Public
Policy
The Minnesota Chapter of American Academy of Pediatrics has 2008 Legislative policy positions on the following topics:
Access - MN-AAP supports universal access and coverage to quality, comprehensive healthcare for all children, adolescents, and pregnant women.
Booster Seats and Primary Seatbelt Enforcement - MN-AAP supports expansion of Minnesota’s child passenger safety law.
Mental Health - MN-AAP supports efforts to increase access to children’s mental health services.
Obesity - MN-AAP supports efforts to prevent childhood obesity.
Early Childhood Education - MN-AAP supports initiatives that support access to early childhood education.
Graduated Drivers License - MN-AAP supports legislation to strengthen Minnesota’s existing Graduated Drivers License law to prevent injury and reduce deaths among young drivers.
Immunizations - MN-AAP opposes legislation that hinders access to vaccines and deters parents from vaccinating their children.
Interoperable Health Record - MN-AAP will support efforts to develop interoperable electronic medical records.
The Chair of the Public Policy Committee is Megan
Jennings, MD.
The staff lobbyist for the chapter is Sara
Noznesky.
The Public Policy Committee manages the advocacy agenda of the Minnesota chapter.
This committee, together with the chapter lobbyist:
- tracks
introduced legislative bills during the legislative
session,
locates chapter members to testify on issues that impact pediatric healthcare,
works with and/or develops coalitions on
broad healthcare issues, and
- provides
a forum for members to talk to their legislators
on issues that matter to them.
The committee crafts a Legislative Agenda and submits it to the Board of Directors.
The committee then implements the approved Legislative Agenda.
Find
your legislator: http://maps.commissions.leg.state.mn.us/website/districts/
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