...to the homepage of New York Chapter 1 of the American Academy of Pediatrics. AAP New York Chapter 1 represents Pediatricians in the 50 counties of upstate New York. The population in these counties consists of 6,286,792 residents (2000 census; 33% of the state population) with ~1020 pediatricians and pediatric specialists to serve the ~1,571,700 children and teens less than19 years old, and 72,935 births in the Chapter each year.
February 3, 2012:
Dr. Edward Lewis, President of AAP NY1, wrote an op-ed to the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in support of condom distribution in high schools on January 27, 2012.
March 10, 2011:
Check out season 2 of the AAP NY1 podcast, which broadcasts live (at the "Live" link above). Archived videos are here.
April 20, 2011: Update on Expedited Partner Therapy (link)
April 20, 2011: Most parents vaccinate kids and trust their doctors (link)
February 9, 2011: The National AAP has written a letter to Home Away, in response to an offensive advertisement they recently placed. The letter can be found
here.
February 7, 2011: NYS Mental Health Initiative
Adolescent Health Work behavioral health module
Information on the CAP-PC program
Information About Children's Health & Hydrofracking... What You Need to Know for:
January 3, 2011: AAP Healthy Active Living Grant
Congratulations to Steven Cook, MD, who has been awarded an AAP Healthy Active Living Grant funded by the MetLife Foundation. The goal is to increase understanding among parents and/or the broader community regarding the AAP recommendations for obesity prevention.
Academy obesity resources can be found here.