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Campaign for Dental Health Partnership

July 20, 2016
Lily Lou
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The Campaign for Dental Health (CDH) is a network of local children’s and oral health advocates, health professionals, and scientists, who work together to raise public awareness about oral health, emphasizes prevention, and provides accurate science-based information about why...
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The 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book

July 18, 2016
Lily Lou
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The Annie E. Casey Foundation’s 2016 KIDS COUNT Data Book finds today’s youth — Generation Z — are healthier and completing high school on time despite mounting economic inequality and increasingly unaffordable college tuition. Aided by smart policies and investments...
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Facebook Meningitis Awareness Campaign was a huge success!

July 12, 2016
Lily Lou
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Situation American Academy of Pediatrics, Alaska Chapter seeks to increase awareness for Meningitis among pre-teens, teens and their parents in Alaska and increase the number of vaccinations for the disease. It seeks to leverage the power of social networks like Facebook to reach...
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Top 10 Resolutions from the ALF, March 2016

May 03, 2016
Lily Lou
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Medicaid Parity for the Children of Puerto Rico and all US Territories AAP Policy Statement on Personal Belief ( Non medical) exemptions for immunizations Supporting Pediatricians who discharge families who refuse to immunize AAP support of Planned Parenthood’s and other...
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Marijuana Legalization & Regulations

May 03, 2016
Lily Lou
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drugs, marijuana
Alaska passed a ballot measure legalizing marijuana for recreational use in November 2014. ln February 2016, the state finalized its marijuana regulations. Among the notable provisions within the regulation to protect children: Marijuana dispensaries may not be opened not be...
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In the News

  • A Message from AAP President Dr. Sally Goza
  • Subspecialty Day of Action on Tuesday, October 9
  • JUULing: What Pediatricians and Families Need to Know
  • Children’s Health Care Coverage Fact Sheets
  • AAP, ACOG Presidents Urge US To Protect, Promote, Support Breast-Feeding.

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