March 2023 Vaccine Corner
Maria Huang, MD, FAAP Happy March! In like a lion, out like a lamb lion…let’s continue our “roaring” efforts to improve immunization rates for Washington kids! Needle anxiety is a […]
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WCAAP Can Help Improve Your Vaccination Rates
Join our 2023 WA-CHIP Immunizations Learning Collaborative WCAAP’s child health improvement partnership (WA-CHIP) can help your clinic improve child and adolescent vaccines in ways we know are efficient AND effective. […]
Washington’s AAP Suicide Prevention Ambassador Program
Lelach Rave, MD, FAAP The AAP and the AFSP (American Foundation for Suicide Prevention) have embarked on a new collaborative venture, the Suicide Prevention Ambassador Program. The program will be […]
Working Families Tax Credit applications are now open!
From now through Dec. 31, 2023, individuals and families can apply for the Working Families Tax Credit. There are three ways to apply: The quick Eligibility Assistant can help families […]
Seeking a Chapter Oral Health Advocate
Chapter Oral Health Advocates (COHAs) are pediatricians or pediatric dentists appointed by their AAP Chapter President to work in their state and community to support oral health. COHAs work hard […]
Keeping Children Safe in the Car: Reminders & Resources
Cesi VelezProject ManagerWA Child Passenger SafetyBonney Lake Police Department In Washington State, motor vehicle crashes took 29 lives of children 0-12 years old in years 2019-2021. Almost half of these […]
Caring for the Hospitalized Adolescent: New AAP Guidance
Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, FAAPProfessor Department of Pediatrics, Adolescent Medicine DivisionAdjunct Professor Orthopedics and Sports MedicineSeattle Children’s Hospital, University of WashingtonMember, Executive Committee Section on Integrative Medicine American Academy […]
Inside a Children’s Hospital: Three Lessons from the ‘Tripledemic’
Kari Jones, MDPediatric HospitalistProvidence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital The Fall 2022 ‘tripledemic’ was like a sports fan wave in a stadium. It looks small in scope from across the field, […]
Vaccine Corner
Maria Huang, MD, FAAPWCAAP Vaccine Committee Co-ChairTrustee, Washington Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Happy New Year 2023! Will you make one of your New Year’s resolutions to improve […]
At Last: BHI Start Up Grants for Pediatric Primary Care!
In the 2022 legislative session, WCAAP members advocated for – and secured – $2 million in funding from the state for 10 pediatric primary care clinics to build behavioral health […]