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The AAP was founded in 1930 by 35 pediatricians to serve as an independent forum to address children's health needs. At that time, the idea that children had unique developmental and health needs was new.

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Latest AAP Policy Recommended Childhood and Adolescent Immunization Schedule: United States, 2025: Policy Statement Environmental Issues in Global Pediatric Health: Policy Statement

Please email Mr. Nicolas Reese, ICATCH staff person, at icatch@aap.org. It may take a few days to assist you with technical issues, so don’t wait until the last minute. We look forward to reading your proposal!

AAP Policy brings together a constellation of policy documents from the American Academy of Pediatrics. Policy Statements, Clinical Reports, Clinical Practice Guidelines, and Technical Reports are now in one location.

Speakers with state health departments, AAP Chapters, clinicians and others who work in the field of maternal and child health share their lessons learned about the use of the Bright Futures Guidelines, tools and related resources in brief audio records.

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Our online platform, AAP Publications, enables your users to easily access all AAP Journals & Periodicals subscriptions in one convenient place, including full-text-searchable PDFs, relevant imagery and graphics, and more -- 100,000 pages of articles spanning more than a half-century!