by Lenore Jarvis | Jun 11, 2021 | Advocacy, Announcements
DC AAP Announcement DC AAP Statement on the District of Columbia Return to School Policy DC AAP strongly supports full-time, in-person learning for children and adolescents in the District. Schools and school-supported programs are fundamental to child and...
by | Dec 1, 2016 | Advocacy, Members in the News
DC AAP Testifies at DC Council Hearing on Federal Immigration Raids Dr. Nathalie Quion, Co-Chair of the DC AAP Immigrant Child Health Committee, provided strong testimony on the health effects on children of Federal Immigration Raids at a November 17th DC Council...
by | Aug 2, 2016 | Advocacy
DC AAP Offers Recommendations To DC Council on Access to Contraception Legislation Dr. Krishna Upadhya, Chairperson of the DC AAP Adolescent Health Working Group, testified on behalf of DC AAP in support of Bill 21-707, the Access to Contraceptives Amendment Act of...
by | Aug 2, 2016 | Advocacy
Chapter Member Testifies on E-cigarette Legislation Dr. Morgan Greenfield, a pediatric resident and member of DC AAP, testified on behalf of the Chapter at a recent D.C. Council public hearing in support of Bill 21-780: Electronic Cigarette Parity Amendment Act of...
by | Jul 12, 2016 | Advocacy
DC AAP Supports DC Council Bills to Reduce Youth Access/Exposure to Tobacco Dr. Krishna Upadhya, Chair of DC AAP’s Adolescent Health Working Group, testified on behalf of DC AAP on Thursday, July 7th at a DC Council hearing in support of the “Prohibition Against...
by | May 1, 2016 | Advocacy
DC AAP Supports Joyful Markets and Teen Pregnancy Prevention Programs at DC Budget Hearing On April 12th, DC AAP members Dr. Yael Smiley and Dr. Ankoor Shah testified on behalf of DC AAP at the DC Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services’ Fiscal Year 2017...
