Registration is open for the virtual 2021 AAP Advocacy Conference (formerly named the Legislative Conference) which will take place April 11 – 13, 2021. Join AAP for this year’s virtual conference and learn how to become a strong voice for children! Participants will hear from distinguished guest speakers, attend advocacy skills-building workshops and learn about timely policy […]
It is with heavy hearts that MNAAP shares the news of the passing of Chapter Lobbyist Eric Dick. The chapter learned earlier this week that Eric had passed away at his home. No additional details have been provided at this time. Eric served as the chapter’s legislative liaison for more than a decade, providing crucial […]
Dec. 14, 2020 (St. Paul, MN) – As the distribution of the long-awaited COVID-19 vaccine draws near now that the first vaccine has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MNAAP) is urging all adults […]
The Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics came together on behalf of the more than 2 million children in their states in a joint letter to Governors Walz, Burgum, and Noem. Pediatricians are deeply concerned about an increased spread of COVID-19 throughout the holidays, which could result in […]
As Minnesota pediatricians, our utmost concern is for the health and wellbeing of children, both here within our state and elsewhere in the world. Recent findings published in Pediatrics by MNAAP member Charles Oberg, MD, MPH, FAAP, and others, rightly calls out the treatment of migrant children crossing the southern border of the United States, including sleep […]
