Advocating for children, adolescents, families, and all who care for kids
Colleen McCarty, MPH, Program Manager WCAAP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee gathered together on November 29th, 2023 for an in-person summit to discuss the group’s goals and focus for the […]
Sophia O’Hara, Program Manager This year, WCAAP partnered with two, ninth-grade Foss High School biology classes to promote vaccine literacy and vaccination rates among adolescents. Students completed a unit on […]
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 […]
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 […]
In this podcast, WCAAP board member Cora Collette Breuner, MD, MPH, speaks about the safety and efficacy of herbs and supplements in children and adolescents, including combinations that should be […]
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee, an integral component of our Child Health Improvement Partnership (WA-CHIP) has been a critical place for primary care providers, […]
Ariana Salaiz Program Manager, WCAAP WCAAP, in collaboration with WithinReach and DOH, created postcards, letters, and a social media toolkit to help clinics and schools raise awareness about the importance […]
Claudia Douglas, MD Yolanda Evans, MD, MPH, FAAP The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a significant increase in disordered eating in the United States. The rise in eating disorders is […]
Dr. Yolanda Evans, Seattle Children’s Adolescent Medicine team These are unusually challenging and stressful times. The COVID-19 pandemic has changed the way humanity lives, upended our patterns for work and […]
Aaron Grigg, MD, FAAP Yakima Valley Farm Workers Clinic – Toppenish As with many practices, we have started “seeing our patients” over the phone initially with a plan to roll […]
