Policy Statements:

Prevention of Pediatric Overweight and Obesity
(A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on February 1, 2007)
Date: Pediatrics August 2003 112 (2): 424-430
Committee on Nutrition

Clinical Reports:

Update of Newborn Screening and Therapy for Congenital Hypothyroidism
Date: Pediatrics June 2006 117 (6): 2290-2303
Section on Endocrinology, Committee on Genetics, and the American Thyroid Association Committee on Public Health

Screening for Retinopathy in the Pediatric Patient with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus
(A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on May 1, 2009)
Date: Pediatrics July 2005 116 (1): 270-273
Sections on Endocrinology and Ophthalmology

Prevention and Treatment of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Children with
Special Emphasis on American Indian and Alaska Native Children
Date: Pediatrics electronic pages October 2003 112 (4): e328 - e347
Committee on Native American Child Health and the Section on Endocrinology (.pdf file - 20 pages)
(A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published January 1, 2009)

AAP Endorsed Documents:

The Endocrine Society "Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia Due to Steroid 21 - Hydroxylase Deficiency"
Pediatrics Vol. 126 No. 5 November 2010, pp. 1051 (doi:10.1542/peds.2010-2183)
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;126/5/1051?rss=1
The Report is available from the Endocrine Society Website at:
http://www.endo-society.org/guidelines/upload/FINAL-Standalone-CAH-guideline.pdf

Consensus Statement on Management of Intersex Disorders
Pediatrics Vol. 118 No. 2 August 2006, pp. e-488-e500 (doi:10.1542/peds.2006-0738)
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/cgi/content/full/pediatrics;118/2/e488

The American Diabetes Association "Safe at School Statement of Principles" February 2006
http://aappolicy.aappublications.org/misc/Safe_at_School.dtl
The Report is available from the American Diabetes Association Web site at: http://www.diabetes.org/living-with-diabetes/parents-and-kids/diabetes-care-at-school/safe-at-school/

American Diabetes Association Consensus Statement
Type 2 Diabetes in Children and Adolescents
The Report is available from the American Diabetes Association Web site at: http://care.diabetesjournals.org/cgi/reprint/23/3/381.pdf (.pdf file)

National Diabetes Education Program
Helping the Student with Diabetes Succeed: A Guide for School Personnel
2010
The Guidelines are available form the National Diabetes Education Program Web site at:
http://ndep.nih.gov/diabetes/pubs/Youth_NDEPSchoolGuide.pdf

AAP Related Documents:

Introduction to the Newborn Screening Fact Sheets
Date: Pediatrics September 2006 118(3): 1304-1312
Committee on Genetics
(A statement of reaffirmation was published on March 1, 2011)

Newborn Screening Fact Sheets
Date: Pediatrics September 2006 118(3): e934-e963
Committee on Genetics
(A statement of reaffirmation was published on March 1, 2011)

Prevention of Rickets and Vitamin D Deficiency in Infants, Children and Adolescents
Date: Pediatrics November 2008 122(5) 1142-1152
Section on Breastfeeding and Committee on Nutrition

Radiation Disasters in Children
(A Statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published May 1, 2007)
Date: Pediatrics June 2003 111(6): 1455-1466
Committee on Environmental Health

Affirmation of Value:

Care of Girls and Women with Turner Syndrome: A Guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group - October 2008

On October 7, 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics determined that the following clinical practice guideline may be of educational value to its members: Care of Girls and Women With Turner Syndrome: A Guideline of the Turner Syndrome Study Group. J Clin Endocrinol Metab.2007;92(1):10-25. Available at: http://jcem.endojournals.org/cgi/content/full/92/1/10. Note: With the affirmation of value of this publication, the American Academy of Pediatrics statement "Health Supervision for Children With Turner Syndrome" (Pediatrics.2003;111[3]:692-702) was retired as of October 2008.

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