Priority Issues
MNAAP Identifies 2023 Legislative Priorities
After reviewing the policy roundtable discussion and discussing key pediatric concerns with MNAAP’s policy co-chairs, the MNAAP Board has identified these legislative priorities for 2023:
- Address social drivers of health
- Support funding for early childhood initiatives
- Promote child, youth and family mental health
- Increase vaccination rates against infectious diseases
- Protect children and youth from firearm violence
MNAAP 2023 Legislative Priorities (PDF)
MNAAP Issues Immunization Policy Statement
The Minnesota Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics (MNAAP) supports all efforts to strengthen immunization laws and eliminate personal belief, non-medical exemptions in Minnesota. Read and download the full 2019 MNAAP Immunization Policy Statement.