Working Families Tax Credit Application Opening Soon!
Ellie Graham, MD, FAAP Washington State’s new Working Families Tax Credit can help relieve the impacts of inflation and our regressive state tax structure on lower income working families by […]
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Respiratory Illness Resources from DOH
Attached and below, please find assets available for you to share on your channels and with your networks regarding the recent uptick in respiratory illness and hospital use. We hope […]
Call for Pediatric Inpatient Coverage in Yakima
Washington state is experiencing the same pediatric respiratory surge being felt nationally. All of Washington state pediatric specialty hospitals are surging and are at maximum capacity in order to manage […]
Youth Reproductive Justice
By Claudia Douglas, MD, FAAP and Annie Hoopes, MD, FAAP The three core values of reproductive justice are the right to have a child, the right to not have a […]
Washington Physician Groups Urge Preventive Measures as
ERs See Influx of RSV Patients
Contacts: Cindy SharpeWashington State Medical Association Communicationscindy@wsma.org / 813.244.2883 Jennifer DonahueCommunications Manager, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatricsjdonahue@wcaap.org / 206.713.1087 Brian HunsickerDirector of External Affairs, Washington Academy of Family […]
Giving Tuesday is November 29th!
We’re celebrating! The Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (WCAAP) was recently named Outstanding Chapter (large chapter category) by the American Academy of Pediatrics, and received the AAP’s […]
Your Input Needed: Vaccine Access Survey
WCAAP has been hearing from partners at the Department of Health, Public Health – Seattle & King County, and some of our members that current access for children and teens […]
Encourage COVID-19 Vaccines: Join the Power of Providers Initiative
Staying up to date with COVID-19 vaccines, including boosters, is an important line of protection against severe illness, hospitalization, and death due to COVID-19. It is also critical to protecting […]
Responding to Non-Suicidal Self-Injury in Adolescents
Erik Loraas, MDProgram Director, Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Fellowship SpokaneAssociate Program Director, Psychiatry Residency SpokaneMedical Director, Providence RISE Program Non-suicidal self-injury (NSSI) involves intentional injury that occurs in the absence […]
CATCH Call for Proposals
Community Access to Child Health CATCH Call for Proposals Opens November 1, 2022The Community Access to Child Health (CATCH) Program is a national initiative of the American Academy of Pediatrics […]