The Nevada AAP joined other leading state health organizations in calling on the Nevada Division of Environmental Protection to update regulations to incentivize early adoption of Zero-Emission/Low-Emission Vehicles (ZEV/LEV) in an effort to rapidly clean up harmful air and climate pollution.

Updated in June of this year, the AAP's Ambient Air Pollution: Health Hazards to Children policy statement includes a call to require all states to have emissions standards and vehicle inspections to enforce these standards.

The Nevada AAP will continue to advocate for policies that reduce school and child care exposure to traffic- derived air contaminants or other influential proximal sources. 

The Nevada AAP is excited to offer scholarships for Chapter members wanting to attend two upcoming conferences:

The Future of Public Health in Nevada: Resiliency , Health Equity, and Empowering Change in Nevada

September 13-15, 2021

7:45 am - 12:30 pm

OCTOBER 8-12, 2021

Philadelphia OR Virtually

Click the links to learn more and apply!

The Nevada Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics is a small AAP Chapter with less than 200 voting members throughout the whole state. As a small Chapter, we accomplish quite a bit to be proud of and we will celebrate our accomplishments at our virtual Annual Meeting on Saturday, October 23 (SAVE THE DATE).

In contrast, however, with four AAP Chapter representing over 3500 voting members, our friends in California utilize their size to pull together a great annual conference each year -- and they hold it in Las Vegas! This year, the California Chapters are inviting Nevada Chapter members (70% of which live in Clark County) to attend their multi-day conference at Caesars Palace at the same discounted California Chapter member rate. Simply check the box that says you are a Chapter member when you register. Early bird pricing ends September 7.

This is a special free virtual CME event for the Oregon and Nevada Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics from Boston University.

Sep 21, 2021 12:00 PM

The Nevada Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and Children, commonly known as WIC, has been awarded a grant by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Food and Nutrition Service (FNS) in cooperation with the University of Nevada, Reno (UNR). The grant supports the implementation and evaluation of a new breastfeeding campaign: WIC Breastfeeding Support Learn Together. Grow Together. The WIC Breastfeeding Support website (https://wicbreastfeeding.fns.usda.gov/) was launched in 2018, with the goal of providing resources to WIC moms, their families, and friends so WIC moms may overcome common breastfeeding challenges and meet their breastfeeding goals.

The Nevada WIC Breastfeeding Support Learn Together. Grow Together. project includes health care provider outreach. Interested health care facilities that serve women, infants or children may request WIC Breastfeeding Support outreach materials to promote breastfeeding to patients and prospective WIC participants. The following materials are available in English and Spanish:

•       WIC Breastfeeding Support Referral Pad

•       Breastfeeding Basics for Moms

•       Learn, Start, Overcome, Thrive

•       What is WIC Breastfeeding Support?

•       Partnering with WIC to Support Breastfeeding

•       WIC Breastfeeding Support Posters, various

To request these items, please visit: https://nevadawic.org/healthcare-providers/wic-breastfeeding-support-healthcare-provider-toolkit/. You will be surveyed regarding your use of these materials at your health care organization.

The Nevada WIC program provides breastfeeding education, lactation support, breast pumps and breast pump accessories at no cost to qualifying WIC participants. For more information on the Nevada WIC Breastfeeding Support Learn Together. Grow Together. campaign, please call 1-775-684-5942 or email WICBF@health.nv.gov. For more information on Nevada WIC services, please visit at http://nevadawic.org/.