"Unhealthy children grow up to be unhealthy adults, poor health and low income go hand in hand, and both poverty and poor health make large demands on public coffers," according to the latest The Future of Children volume, a biannual series of papers co-published by Brookings and Princeton University. In the latest edition, "Policies to Promote Child Health," experts review "how effectively U.S. policies promote child health." Click here to read ten facts about child health gleaned from various articles in the volume. Click here for the complete version.

The Partnership to Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood Programs is pleased to present its first e-Bulletin.  As you know, obesity prevention starts at a very young age.  Through a partnership between the Department of Public Health, Connecticut State Department of Education, Office of Early Childhood and many other stakeholders, this e-bulletin and the new Web site will provide current resources, research and opportunities for preschool programs to become more physically active and provide a healthier eating environment. Please be sure to visit our Partnership to Prevent Obesity Web site and sign-up for the Partnership to Prevent Obesity e-Bulletin.

To learn more about the Partnership to Prevent Obesity in Early Childhood Programs, click here!

Thousands of children are harmed each year by diagnostic errors. Pediatric clinics nationwide are invited to submit a recruitment application to participate in a first of its kind quality improvement project aimed at reducing pediatric diagnostic errors related to (1) missed elevated blood pressure, (2) missed (select) actionable labs and (3) missed opportunity to diagnose adolescent depression.  The AAP Practice Improvement Network (PIN) Reducing Diagnostic Errors in Primary Care Pediatrics, or Project RedDE!, is seeking clinic teams that have 30 well-visit encounters specifically with 11 year olds and above, as well as 30 well-visits with patients 3 years old and older per month.  The ability to query your EHR and/or billing system to pull charts for this 2 ½ year project is helpful to team participation.  This project is being conducted by the Practice Improvement Network, part of the Quality Improvement Innovation Networks (QuIIN) at the American Academy of Pediatrics and is funded by a grant from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

35 minute Recruitment Webinar

Practice Application PDF
Link to Practice Application

Contact Liz Rice-Conboy, Program Manager at ericeconboy@aap.org for more information, or follow this link to recruitment information and the application survey www.aap.org/quiin/pinprojects.   

Autism Spectrum Disorder Across the Life Span 2015

July 11-12

Boston Marriott Copley

110 Huntington Ave

Boston, MA 02116

This innovative, multidisciplinary conference delivers a comprehensive overview of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), from genetics to assessment to clinical care. The comprehensive agenda is organized into topic-specific modules, each involving short lectures, expert debate, and audience interactivity - and every module includes close-knit, interactive roundtable discussions that engage attendees and faculty in dialogue about treatment complexities and challenging clinical scenarios.

The faculty represents many top institutions across the US -- UCLA, MIT, MGH, Harvard, Nationwide Children's Hospital -- as well as Europe.

 Registration plus full agenda and faculty list

CTAAP members can register at a highly-discounted rate with code AAP for a discount of $100

November 2-4, 2015

Camelback Inn Resort and Spa Scottsdale, Arizona 

The purpose of the NPDCC is to provide medical practitioners; clinical staff; hospital emergency management; other hospital representatives; prehospital providers; educators, school nurses and other school representatives; behavioral health providers; and faith-based organization representatives with tools, training, resources, and information to improve pediatric disaster preparedness. Speakers will examine a broad spectrum of pediatric disaster response, resilience, extended care, recovery, and coalition topics as gleaned from surviving Hurricane Sandy, the Boston Marathon bombing, the Joplin tornado, the Sandy Hook shooting, and more. Continuing Education Credits are available, and accommodations are available for access and functional needs populations.

Registration has started

For additional information, go to npdcconference.org.  

For questions, contact Deb Roepke at deb.roepke@coyotecrisis.org or 480.861.5722.

Download Flyer

Download Meeting Agenda 

Should you have any questions or concerns regarding this survey or planned activities, please contact Marilyn Lonczak at the DPH/CT WIC Program at 860-509-8261 or by email at marilyn.lonczak@ct.gov.