Welcome To
AAP California Chapter 2
Kern, Los Angeles, Riverside, San Bernadino, San Luis Obispo,
Santa Barbara, and Ventura
Our Mission: To champion optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults and to advocate for and support our members in these endeavors.
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California Pediatrics is a podcast by pediatricians from the four California chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics presenting current affairs, and highlights on career paths, and tips for parents. Click the button to go to the California Pediatrics Podcast homepage and find your preferred listening platform (Amazon Music/Audible, Apple Podcasts, iHeart Radio, Spotify and YouTube).
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Have You Donated To The #CAres Food Drive?
We’re excited to announce the California CAres Food Drive, a statewide competition among California medical schools and pediatric training programs to help feed families in need. If your practice is near a residency school or program, please consider donating today! From November 17 through December 19, SOPT will be collecting nonperishable food items for donation to local food banks and community organizations. Every contribution—big or small—makes a real difference in supporting families across our state. The group with the greatest impact will receive a special award: to be featured on the California Pediatrics Podcast!
Most Needed Items:
- Canned Soup
- Canned Meat
- Canned Vegetables
- Canned/Dried Fruit
- Rice, Pasta, & Cereal
- Protein Bars & Trail Mix
- Baby Food & Formula
Together, we can show that California’s pediatric trainees truly #CAre — helping nourish our communities and spread kindness this holiday season. For more information, email sopt.districtix@gmail.com.
Tag the chapter with the following hashtags:
#CAres
#SOPTDistrictIX
#CaliforniaPediatricsPodcast
Pediatric Grand Rounds
The California Child and Adolescent Mental Health Access Portal (Cal-MAP) is a CalHOPE pediatric mental health care access program designed to increase timely access to mental health care for youth throughout California’s communities, especially in the state’s most underserved and rural areas. Cal-MAP’s team of psychiatrists, psychologists and social workers provide no-cost consultation, education, and resource navigation to California Primary Care Providers (PCPs) caring for mental and behavioral health concerns in youth. Check out the official webpage below, or register for the events when they’re posted.
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The Los Angeles County Immigrant Youth Toolkit was created in 2020 to provide a centralized list of resources for recently arrived immigrant youths and their families in Los Angeles County. It is modeled after the national AAP Immigrant Health Toolkit, and is intended as a provider-facing resource, with information for medical providers, social workers, case managers, teachers or school officials and anyone else who may work with immigrant youth and families.
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