American Academy of American Academy of Pediatrics and Pediatrics and Children’s National Medical Children’s National Medical Center Center Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPH Professor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine & Health Policy George Washington University Schools of Medicine and Public Health Federal Bullying Summit – Practitioner Panel August 11 th , 2010
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American Academy of Pediatrics American Academy of Pediatrics and and
Children’s National Medical CenterChildren’s National Medical Center
Joseph L. Wright, MD, MPHProfessor of Pediatrics, Emergency Medicine &
Health PolicyGeorge Washington University Schools of
Medicine and Public HealthFederal Bullying Summit – Practitioner Panel
• American Academy of PediatricsOrganizational PolicyProfessional Education
• Children’s National Medical CenterClinical CareAdvocacy
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Organizational Organizational MissionMission
• American Academy of PediatricsA nonprofit professional organization
of more than 60,000 primary care pediatricians, pediatric medical subspecialists, and pediatric surgical specialists dedicated to the health, safety, and well-being of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
Violence Prevention Subcommittee established 2005
AAP Professional AAP Professional EducationEducation: : National National
Conference & Exhibition Conference & Exhibition (NCE), 2006 to present(NCE), 2006 to present
2008
AAP Educational AAP Educational ResourceResource
Connected Kids: Safe Strong SecureConnected Kids: Safe Strong Secure a new program that addresses violence prevention in the context of routine child health care. Development involved the input of over 100 experts, as well as extensive input from parents and teens during a three-year process. The final product consists of a clinical guide, 21 parent / patient information brochures, and supporting training materials.
• 2/09 - Maryland General Assembly, Senate Education, Health, and Environmental Affairs Committee, “Senate Bill 353 - Task Force on Public Health Risks Linked to Bullying
• 7/09 - Maryland General Assembly, Joint Committee of Children, Youth and Families, “Prevention of Morbidity and Mortality Linked to Bullying”
• 6/10 - U.S. House of Representatives, Labor and Education Committee, Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities, “Ensuring Student Cyber Safety”
Electronic and Electronic and Print Media Print Media (selected)(selected)
• CBS Television Network, The Early Show – Bullying: Early Childhood Predictors”
• ABC News Radio Network – “Bullying: What Parents Should Know”
• CBS Evening News with Katie Couric – “The High Rate of Bullying Alarming”
• MSNBC Cable Network – “Bullying: In the Aftermath of Phoebe Prince”
Maryland House Bill Maryland House Bill 199 (2008)199 (2008)
Public Public Awareness/EducationAwareness/Education
• Coalition for the Prevention of Bullying and Related Health RisksVolunteer partnership of parents,
students and representatives of educational, health, professional, civic, youth, business, labor, faith-based, and governmental organizations in Montgomery County, MD.
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