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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Drugs
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA
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NICHD
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The Committee on Drugs reviews all aspects of pediatric pharmacology including drug indications, contraindications, absorption rates, routes of administration, dosing, use precautions, and mode of action as they apply to children. The Committee also advises the Board of Directors in matters related to drug labeling, safety and efficacy for both prescription and over-the-counter drugs; monitors federal legislation related to the drug approval process; and promotes the need for expanded pediatric drug trials.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Genetics
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, HRSA
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NICHD
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The Committee on Genetics (COG) studies and makes recommendations to the Board of Directors on recent advances in genetics and provides support to chapters on state legislative issues as they relate to genetics.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Committee on Pediatric AIDS
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD
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The Committee on Pediatric AIDS (COPA) provides guidelines and recommendations for the care and treatment of infants, children, and adolescents with HIV and their families through the development of AAP Policy Statements and the provision of guidance and consultation to other policy making bodies as well as to local and federal governances.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Council on Injury, Violence and Poison Prevention (COIVPP)
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, HRSA
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NICHD
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The Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention, was formed on July 1, 2011 with the merging of the former Section and Committee on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. This new leadership body addresses all facets of injury prevention policy, programs, advocacy, and education of general pediatricians, pediatric subspecialists, and families as a unified group.
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American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Disaster Activity Council, Federal Liaison
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC, FDA, OS
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NICHD
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The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is an organization of more than 64,000 pediatricians committed to the attainment of optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. For more information, see the AAP Fact Sheet. The AAP formed a Work Group on Disasters in 1993 to develop resources on the psychosocial needs of child disaster victims that could be sent to pediatricians if there was a disaster in their community. In 2001, the AAP established a Task Force on Terrorism to manage follow-up efforts regarding the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001, and issues related to anthrax. The AAP then established a Disaster Preparedness Team that focused on Hurricane Katrina follow-up and clarified the AAP role in reunification, rescue, and recovery. In 2006, the AAP Board of Directors identified disaster preparedness as 1 of 7 priority issues requiring special attention and resources. The AAP appointed the Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council (DPAC) in May 2007 to establish a focused effort within the AAP to 1) Develop and implement a 3-5 year AAP Strategic Plan for Disaster Preparedness; 2) Oversee/support AAP disaster preparedness initiatives while working collaboratively with AAP committees, sections, and councils and key partner organizations; and 3) Strengthen AAP advocacy and policy efforts, which include responding to inquiries as appropriate, identifying opportunities for advocacy such as providing Congressional testimony and offering comments on federal regulations, and mobilizing a Contact Network. In 2010, the AAP conducted an opinion poll on children and disasters. Key issues the AAP is addressing include: •Ensuring that children’s issues are addressed as early as possible in the development of disaster preparedness programs and activities. •Involving pediatric experts in all levels of disaster planning and response (medical home to national levels). •Supporting AAP Chapters and members to integrate pediatric issues into state plans. If you would like a copy of the most recent DPAC meeting minutes, please e-mail [email protected]. The DPAC members recognize that “disaster medicine” is a topic that crosses many other AAP groups. Currently, more than 600 AAP members with an interest, involvement, and/or expertise in disaster preparedness have been identified. These members receive the AAP Children & Disasters newsletter, free disaster-related print materials, and other disaster-related communication through an electronic mailing list. If you would like to be included on this list, e-mail [email protected]. This Web site represents one step to ensure that all pediatricians and other health professionals, parents, caregivers and teachers, policymakers, and communities have the information they need when they need it. This includes a new Web page that highlights progress made in children’s preparedness since Hurricane Katrina. The AAP Tomorrow’s Children Endowment Fund supports this Web site and other disaster preparedness initiatives. We hope that you find it to be a valuable resource!
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American Association of Pediatrics (AAP) Executive Committee, Section on Perinatal Pediatrics
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD
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The mission of the Section on Perinatal Pediatrics of the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Executive Committee is: to improve the health of the pregnant mother, the unborn fetus and the newly-born child through the sponsorship of programs which encourage the professional growth of the neonatal-perinatal providers, continuously improve clinical care delivery, support continuing and postgraduate education, foster basic, clinical and outcomes research and seek to attain federal and local funding for programs directed towards maternal/child health. The Section on Perinatal Pediatrics (Section) is the home organization for specialists in Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and also welcomes affiliate members working in related disciplines. At a membership of nearly 3,500, the Section is the largest specialty subgroup of the AAP. The Section’s highest priority is to ensure the optimal health and well-being of babies and mothers and this is accomplished through the Section’s core activities in the realms of advocacy, education, outreach and support of clinicians and researchers.
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American Community Survey (ACS) Content Review Working Group
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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OS
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NICHD
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The American Community Survey (ACS) is an ongoing survey that provides vital information on a yearly basis about our nation and its people. Information from the survey generates data that help determine how more than $400 billion in federal and state funds are distributed each year.
Through the ACS, we know more about jobs and occupations, educational attainment, veterans, whether
people own or rent their home, and other topics. Public officials, planners, and entrepreneurs use this information to assess the past and plan the future. When you respond to the ACS, you are doing your part to help your community plan hospitals and schools, support school lunch programs, improve emergency services, build bridges, and inform businesses looking to add jobs and expand to new markets, and more.
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American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV)
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Meeting/ Workshop
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CDC, FDA
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OD/DPCPSI/OAR
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The American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV) is a state-of-the-science conference for frontline health care professionals, in scientific collaboration with multiple federal and independent agencies. The conference is designed for all frontline clinicians providing HIV care for various population groups.
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American Conference for Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV) Steering Committee
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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CDC
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NICHD
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The purpose of this steering committee was to plan for the conference "American Conference for the Treatment of HIV (ACTHIV)”. The 10th annual ACTHIV is a state-of-the-science conference specifically targeted toward US frontline providers of care to persons at risk of, or, with HIV infection.
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Analgesic Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks
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Committee, Work group, Advisory group, or Task Force
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FDA
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NINDS, NCATS, NCI, NIAAA, NIDA
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The mission of the Analgesic Clinical Trial Translations, Innovations, Opportunities, and Networks (ACTTION) public-private partnership funded by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is to identify, prioritize, sponsor, coordinate, and promote innovative activities — with a special interest in optimizing clinical trials — that will expedite the discovery and development of improved analgesic treatments for the benefit of the public health.
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