Advocacy

• In the wake of the AAP having endorsed H.R. 2236, the Breastfeeding Promotion Act, we've posted a model letter on the AAP Federal Advocacy website that FAAPs can send to urge their Representative to cosponsor the bill! This bill desperately needs

  more sponsors to survive.

   

  You can visit http://aap.grassroots.com/breastfeedingpromotionact/ and personalize the letter however you wish. Your letter will then go directly to your Member of Congress. You may need to log on to the Members Only Center to be able to view this page. Please be aware that this is for AAP Members only. 

   

  Look forward to more legislative activities in the future!

   
• To find your:

- U.S. Nevada Senators

- U.S. Nevada Representative

• To find out where you are registered (or to register) to vote, check out: Silver State 08

• Check out the National AAP Advocacy Page to see what our parent group is up to at the National level

• To help with the Nevada Immunization Coalitions, check out: Immunize Nevada (Northern and Southern areas)

Or contact Dr. Echezona Ezeanolue who is a member of the SNIC and participates at the State level

• A small group of young physicians met with the Southern Nevada Immunization Coalition (SNIC) on Feb. 26th to develop a plan of action to improve immunization rates in our state

  The goals we decided upon are:

  1. Advocacy for our issues at the State and Local levels
  2. Reimbursement issues - especially related to vaccine cost coverage
  3. Advertising and Public Education on the importance of immunizing
  4. Improving communication with the State Immunization Coalition, and improved VFC enforcement and vaccine dispersal
  5. How to involve more Pediatricians in the above process

  An Upcoming meeting in May or June plans to address the Advocacy and Communication issues with speakers from the State and SNIC, as well as Lobbyists from the larger vaccine companies.

  To help us, please contact Dr. Lisa Glasser at drglasser@drglasser.com

   

• A Children's Hospital in Nevada?

It is possible... If we work together to make our patients' needs known!
There is a small coalition growing, but we need more participation to be heard.

To add your voice, contact:

John Gosche, MD
Chief, Division of Pediatric Surgery, UNSOM

2040 W. Charleston Blvd., Ste. 601
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Ofc. 702-671-2373
email: jgosche@medicine.nevada.edu

 

Nevada Chapter, American Academy of Pediatrics
2040 West Charleston Blvd
Las Vegas, NV 89102
Voice (702) 671-2231