NYS AAP – Chapter 2
President’s Message – January 2019
December Chapter Executive Committee Meeting
On December 13th we held our quarterly Chapter business meeting at NYU Winthrop Hospital. In addition to regular business, a representative from the American Dairy Association spoke about the role of dairy in pediatric nutrition, the director of NYC Early Intervention educated us about accessing EI, and the NYS AAP Director of Policy, Advocacy & External Relations, Elie Ward, discussed the NY State Patient Centered Medical Home. Important information about the NY State PCMH will be posted soon, so please visit our website for updates. Value Based Payment is coming and all practices need to know about new payment paradigms and requirements. If you would like to attend an upcoming Chapter meeting, please email our Executive Director, Jessica Geslani, at jgeslani@aap.org.
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E-Cigarettes in Suffolk County
Earlier in the day on December 13th Chapter Legislative Committee members, Dr. Eve Krief and Chapter V.P. Dr. Shetal Shah, and I had the opportunity to speak before the Suffolk County Legislature Health Committee to advocate for a ban on flavored e-cigarettes. Flavored e-cigarettes are very appealing to young people and there is little awareness that the products contain nicotine and are addicting. There was a huge turnout from every vaping establishment in the county and the measure was tabled by the committee. A week later the county unanimously passed a resolution to raise the fines for selling e-cigarettes to those under 21. Work on this important issue also offered the Chapter a unique opportunity to partner with other community-minded organizations, such as the Suffolk County Principals Association and the Campaign for Tobacco Free Kids.
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Healthy People 2020 Grant Program
The topic of the 2019 Healthy People 2020 Grant Program for Chapters is School Success: Health and Safety. Five chapters will be selected by May 31st and awarded $20,000 each, supported by the AAP Friends of Children Fund, to develop and implement innovative programs. View the Request for Proposals and Application via the link above. Applications are due March 29th. If you have an idea for a Grant Program, please contact Jessica Geslani at jgeslani@aap.org. The Chapter may only support one grant application each year.
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AAP Election Results and Changes in Bylaws
Call for Mentors!
- The time commitment is approximately 1 hour per month, (this can be in person or via phone, facetime, skype, etc.)
- We are seeking a diverse group of individuals who want to make a difference in the careers of our early career pediatricians.
NYS AAP – Chapter 2 & 3 Gun Violence Prevention Committee
NYS AAP – Chapter 2 & 3 Opioid Crisis Committee
NYS AAP Policy Statement on Marijuana
National AAP Committee Members – Call for Nominations
- Committee on Adolescence (COA): 1 position
- Committee on Child Health Financing: 2 positions
- Committee on Coding and Nomenclature (COCN): 1 position
- Committee on Drugs: 1 position
- Committee on Fetus and Newborn (COFN): 2 positions
- Committee on Medical Liability and Risk Management: 2 positions
- Committee on Native American Child Health: 2 positions
- Committee on Pediatric AIDS (COPA): 3 positions
- Committee on Pediatric Research: 2 positions
- Committee on Practice & Ambulatory Medicine (COPAM): 3 positions
- Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health (COPACFH): 2 positions