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Vol. 3 No. 3 March 1987

Membership applicant list .................... 13Classifed Ads .................... . . . . . 18

AAP issues policy on HIV-infected children in day careThe AAP Committee on Infectious Diseases has issueda policy statement on health guidelines for HIV-infectedchildren in day care settings...........................1

Materials guide state involvement in early interventionprogramAn information kit and a special roundtable presentationare two of the Academy's resources open toAAP chaptersand individual members wishing to participate in thedevelopment of a federal program for disabled new-borhs . .................................. . 1

AAP endorsement falsely implied in advertise-ments for Babycise

Advertising for Babycise, a $100 infant exercise programrecently introduced into the commercial market byMatchbox Toys ltd., apparently has created the illusionthat the Academy has endorsed the product . .................... 1

AAP membership dues reduced for pediatric residentsStarting July 1, pediatric residents will be able to enrollas AAP Junior Fellows for only $20 per year, comparedwith the current rate of $45, through an educational grantfrom the Mead Johnson Nutritional Group. ...................... 2

Election '87Candidates respond to questions on manpower .................... 3

Bylaws revisions would affect membership, establishingchaptersThe AAP Executive Board recently approved sweepingamendments to the Academy's governing documentsthat, if ratified, would create new membership categories,allow sections to grant "affiliate status" to non-AAPmembers and formalize the process by which new

chapters are created...............................3

Candidates for district office profiled ........................ 4

Recruitment campaign goals set, chapter participationencouragedThe Academy is again asking you to encourage non-member board-certified pediatricians in your area tobecome AAP Fellows..............................8

Chapters join special listing in Yellow Pages programPediatricians in 21 chapters now have the opportunity toparticipate in the Academy's Yellow Pages program,which allowvs Fellowvs to list their practices in the telephonebook under the name and seal of the Academy. .... .8

Adolescent health dilemmas examined at AMAteleconference

Prevention is the highest priority in dealing with the healthrisks facing adolescents, according to participants in theAmerican Medical Association's live teleconference onadolescent health . .............................10

AAP provides parents with day care factsThe Academy recently mailed day care fact kits to morethan 2,500 news media as part of a national campaign toeducate parents about child health in day care. .................. 10

Academy asks for members' help in locating 'lost'Fellows .................................. . 13

Henry Winkler to speak at Spring Session ...................... 15

San Francisco: Facts on File ..........................15

CME speaker questions measles vaccine schedulePhysicians might need to adopt a two-dose vaccineschedule for measles to succeed in eliminating measlesfrom the United States, according to Neal A, Halsey,M .D.,FAMAP ..................................16

Hilton Head offers place to play .......................... 16

Reduced dues for residents.Page 2.

Life after retirement. Page 7

controversial, but less publicized issues such as school-based health clinics, parental leave, catastrophic healthinsurance, the WIC program and infant mortality ... .17

Second OpinionsColor Guard: Coverage and children ...Our words, ourhearts...Animal rights: Time and alternatives...Article tooeven handed?......AAP president responds.............18

Point of ViewSen. Paul Simon (D-111.) discusses violence on tele-vision ................... . . . . . . . . 19

Washington UpdateAcid rain, clean air ........Top appointments ............ 2

Chapter NewslineCalifornia: Lead poisoning ...........Montana: Tort reform .........NewYork: Membership survey............MakeIt Click'. ............8

Focus on PracticePediatricians give new meaning to retiring from practice 7

Health AlertORT in the United States?...Product recalls...World HealthDay.. Sweet cigarettes sour health ................... 9

CommentaryInfant walkers.......pacifiers ...... . . . . .9

InsightAAP President William C. Montgomery, M.D., discusses

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