WIAAP: National expertise. Local Impact. Making a difference, one child at a time.
Our mission is to assure optimal health and safety for Wisconsin’s children and their families through advocacy and collaboration with child interest groups, and to give support to Wisconsin pediatricians that enables them to continue to be the most effective providers of health care to children.
On February 9, 2010, AAP President Judith S. Palfrey, MD, FAAP, joined First Lady of the United States Michelle Obama at the launch of her national “Let’s Move!” campaign to reduce childhood obesity rates in the United States. The AAP is proud to partner with the White House, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the U.S. Department of Education, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture in this new initiative, and commends First Lady Michelle Obama for drawing national attention to this staggering health burden on our nation’s youth. MORE…
NEW AAP facebook Page :(posted Feb 11, 2010 )
Search "facebook" for "American Academy of Pediatrics Department of Government Affairs" to get the latest advocacy information.
Draft Materials Due to WIAAP: March 15th, 2010
Submission Deadline to AAP: March 30th, 2010
CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR AWARDS:
AAP Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents’ Strengths(posted Feb 11, 2010)
The AAP Adolescent Health Partnership Project is announcing a Request for Applications (RFA) for a new initiative, the Promising Practices Award for Promoting Adolescents’ Strengths. This award program seeks to recognize programs, groups and individual pediatricians who have made an innovative contribution to the promotion of positive adolescent health messages, health care services and practice management activities. This recognition program also will help identify and promote promising practices that incorporate positive youth development strategies or focus on improving the perception of youth among colleagues. Pediatricians, adolescent specialists and other health care professional are encouraged to apply for this recognition award to showcase a specific project or activity that promotes a positive vision of adolescent health. MORE INFO …
Nominations/Applications
Due to WIAAP: Feb 16th, 2010
Nominations/Applications
Due to AAP: March 1st, 2010
Job Lewis Smith Award: The COCP's national award recognizing outstanding community service for children through teaching, public service, and innovations in patterns of patient care.
Local Heroes Awards: The COCP recognizes two pediatricians (one man, one woman) through community action and advocacy for children in their local communities.
Nominations Due By : April 5th, 2010
Awards Presented: May 22th, 2010
2010 Abraham Jacobi Award (posted Feb 20, 2010)
The AAP has released the Call for Nominations for the Abraham Jacobi Award, which is jointly sponsored by the AAP and AMA and awarded during the NCE. MORE INFO …
Nominations Due By: May 31st, 2010
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