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Washington WIC gives families access to nutritious food and provides health screening, risk assessment, nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and referrals to health and social services. The ... Read More
Pediatricians for Climate Action
Alexandra Perkins, MD, MPH Pragya Rai, MD You can’t have healthy kids on a sick planet. There is overwhelming scientific consensus that human activity is causing the planet to warm dangerously ... Read More
Vroom Turns Everyday Moments into Brain-Building Opportunities
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP The constant challenge of balancing work and all of life’s responsibilities can often leave parents wondering if they are doing enough to equip their child for ... Read More
Happy Birthday to Cynthia Shurtleff!
Ed Marcuse, MD, MPH, FAAP All of us who have worked with and for Cynthia Shurtleff recognized her to be a force of nature: “she-who-must -be-obeyed”! And we all did -- including that curmudgeon ... Read More
Changemaker: Frederick P. Rivara MD, MPH, FAAP
Beth Ebel, MD, MSc, MPH, FAAP Co-chair, WCAAP Legislative Committee Dr. Fred Rivara, MD, MPH, FAAP, was honored as one of the top “50 Changemakers of Public Health” by the University of Washington ... Read More
WA-CHIP Demonstrates Improvement in Missed Vaccine Opportunities
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP’s WA-CHIP (Washington Child Health Improvement Partnership) Adolescent Vaccination Learning Collaborative has seen great efforts put forth by our nine ... Read More
COVID-19 Vaccine Update from the WA State DOH: Health Officials Need to Hear from You!
Danielle Koenig Health Promotion Supervisor Center for Public Affairs Washington State Department of Health The Department of Health turned in its interim COVID-19 vaccine distribution plan to ... Read More
COVID-19 Community Pediatrics Meetings: November 10 and 17
On November 10th Testing Updates: we’ll be joined by Dr. Marc Del Beccaro, COVID Testing Strategy Lead for Public Health – Seattle & King County, to discuss COVID testing as we head toward the ... Read More
Children and Adolescents’ Rising Behavioral Health Needs
Sarah Rafton, MSW Executive Director, WCAAP In my five years at WCAAP, I have heard from members in every corner of the state that kids’ access to timely behavioral health care is one of the most ... Read More
Advocacy Update: WCAAP Is Covering the State
Jennifer Donahue Communications Manager, WCAAP Since June, WCAAP members have held Zoom meetings with 33 legislators from all corners of Washington, laying the groundwork for success in the 2021 ... Read More