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AAP CHILD registry approaches pilot test phase

Trisha Korioth, Staff Writer
Published: October 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Electronic Health Records, Evidence-Based Medicine, Research Methods & Statistics, Diversity, equity and inclusion
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The registry will securely collect, store and analyze real-world data.
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CATCH grants reduce health disparities, transform careers

Nina A. Agrawal, M.D., FAAP
Published: October 01, 2021
TOPICS: Adolescent Health/Medicine, Breastfeeding, Community Health Services, Community Pediatrics
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Since 1993, CATCH grants have supported 1,800 pediatricians in every AAP chapter in the U.S.
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Chapters receive grants to help members reach rural, underserved patients via telehealth

from the AAP Department of Community and Chapter Affairs and Quality Improvement
Published: June 01, 2021
TOPICS: Advocacy, Community Health Services, Medical Technology and Advancement, Telehealth Care
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Twelve chapters hosted sessions on topics such as billing, coding and documentation; remote complex care; social and cultural considerations; and technical guidance for integrating telehealth into a practice.
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Fact sheets: Pediatric subspecialty shortages

Trisha Korioth, Staff Writer
Published: May 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Evidence-Based Medicine, Public Health, Workforce
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New state fact sheets estimate how far children in each state must travel to reach 17 types of pediatric subspecialists.
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AAP working to strengthen vaccine delivery system, address hesitancy

Lee Savio Beers, M.D., FAAP, President, American Academy of Pediatrics
Published: April 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Infectious Diseases, Vaccine/Immunization
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Public awareness of vaccine development and distribution is greater than at any time in recent memory.
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NIH studying MIS-C, SARS-CoV-2 impact on children

Trisha Korioth, Staff Writer
Published: April 01, 2021
TOPICS: Community Health Services, Infectious Diseases, Public Health, COVID-19
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The Collaboration to Assess Risk and Identify Long-term Outcomes for Children with COVID program includes three clinical networks.
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Joint policy raises awareness of wide-ranging benefits of child life programs

Nora Crumley, Editorial Intern
Published: December 28, 2020
TOPICS: Child Care, Child Health Financing, Community Health Services
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Child life professionals prepare children and their families for medical procedures by providing coping strategies and focusing on the patient’s emotional well-being.
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Critical outreach to immigrant patients jeopardized during pandemic

Alyson Sulaski Wyckoff, Associate Editor
Published: April 29, 2020
TOPICS: Advocacy, Community Health Services, Immigration, Infectious Diseases, Medical Education
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From the U.S. House of Representatives to a house in suburban Chicago, pediatricians around the country have risen to the challenges posed by the coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic.
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Drug labels include information on use in pediatric patients

the Food and Drug Administration’s Office of Pediatric Therapeutics and Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Division of Pediatric and Maternal Health
Published: April 01, 2020
TOPICS: Advocacy, Child Care, Community Health Services, Community Pediatrics, Complementary & Integrative Medicine, Health Information Technology, Hospital Medicine, Legislation, Medical Education, Medical Technology and Advancement, Patient Education/Patient Safety/Public Education, Pharmacology
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The Physician Labeling Rule outlines the content and format of prescribing information for all new prescription drugs and biologics (and supplemental applications) approved on or after June 30, 2001.
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Chapters Views and News: New resource provides key messages about poverty, child health

from the AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs
Published: March 09, 2016
TOPICS: Advocacy, Community Health Services
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The resource includes messages and communications tips that pediatricians and AAP chapters can use to talk about poverty and child health with policymakers and other decision-makers in their communities.
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AAP calls for concerted action to reduce child poverty; releases new policy

Kristy Kennedy, Correspondent
Published: March 09, 2016
TOPICS: Advocacy, Community Health Services, Medical Home
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Pediatricians should understand the issues poverty creates and connect families with community resources.
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Chapters aim to ensure health system reforms work for pediatrics

AAP Department of Community, Chapter and State Affairs
Publication: AAP News
AAP News (2015) 36 (10): 50.
Published: October 01, 2015
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