WA-CHIP Working to Increase Vaccinations
Washington’s child health improvement partnership, WA-CHIP, which is led by WCAAP, is working on multiple fronts to improve child health. The First Year Families arm of the partnership focuses on […]
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Washington State DOH Well-Child Campaign
DOH is launching a media campaign to encourage families to resume well-child visits and check-ups.
Will COVID-19 Cases Rise After Spring Break?
WCAAP vice president Dr. Beth Ebel spoke with the Seattle Times about the potential for increased COVID-19 infections as families in the Seattle area return from spring break vacations.
Vaccine Committee Update: Resources!
Kristi Rice, MD, FAAPCo-chair, WCAAP Vaccine Committee The WCAAP Vaccine committee has been busy coordinating and assisting in many efforts. Over the last year, members have been meeting with the […]
Be Alert for MIS-C, Uncommon but Serious Inflammation in Post-COVID Kids
Whitney Kopp, MDProvidence Sacred Heart Children’s Hospital What began as a fever for seven-year-old Harmony quickly revealed itself as something much more dangerous, a symptom of a rare pediatric condition […]
Vaccinating Our Community: OBCC on the Move
Q&A with Shaquita Bell, MD, FAAPOdessa Brown Children’s Clinic When did you start doing mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinics and what motivated you? We started doing mobile vaccine clinics last spring. […]
Handling hesitancy: How to help uncertain families decide about their kids’ COVID-19 vaccine
Brian L. Simmerman, MD, FAAP Providence Medical Park Pediatrics As expected, the FDA authorized COVID-19 vaccine for children aged 5-11 and the CDC added its recommendation, making kids in our […]
WA-CHIP’s Champions for Youth Steering Committee: Working Together to Promote Vaccinations, Improve Behavioral Health
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, […]
COVID-19 Updates
A quick round-up of updates on COVID-19 guidance and resources from AAP, WCAAP, DOH, and the WMC. New Guidance from AAP The AAP has recently released new and updated guidance […]
WCAAP Members Tells KIRO 7 about Spike in Unvaccinated Pregnant Women
Dr. Elizabeth Meade practices at Swedish Medical Center in Seattle. “Our experience in the hospital has changed wildly over the last few weeks with delta variant in terms of the […]