Noteworthy
Fruit Juice in Infants, Children, and Adolescents: Current Recommendations
Historically, fruit juice was recommended by pediatricians as a source of vitamin C and as an extra source of water for healthy infants and young children as their diets expanded to include solid foods with higher renal solute load. It was also sometimes recommended...
Call for Chapter Awards nomination
Each year, the Chapter takes an opportunity to recognize exceptional members who focus their skills and passions on improving LA AAP and the health of Louisiana’s children and community. If you know a colleague that exemplifies one of the Chapter Awards below, please...
Gov. Edwards Announces NGA Partnership to Reduce Child Hunger in LA
BATON ROUGE — Gov. John Bel Edwards announced that the National Governors Association Center for Best Practices (NGA Center) chose Louisiana among only 10 states to participate in a learning lab on state strategies to reduce childhood hunger. “I am excited for my...
Project I-SCRN: Improving Screening, Connections with families, and Referral Networks
Project I-SCRN is a year-long learning collaborative designed to provide pediatric practices with the strategies, tools, and resources needed to increase rates of screening, referral, and follow-up for developmental milestones, autism, maternal depression, social...
2017 Leonard P. Rome CATCH Visiting Professorships Call for Applications!
All application materials must be submitted by Wednesday, May 17, 2017. The purpose of this program is to promote advocacy for children and advance the field of community pediatrics. Up to 8 accredited pediatric residency programs will be provided with a maximum of...