Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations
The FrameWorks Institute’s recent report, “Reframing the Conversation about Child and Adolescent Vaccinations,” is a brief that provides strategies to build understanding and support for child and...
View ArticleWisconsin Healthcare Professionals Support Gun Violence Awareness
As Wisconsin healthcare organizations concerned for the wellbeing of our patients and communities, we stand together to support the recognition of Gun Violence Awareness Day in Wisconsin on June 2,...
View ArticleBest Practices: Adolescent Health in Primary Care
Join us for an exciting event focused on Adolescent Health in Primary Care, on Friday, September 29, 2023. We are thrilled to invite primary care clinicians to come together and explore the latest...
View Article2023–2024 ACIP Recommendations for the Prevention and Control of Seasonal...
The 2023–2024 ACIP recommendations for the prevention and control of seasonal influenza with vaccines were formally issued on August 25, 2023. This document can be downloaded from the MMWR website....
View ArticleNewborn Screening X‐Linked Adrenoleukodystrophy Demonstration (X-ALD) Project
The following is an advisory from the Wisconsin State Laboratory of Hygiene, linked online here. We are writing to inform you of the implementation of a newborn screening (NBS) demonstration project...
View ArticleWhat’s New With RSV Immunizations?
The below article appeared in the Fall 2023 WIAAP Newsletter, authored by Margaret Hennessy, MD, FAAP. Dr. Hennessy is a pediatrician with Ascension Wisconsin in Racine, WI, and provides primary care...
View ArticleWIAAP Advocacy Day February 28, 2024
The 2024 WIAAP Advocacy Day will be held on Wednesday, February 28, 2024 in Madison. Tuesday, February 27, 2024 Advocacy 101 session virtually via Zoom Wednesday, February 28, 2024 Morning...
View ArticleBirth Defects Awareness Month 2024 – Join the conversation and share the...
Below is a message from the Department of Health Services Division of Birth Defects and Infant Disorders. Are you, or someone you care for, living with a heart defect, cleft lip, spina bifida, or...
View ArticleDHS Launches Wisconsin Wayfinder: Children’s Resource Network
The following is an announcement from the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. Connecting Wisconsin families with special health care needs to essential support and resources The Wisconsin...
View Article2023 Edition of “Wisconsin’s Blueprint for Children”
The Wisconsin Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics has released the 3rd Edition of its Wisconsin Blueprint for Children. The Blueprint outlines priorities and recommendations to optimize...
View ArticleDHS to Implement Immunization Updates for Children in Child Care Centers and...
The following was released by the Department of Health Services (DHS). Updates follow federal recommendations to protect children and communities against vaccine-preventable diseases Today, the...
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