Spotlight: Pediatric Journeys in Advocacy
The AAP Section on Senior Members (SOSM) along with the Section on Early Career Physicians (SOECP) and the Section on Pediatric Trainees (SOPT) developed an Advocacy Initiative to connect senior […]
Advocacy Updates
Helping to Meet our Members’ Greatest Professional Challenge
Sarah Rafton, MSW Executive Director, WCAAP In the spring, you shared your top professional challenges with WCAAP in our member survey. The greatest professional challenge facing our members today is […]
WCAAP Members Taking Action
WCAAP members and clinics throughout the state are working with schools, public health agencies, and community organizations to meet families’ needs during COVID-19, to improve COVID-19 vaccination rates, and to […]
Advocacy Update: Schedule Your Legislator Meetings!
Amber Ulvenes WCAAP Legislative Liaison Summer is the time of year when we are more engaged with the Governor’s office, state agencies and community partners than we are with legislators. […]
Washington Pediatricians for Climate Action: 2021 Achievements
Nancy Danoff, MD, FAAP Washington Pediatricians for Climate Action In the past year, Washington Pediatricians for Climate Action (WPCA) helped successfully pass a significant bills to address climate change. Throughout […]
Fair Start for Kids Act: Investing in Early Childhood
Edna Maddalena, MA Program Manager, WCAAP The Fair Start for Kids Act provides the largest ever investment in early learning in Washington State’s history. The Fair Start for Kids Act […]
Advocacy Update: What’s Next?
Jennifer Donahue WCAAP Communications Manager With a successful 2021 legislative session behind us, WCAAP’s legislative committee is ready to focus on preparations for the 2022 session. The committee met for […]
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, particularly […]
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 many victories for […]
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 bipartisan […]