Our Mission & Vision
The mission of the Maine Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is to improve the lives of children and adolescents in Maine.
Our vision is to be the leading authority, advocate, and voice for the health of Maine’s children and for the profession of pediatrics.
Maine & MAAP News
- Pediatrician References for care of asylum seekers/refugees
- 2018 Suicide Rate Sheets Now Available
- Maine 2017 Annual Report of Cancer
- From the First Tooth joining newly formed Partnership for Children's Oral Health
- Good Shepherd Food Bank’s Community Health and Hunger Program
- DHHS Intensive Outpatient Program with Triple P (Positive Parenting Program) available to families in multiple counties
Event/Program
- 8th Annual Let's Go! National Obesity Conference - Sept 26-27, 2019
- Child Development and Behavior Conference on July 18 and 19
- Progress In Pediatrics - multi-disciplinary conference at Colby July 8-12
- New Approaches to Allergy Management - Thursday, June 15 at 6pm in So. Portland
- Maine Child Welfare Conference: June 27, 2019
- From The First Tooth: A Dining With The Dentists event for Waldo and Knox Counties
AAP Health Updates
- CDC's Public Health Matters Blog: Here are six things that can ruin your summer fun and simple steps that you can take to prevent them from happening.
- New Oral Health Resources: Tiny Teeth Toolkit
- Early Childhood Adversity, Toxic Stress, and the Role of the Pediatrician: Translating Developmental Science Into Lifelong Health
- The Role of Pediatricians in Global Health
- The Effects of Armed Conflict On Children
- Clinical Practice Guidelines Outline Use of Intravenous Fluids for Children
AAP & National News
- Addressing Food Insecurity: A Toolkit for Pediatricians
- The National Safe Environment for Every Kid (SEEK) Study - recruiting practices
- New Tipsheet from the Maine CDC
- AAP president urges tech companies to combat vaccine misinformation online
- New Oral Health Resources: Tiny Teeth Toolkit
- State Advocacy FOCUS Statements on Gun Safety from the National AAP
MMC Pediatric Residents and Faculty attend Tri-state AAP Advocacy Summit at Dartmouth
From left to right, Advocacy Summit attendees: Ryan Donohue, MD, Chris Rogers, MD, Faculty members Amanda Brownell, MD and Pam Dietz, MD, Chief Resident Amy Stepp MD, Heather Daigle MD, Emily Keller MD, Catherine Ezzio MD, and MAAP VP Deborah Hagler, MD (not pictured).
The group from ME, NH and VT met with AAP President Elect Kyle Yatsuda, MD who delivered a talk #putKids1st and Ben Hoffman, MD who talked about advancing this new tri-state collaborative. Maine will likely host this summit in 2019.
Senator Rebecca Millett Receives Maine Chapter, AAP Legislator of the Year Award - Senator Millett focused attention on legislation improving childhood health and safety including L.D. 40 drinking water at all Maine schools is free from lead; L.D. 230, increasing access to Head Start programs; L.D. 383, putting in place a plan from DHHS to strengthen the quality and supply of child care services; L.D. 384, increasing access to family therapy sessions for families who need assistance learning how to best care for children with behavioral challenges; L.D. 1159, to increase the number of workers with access to paid sick leave programs; L.D. 1113, to make it easier for families to apply for anti-hunger programs in schools; L.D. 1550, to increase taxes on sodas and other sugary drinks; L.D. 1433, to require radon testing in schools; L.D. 1710, to restore funding to school-based health centers; and L.D. 1879, to increase the number of mental health providers.