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If you would like to join a work group, or if you
have questions about the workgroups, please email childcare@aap.org.
Outreach/Membership: Danette
Glassy, MD (chairperson)
Purview:
- Maintain the AAP Chapter Child Care Contact network
and implement a plan to mentor and support
these Contacts
- Encourage AAP members and eligible affiliate members
to join and remain involved in the Section
Projects:
- Identify/train Chapter Child Care Contacts (CCCCs)
- Communicate quarterly with CCCCs
- Develop and share resources customized for CCCCs
- Develop/implement membership recruitment and orientation efforts
Communications:
Laura Jana, MD (chairperson)
Purview:
- Oversee and provide input on Section communication
vehicles (eg, Web site,
electronic newsletters [E-News], educational handouts to facilitate communications
among members, other AAP groups, and external organizations
Projects:
- Use Section Survey results to develop member opportunities and resources
- Engage members in Section activities by identifying opportunities and sharing them on the Section electronic mailing list or in the quarterly E-News
- Assist in reviewing Web site and publication content
Advocacy: Judy
Romano, MD (chairperson)
Purview:
- Work with the Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption,
and Dependent Care to develop and implement policy
recommendations
- Identify resources and ways to assist Section members to promote
quality child care at all levels
Projects:
- Revise and transform "The Pediatrician's Role"
manual into a Web-based tool
- Develop a plan to implement recommendations in the policy statement
on quality early education and child care
- Work with the CCCCs to help them advance policy that
supports quality early childhood programs at state
and local levels
Research: Linda
Southward, PhD (chairperson)
Purview:
- Work
with the AAP Child Care, Health, and Early Education Research (CHEER) Consortium
to facilitate health surveys and research in child care settings
Projects:
- Maintain a Literature Review and list of published child care and health research
- Compile information on child care and health research projects and identify ways that CHEER and Section members can support this work
- Work in collaboration with the Social Sciences Research Center (SSRC) at Mississippi State University to enhance the existing national datase of licensed child care programs
Training and
Education: Pamela High, MD, MS (chairperson)
Purview:
- Develop and coordinate educational programming (networking,
training opportunities, strategies, and resources)
for all target audiences
Projects:
- Coordinate Section networking meetings and events annually
- Develop session proposals for AAP and other national conferences
- Support Section members to present educational sessions at meetings, conferences, and other venues
Training and
Education: Resident/Medical Student Education Subcommittee:
Krista Smith, MD
Purview:
- Support pediatricians who teach medical students
and residents about early education and child care
Projects:
- Identify opportunities for networking among
faculty and trainees from different programs
- Strengthen linkages with the Resident Section and the Community
Pediatrics Training Initiative
- Compile and share previous and current curricula
Training and Education: NCE
Proposals Planning Subcommittee:
To Be Determined to plan session proposals for the 2009 NCE
Purview:
- Identify topics and develop written session proposals
for Section members and general pediatricians that
can be submitted for presentation at the AAP National Conference and Exhibition
Training and Education: Caregiver
Education:
TBD (chair)
Purview:
- Support and mobilize pediatricians and child health professionals
to provide health and safety education to caregivers and teachers
- Develop proposals, and present at national conference
such as the National Association for the Education
of Young Children (NAEYC) and the National Association
for Family Child Care (NAFCC)
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