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Cedar Neary, MD 3rd Year Resident Providence Physiatry Residency Gender dysphoria is a burgeoning diagnosis, with an estimated prevalence of up to 1% on self-report surveys1. Many children and ... Read More
2021 AAP Advocacy Conference
Jerrold Eichner, MD, FAAP WCAAP Legislative Committee WCAAP Member Engagement Committee The AAP has held a Legislative Conference each year from 1988 to 2019 to educate pediatricians on advocacy, ... Read More
Universal Developmental Screening – An Update from DOH
Marilyn Dold Universal Developmental Screening Consultant Washington State Department of Health WCAAP and the American Academy of Pediatrics place developmental screening right up there with ... Read More
2021 Climate Policy Wins
Alexandra Perkins, MD, MPH Resident | University of Washington Department of Pediatrics Seattle Children's Hospital The 2021 Washington legislative session has wrapped up, and there have been ... Read More
Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit
Ellie Graham, MD, FAAP WCAAP Legislative Committee WCAAP Equitable Care Work Group The Working Families Tax Credit (WFTC), or Recovery Rebate, became a funded law this month with overwhelming ... Read More
WCAAP Legislative Summary – A Tough Journey Together, and Hard-Fought Gains for Kids
Beth Ebel, MD, MSc, MPH, FAAP Co-Chair, WCAAP Legislative Committee Think back to the darkest moments last year. As the legislative session ended in Spring 2020, pediatric providers moved into ... Read More
You’re invited! Early Career Zoom Happy Hour
If you are in the early years of your career and a WCAAP member, we want to connect with you! Join WCAAP’s board Secretary Kim Hauff; Early Career Representative to the board, Amanda Monnahan; ... Read More
New WCAAP Oral Health Resources
Anupama Vijay, MD, FAAP Oral health is an important and often overlooked aspect of pediatric health. Because it is difficult to find the best way to incorporate oral health education into a busy ... Read More
Public Policy and Early Childhood
Danette Glassy, MD, FAAP WCAAP Early Childhood Committee BestStart Washington We all know early experiences are the most powerful in shaping the life-course trajectory of children. Safe, stable, ... Read More
The American Rescue Plan: Cutting Child Poverty in Half
Rupin Thakkar, MD, FAAP Immediate Past President WCAAP Board of Trustees The American Rescue Plan is being called the most ambitious anti-poverty initiative since the New Deal. It is projected to ... Read More