Feel free to use these sample social media messages to post during MNAAP’s virtual Pediatricians’ Day at the Capitol 2020, or create your own. Best Practices for Tweeting Keep it short. Twitter allows for 240 characters, but you don’t need to use all of them to get your point across. Use the hashtag #PedsDay2020 to […]
Each day, new details of the spreading COVID-19 virus add to the public uncertainty and anxiety surrounding the disease, commonly referred to as the Coronavirus. Pediatricians can play a role in sharing accurate, up-to-date information with patients and parents to help calm fears and increase understanding of proper disease prevention methods. Join MNAAP sponsor Children’s Minnesota […]
MNAAP advocates for the safety and wellbeing of Minnesota’s children. As part of its commitment to public health, the chapter is canceling Pediatricians’ Day at the Capitol as an in-person event. We encourage members to contact their legislators by phone, email, and Twitter on Monday, March 23 to advocate for the state’s youngest residents. More information, […]
Positive movement on tobacco and nicotine control continued in recent weeks. Legislation to align Minnesota’s tobacco purchase age minimum at 21 with new federal cleared a key Senate committee, and a bill to prohibit the use of tobacco and e-cigarettes in vehicles when children are present was passed by two House committees in recent days. […]
March 2020 Minnesota Pediatrician Word from the President Pro-Immunization Rally Opens Session Network Promotes Positive Approach to Challenging Behaviors Filling the Gap: Doctors and Dentists Coming Together AAP Offering Coding Education Ahead of 2021 Changes Long Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARCs): Beyond Birth Control Pediatric Device Innovation Consortium Addresses Technology Gap Member Profile: Lisa Cinar, MD, […]
