Welcome to the Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Web Page. (WI-AAP). The WI AAP is a organized group of over 800 pediatricians located across the state of Wisconsin. Our mission is to be sure that Wisconsin's children are safe and healthy and are growing up to be productive citizens. If you want to see how we can help you to do this in any way, click into the appropriate area on our web page for more information. For membership information visit our Join page. Thank you for your visit.

What's New

Protect Children from Secondhand Smoke
Helping parents to quit smoking and eliminating children’s exposure to secondhand smoke is a national priority. Clinical Effort Against Secondhand Smoke Exposure (CEASE): Development of Framework and Intervention, which appears in the August issue of Pediatrics, outlines the conceptually grounded and focus group-tested CEASE intervention that is now available for implementation in the pediatric outpatient setting.

WIAAP Strategic Plan Update
In July, at your Wisconsin Chapter Board of Directors held their annual retreat. This year they embarked on revising and refining the Chapter’s goals and areas of focus for the next several years. Click here for more details.

AAP Influenza Vaccination Recommendations for 2008-2009 Season
The American Academy of Pediatrics has approved the recommendations to expand the ages for annual influenza vaccination of children to include all youths from 6 months through 18 years of age. The expanded recommendation is to take effect as soon as feasible but no later than the 2009-2010 influenza season. To view the AAP recommendations, please log into the AAP Member Center.

Lipid Screening and Cardiovascular Health in Children
A clinical report from the AAP Committee on Nutrition appears in the July issue of Pediatrics and can also be accessed on the AAP Policy Website.

The information presented on this web site is not intended to replace the medical care and advice of your own pediatrician. Individual pediatricians may vary their treatments based on particular facts and circumstances in each case.