Mission
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National
Committee on Early Childhood, Adoption and Dependent Care
The Committee
on Early Childhood, Adoption, and Dependent Care (COECADC) philosophy
is based on the importance of early childhood in the context of
the family and social environment as crucial to the health and
well-being from childhood through adult years. The committee focuses
on early childhood development, early brain development, child
care, adoption and foster care. We also develop the following
manuals: Health in Child Care: A Manual for Health Professionals,
4th Edition;
and Caring
for Our Children: National Health and Safety Performance Standards:
Guidelines for Out-of-Home Child Care Programs-2nd
Edition, and Fostering Health: Health Care for Children & Adolescents.
As the COECADC Chairperson,
I invite you to tour our Web site and encourage you to contact
us with your ideas or suggestions.
~Pam High,
MD, FAAP |
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Policy
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Searchable
AAP policy, clinical and technical reports, clinical practice
guidelines, and parent pages
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New
At this Web site, you can read about children and teens in foster care, the health challenges they face, how to care for them effectively, and what HFCA is doing to help. For more information visit: www.aap.org/fostercare/
New redesigned
Healthy Child Care America Web site
(Official Web site of the Section on Early Education and Child Care).
For more information visit: www.healthychildcare.org
AAP Literacy Kit
This updated Literacy Toolkit is an interactive web-based resource designed to help health professionals encourage all parents to read with their children. The site is meant to introduce a wide variety of strategies and tools to support the mission of promoting child development and future school success. There are evidence based tips for parents available in a variety of languages for parents of all reading levels, posters, book lists for a variety of ages and topics, and links to many helpful resources. Visit the toolkit at www.aap.org/literacy.
Current
Statements Under Revision/Development
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What Works Brief 3: Helping Children Understand
Routines and Classroom Schedule
Brief | Handout
What
Works Brief 4: Helping Children Make Transitions between Activities
Brief | Handout
The Briefs
describe practical strategies, provide references to more
information about the practice, and include a one-page handout
that highlights the major points of the Brief. These Briefs
and many others are also available in Spanish from the Center
on the Social and Emotional Foundations for Early Learning
Web site at http://www.csefel.uiuc.edu/whatworks.html
For more information,
contact: Jill Giacomini, Center for Evidence Based Practices
in Early Learning, University of Colorado at Denver, 1380 Lawrence
St, Ste 650, Denver, CO 80204 (Phone: 303/556-3354) (E-mail:
Jill.Giacomini@cudenver.edu)
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Assure the Best for Your
Baby's Physical Development
from the Pathways Awareness Foundation
PAF Brochure
PDF
[316 K] |
Team
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National
Committee Members
Pamela C. High,
MD, MS, FAAP
Chairperson
Elaine Donoghue, MD, FAAP
Kerry L. English, MD, FAAP
Jill J. Fussell, MD, FAAP
Paula
Kienberger Jaudes, MD, FAAP
Veronnie Faye Jones, MD, FAAP
Dennis L. Vickers, MD, MPH, FAAP
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Liaisons
Child
Welfare League of America
Jennifer Sharma
National Association for the Education
of Young Children
Jerlean Daniel, PhD
Zero
To Three
Tammy Mann, PhD
Maternal
and Child Health Bureau
Phyllis Stubbs-Wynn, MD, MPH, FAAP
Staff
Mary
Crane, PhD, Manager
Division of Developmental Pediatrics and Preventive Services
Department of Committees and Sections
American Academy of Pediatrics
141 NW Point Blvd
Elk Grove Village, IL 60007 |
