Program areas at AAP
Healthy resilient children - the department provides staff support and technical assistance to national committees, sections, councils, task forces, and work groups that develop policy statements, clinical and technical reports, and other resource materials related to child health and wellness. Several of the current and prior aap strategic priorities fall within the department of child health and wellness: early brain and child development, foster care, medical home, epigenetics, bright futures, head start, obesity, and mental health.
Medical journals - the aap publishes the premier scientific medical journal in pediatric medicine, as well as several other periodicals designed to enable pediatricians and allied health professionals to provide the highest quality healthcare to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.pediatrics circulation 67,193aap news circulation 65,993prep circulation 45,242grand rounds circulation 14,998neoreviews circulation 3,210hospital Pediatrics circulation 3,032
Marketing & publications - the aap develops, markets, designs and publishes over 500 books, manuals, brochures, and other medical publications for use by parents, healthcare professionals and other interested parties on the topics of child and adolescent health.
Other program services include:life support - the aap offers a specialized course that focuses on the resuscitation of newborns so that pediatricians and other allied/emergency healthcare professionals can more effectively serve newborns.public education - the aap disseminates information to schools and the general public regarding advances in preventative healthcare, in such areas as control of disease, disability, environmental hazards, accident prevention, nutrition, mental and emotional disease and child abuse and neglect.community, chapter & state affairs - the department works to foster pediatrician involvement in efforts in their communities to achieve optimal health, safety, and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, develop and sustain strong chapters and districts, and influence state level policy related to health care for infants, children, adolescents and young adults.membership - the aap's members consist of 66,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical sub-specialists and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the optimal health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.cme - the aap offers continuing medical education for pediatric health care professionals to enable them to develop, maintain, and increase their knowledge and skills in pediatric medicine in order to provide the highest quality health care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.education administration - support area for the educational activities of the aap.national meetings - the aap hosts educational conferences that offer the foremost updates on pediatric treatment and research.research - the aap develops condition-specific health-related quality of life measures for infants, children, adolescents and young adults, and their families. The aap also has established a practice-based research network to improve the health of infants, children, adolescents and young adults by conducting collaborative research with over 1700 practitioner members.chief medical officer - the department provides support to the aap committees that focus on disaster preparedness, innovation, and other medical areas.subspecialty Pediatrics - in order to enable the improvement of health care to infants, children, adolescents, and young adults, the department provides: (1) resource materials, staff support, and technical assistance to national committees and sections related to pediatric subspecialties and surgical specialties, (2) oversight to task forces and work groups that develop policy statements, clinical and technical reports, and other resource materials related to the health care provided by pediatric subspecialties and surgical specialties, and (3) support to the aap committees, councils, and sections that focus on practice, socioeconomic, quality improvement, medico-legal, and health technology issues.