Resources
As stated in our Mission, the COCM develops policy to educate pediatricians and the public about the impact of media on children and families. Below you will find the many AAP areas that the COCM is involved with as well as the publications and policy generated by the COCM's efforts and collaborations. Information on COCM member activites can be found on the Tools and Tips page.
AAP Activities with Active COCM Input
Articles and Testimony
AAP Media-Related Policies and Statements
Pediatrics Media-Related Articles and Commentary
COCM Communication and Education
AAP ACTIVITIES WITH ACTIVE COCM INPUT
ARTICLES AND TESTIMONY
- AAP Testimony, Statements and Petitions Main List
- Specific Testimony by AAP Members on Media Issues:
- No
Child Left Inside: Reconnecting Kids with the Outdoors, AAP testimony during
a joint hearing before the US House of Representatives Natural Resources Subcommittee
on National Parks, Forests and Public Lands, and Subcommittee on Fisheries, Wildlife
and Oceans by Kenneth Ginsburg, MD, MS Ed, FAAP (May 24, 2007)
- Children's
Advocates Reach Agreement With Broadcast and Cable Industry Over Kids' Digital
TV Rules (December 15, 2005)
- Remarks
of Donald Shifrin, MD, to Federal Trade Commission on Food Marketing to Children
and Obesity (July 15, 2005)
AAP POLICY STATEMENTS AUTHORED BY THE COMMITTEE/COCM
Impact
of Music Lyrics and Music Videos on Children and Youth
PEDIATRICS 1996; 98: 1219-1221
Media
Education
PEDIATRICS 1999; 104: 341-343
Sexuality,
Contraception, and the Media
PEDIATRICS 2001; 107: 191-194
Children,
Adolescents, and Television
PEDIATRICS 2001; 107: 423-427
Media
Violence
PEDIATRICS 2001; 108: 1222-1226
Children,
Adolescents, and Advertising
PEDIATRICS 2006; 118: 2563-2569
Importance
of Play and Unscheduled Time for Healthy Youth Development and Maintaining Strong
Parent-Child Bonds
PEDIATRICS 2007; 119: 182-191
PEDIATRICS Media Articles and Commentaries
These links will take you to the full searches for these categories in Pediatrics from 1948 to the present. You can then modify the searches depending on your needs and interests.
Advertising
Commercials
Television
Video Games
COCM COMMUNICATION AND EDUCATION
KIDSPEAK
Newsletter
KIDSPEAK is a forum for COCM members
to write about their experiences in the media and in media advocacy and includes information about educational programs, meetings, media tips, and reviews of
selected literature of interest to Council Members. Links to the current and past
issue of KIDSPEAK are listed below.
A
Minute for Kids Radio Program
The AAP partners with WBBM-AM
radio in Chicago to produce one-minute audio segments that are broadcast twice
each day. Dr Donald Shifrin, COCM Vice Chair, hosts these segments which air Monday
through Friday. Scipts are available for Members to use in community or
media events, and the list is updated often.
COCM
Listserv and General Communication
The COCM Listserve is an email forum for Members to communicate late breaking
information and to request resources and advice from other Members. The listserve helps members reach out to each other and stay informed on COCM activities.
The COCM strives to promote the exchange of chapter media activities and interacts the AAP Department of Communications and AAP Washington office to expand our reach into local media.
The COCM has active liasons with the American Academy
of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and the American
Psychological Association for many projects and policy development.
COCM
- A Resource
The Council is a resource for professional
development and networking, including:
