Community advocacy takes into consideration the environmental and social factors influencing child health, such as exposure to violence, safe places to play, poverty, child abuse, and access to healthy foods, and addresses ways in which child advocates—including pediatricians—can work with community partners to address these issues.

Advocacy Guide

This tool will provide tips, tools, and real life examples to help pediatricians create positive and lasting change on behalf of children's health.

How to Plan Community Projects Video Series

This series is an introduction to the basic values, principles and methods of developing a community-based initiative.

Community Pediatric Training Initiative

The Community Pediatrics Training Initiative (CPTI) is a national program of the AAP that aims to improve child health by strengthening community health and advocacy training in pediatric resi​​dency programs.

Last Updated

10/05/2021

Source

American Academy of Pediatrics