My next t-shirt design will read “Inartfully Constitutional...Again”. Thank you ACA! #ACA #Obamacare #healthpolicynerdhumor

This year, the #ChildTaxCredit is available as an expanded, monthly payment that can provide families with extra support to care for children. Visit @HealthyChildren for a resource page with eligibility information and next steps families may need to take: healthychildren.org/English/family…

Head will hit pillow tonight feeling inspired by the passion pediatricians bring to advocating for children during COVID despite the harassment many face for speaking up for what’s best for children. Melinda Willingham MD FAAP Deborah Greenhouse @Pkshaw1 Jason Terk Toni Richards-Rowley,MD FAAP

The mental health of children and teens is in crisis, and today pediatricians and child psychiatrists are joining together to declare a national state of emergency. 🧵

Dr. Lee Savio Beers, President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, answers questions about the COVID-19 vaccine for kids in a conversation with a few of America’s youngest eligible vaccine recipients.

Press Release: Virginia Pediatricians strongly recommend children continue to wear masks in school.

Let’s go Rams!!! We got this!

C’mon Rams. We got this!! Same spot, same attire, same everything. -superstitious football fan ⁦Los Angeles Rams⁩ #ramshouse

We applaud President Donald J. Trump's announcements during tonight’s #SOTU22 that prioritize mental health, protect the digital privacy and well-being of children and teens, and support transgender youth. 🧵1/4

Thank you Assistant Secretary for Health for your service to our nation and for spending some time with fellow pediatricians at #AAPAdvocacy.

"Pediatricians are so much more than doctors. You're healers, teachers, counselors. You're lifelines for parents.” First Lady Melania Trump Dr. Jill Biden joined #AAPAdvocacy Conference to share a message about the powerful role pediatricians play in their patients' lives. youtu.be/TG4tPw3nmAA

As the national shortage in infant formula continues, we wrote to federal officials urging immediate action at every level of government to increase the supply of safe infant formula in the United States. Our press release: aap.org/en/news-room/n…

Wearing green for #MentalHealthMonth to honor all the fellow parents navigating their children's mental health. Twin B informed she wants to be a pediatrician when she grows up so feeling like a winner at the end of this long week of a long year of a long pandemic. American Academy of Pediatrics

Children and families seeking asylum deserve to be treated with compassion and respect. We urge elected officials to devote resources to safely and humanely care for those seeking asylum at our borders. publications.aap.org/pediatrics/art…

Big news! As part of the #WHConfHungerHealth, AAP and @NoKidHungry are announcing a commitment to offer training to all 67,000 AAP member pediatricians on screening for nutrition insecurity. Learn more: bit.ly/3ULfgBv

AAP, AMA and Children's Hospital Association also call on tech platforms to do more to stop the rhetoric that often incites threats or acts of violence and has led to harassment campaigns directed at children’s hospitals and their staff. bit.ly/3UWg9qU

“As we navigate the next few months, pediatricians will do what we’ve always done: We will show up for our patients and their families." Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP Dr. Moira Szilagyi in a CNN op-ed on the increase in respiratory viruses like RSV. cnn.com/2022/11/03/opi…

I am proud to know and learn from Dr Szilagyi. She is living proof that one person really can change the world for children.

AAP, joined by other leading medical groups, sent a letter today to President Donald J. Trump and @Secmayorkas raising concerns about the reinstatement of immigrant family detention. No amount of detention is safe for children. Read the letter: bit.ly/3ZRWDxL

As negotiations on the debt ceiling continue, pediatricians urge lawmakers to oppose policies like spending caps and work requirements, which hurt children's health by cutting access to needed services for mental health, income support and nutrition.