Work Groups

Get Involved with Our Current Work Groups:

Child Safety

Chairs: Andrew Kiragu, MD
MNAAP support: Melissa DeBilzan
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Immunizations

Chair: Dawn Martin, MD
MNAAP support: Katherine Cairns
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Behavioral Health

Chair: Ria Bardhan, MD
MNAAP support: Katherine Cairns
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Poverty/Disparities

Chairs: Tom Scott, MD and Rachel Tellez, MD
MNAAP support: Melissa DeBilzan
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Public Policy

Chair: Sue Berry, MD
MNAAP support: Melissa DeBilzan

Membership and Communications

MNAAP support: Bethany Venable

Finance and Personnel

Chair: Eileen Crespo, MD
MNAAP support: Melissa DeBilzan

Initiatives

Update on E-cigarette or Vaping Product Use Associated Lung Injury in Minnesota

In the summer of 2019, the pulmonologists at Children’s Minnesota treated and reported the first cases of e-cigarette, or vaping, product use–associated lung injury (EVALI) in Minnesota. By the beginning of December 2019, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) had received more than 2,290 reports of EVALI (including 34 deaths) from all state […]

Advocacy

Join us at the Celebrate Immunization Rally at the Capitol!

Join us at the Celebrate Immunization Rally at the Capitol! Tuesday, February 18, 2020 (from 11-11:30 a.m.) will be the state’s biggest show of support for immunizations and their power to protect every Minnesota community from vaccine-preventable diseases. Stand alongside parents and other medical providers at the Minnesota State Capitol rotunda for the Celebrate Immunization Rally! MNAAP is a […]