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Congratulations AAP NJ & PCORE!
Leadership in Quality Improvements Recognized


Michael Segarra, MD, AAP NJ
President presents national
AAP Leadership in Quality I
mprovements Award to
Steven Kairys, MD, PCORE
Board Chair/Medical Director.

 

 

Dr. Kairys, Chair, Board of Trustees for PCORE and Medical Director was presented with the AAP Leadership in Quality Improvements Award on September 9, 2009 at the AAP NJ Chapter Executive Council Meeting. Dr. Kairys is an amazing leader in pediatric quality improvement efforts and the award is national recognition of efforts demonstrated through his leadership at PCORE. Dr. Kairys’ vision, leadership, and dedication have enabled PCORE (The Pediatric Council on Research & Education, the Foundation of the AAP NJ Chapter) to successfully unite diverse stakeholders, including chairpersons of competing hospitals, public health officials, and social service agencies, inviting them into the grassroots of health care—the primary care office, to improve health care systems through public policy and private practice changes. 

 

  
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AAP Award - Congratulations to the AAP New Jersey Chapter on Winning the AAP 2008 Outstanding Chapter Award at the AAP Academy Leadership Forum! 

 

Michael Segarra, MD, current AAP NJ Chapter president and Janice Prontnicki, MD, immediate past president accept award on behalf of the AAP New Jersery Chapter

  
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Childhood Immunizations Video - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has put together a short video to help answer questions that parents may have about childhood immunizations.  “Get the Picture:  Childhood Immunizations” was released on April 13, 2009.  The video is approximately six minutes long and features a group of mothers discussing vaccines with an expert from the CDC.  The Web site includes a full transcript, plus instructions for downloading or sharing the video via Facebook, Google and other sites. 

To access the video, go to http://www.cdc.gov/CDCTV/GetThePicture/index.html

 

National Immunization Survey Results

National Immunization Survey Places
New Jersey near Bottom for Timely Immunizations

Recently released National Immunization Survey (NIS) data reveal that New Jersey is doing poorer than most states nationwide in delivering timely immunizations. The National Immunization Survey is the only population-based, provider-verified survey to provide national, state, and local area estimates of vaccination coverage among children aged 19-35 months. New Jersey’s Q3 2007-Q2 2008 data rank the State seventh from bottom, and below the national average of 77.2, with only 70.5% of children fully immunized for the 4:3:1:3:3:1 series. These data represent a 10% drop compared to Q1-Q4 2007 when 80.5% of children statewide were fully immunized.  

Sources: MMWR Weekly, September 5, 2008 57(35); 961-966. National Immunization Survey Q2 2007-Q3 2008.
 
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Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative - Thursday, September 09, 2010

AAP NJ/PCORE is partnering with the NJ Department of Health and Senior Services, Office of Nutrition and Fitness to implement the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in New Jersey (NJ BFHI) under the ShapingNJ initiative. The goal of BFHI is to increase exclusive breastfeeding rates in NJ, thereby preventing obesity and improving health outcomes. A kickoff Forum for the leadership at the State’s 52 delivery hospitals was held on Tuesday, October 12th at the NJ Hospital Association in Princeton.

Peri Nearon, director of DHSS’ Office of Nutrition and Fitness, announced $10,000 in technical assistance mini-grants that will be awarded to 10 N.J. delivery facilities to support their implementation of the program’s “Ten Steps.” 

 

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