by | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Announcements
American Academy of Pediatrics 2014 President-Elect , Sandra Hassink, MD, FAAP recently made a visit to Children’s National Health System (CNHS). The visit fell during the 2nd Annual Advocacy Month, arranged by the Children’s Pediatric Residency Program...
by | Sep 2, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Hot Topics
by Sherrie Flynt Wallington, PhD Human papillomavirus (HPV) is very common among both men and women. HPV has been found to be associated with several types of cancer: cervical, vulvar, vaginal, penile, anal, and oropharyngeal. Reports from the Centers for Disease...
by | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Announcements
The Healthy Tomorrows Partnership for Children Program (HTPCP) is a cooperative agreement between the federal Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB) and the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). Federal grants of $50,000 per year for up to five years are awarded...
by | Aug 29, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Members in the News
Dr. Paul A. Offit, professor of pediatrics in the division of infectious diseases, and director of the Vaccine Education Center, at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia published an Op-Ed in the New York Times, which discusses poor HPV immunization rates and...
by | Aug 28, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Announcements
The newly created DC AAP Immigrant Health Committee is a group of providers with a common interest in caring for immigrant children and their families. Our goal is to provide support for one another, share resources, advocate for immigrant children, and educate...
by | Aug 28, 2014 | 2014-09-01, Announcements
The U. S. Department of Agriculture finalized changes to the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children (WIC) to further improve the nutrition and health of the nation’s low-income pregnant women, new mothers, infants and young...