Advocating for children, adolescents, families, and all who care for kids
Dear WCAAP Members, The Washington State Health Care Authority has drafted a waiver application to the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to expand coverage and access, advance whole-person care, […]
Did you know that most cancer patients in their 20s should be referred to a pediatric cancer center for treatment rather than an adult one? Yet the pediatric oncologists routinely talk […]
Rishi Mistry, ARNP The trustees of the Washington Chapter of the AAP extend their sincere thanks to Rishi Mistry, ARNP, for his dedication and service not only to WCAAP, but […]
David John Joosten, MD, PediatricianProvidence Medical Group, Spokane The diagnoses of anxiety and depression have increased more than two- to three-fold in our pediatric practice. Social and financial insecurities are […]
Michael Barsotti, MD, FAAPPresident, WCAAP Each year, as winter begins to loosen its grip, we predictably begin to look forward to the regrowth that spring promises. Similarly, as the frenzy […]
Recent years in the U.S. have been marked by increasing numbers of abhorrent violent actions inflicted by whites on Black Indigenous People of Color (BIPOC) and socially marginalized people. A […]
Washington State Department of Health For immediate release: May 18, 2022 Resources for families and caregivers OLYMPIA – The nationwide infant formula shortage has caused stress for many families. The […]
Spring Washington State Firearm Tragedy Prevention (FTPN) meeting is May 18 – join us! When: Wednesday, May 18, 2022, 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. PST Where: Virtual (Zoom) – register […]
During GiveBIG, a statewide fundraising campaign, individuals and organizations come together across Washington to invest in nonprofit organizations that serve our communities. GiveBIG technically ends May 4th, but you can still contribute! […]
MaryKate Cardon, DNP, BSN, RN Co-Director, Northwest Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit University of Washington There are new changes and challenges that impact the ongoing concern of pediatric lead exposure. […]
