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Prevention & Public Health Special Interest Group

BACKGROUND

The Prevention and Public Health Special Interest Group (SIG) is jointly supported by the Council on Community Pediatrics and the Section on Epidemiology. The SIG promotes public health approaches to child health and collaboration between pediatricians and public health professionals.

GOALS

Education: Develop and promote educational resources that integrate public health approaches and clinical medicine.
Policy: Develop and implement AAP policy that integrates public health approaches and clinical medicine.
Collaboration: Provide collaboration opportunities between pediatricians and public health professionals that advance child health.

CURRENT ACTIVITIES

The Prevention and Public Health SIG is currently developing a new policy statement on the Intersections between Public Health and Pediatrics. The SIG is also revising the Pediatrician's Role in Community Pediatrics policy statement.

RESOURCES

Primary Care and Public Health: Exploring Integration to Improve Population Health Institute of Medicine March 2012

The Pediatrician's Role in Community Pediatrics Pediatrics Vol 115 (4) April 2005

HOW TO JOIN

Current members of the Council on Community Pediatrics are eligible to join the SIG at no additional cost. Please e-mail COCP Staff to join the SIG.

To become a COCP council member, visit the COCP membership page for more information.