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Leadership development & association managementBest wishes from the board & staffHere's wishing you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season from the NAPNAP Executive Board and National Office staff. May 2005 be a year of progress in our work to improve the health and lives of children and families!New technology to personalize membershipsAs of the deadline for this column, NAPNAP's Communication Technology Work Group was reviewing proposals to redevelop NAPNAP's website. By the time you read this, work likely will be underway to create a new online experience for members and visitors that will be built on a blueprint intended to enhance services, foster a sense of community, and promote growth. While it's too early to bring you a preview of the look and feel of the new NAPNAP website, please visit www.napnap.org often to experience these exciting developments.Strategic planning processAt the Fall 2004 Executive Board Meeting in San Francisco, the Executive Board members and National Office staff participated in a day-long session to create the framework for NAPNAP's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan. Facilitator Deborah Mullen of Captus Communications worked with Strategic Planning Chair Juanita Dale to set the agenda and create a lively discussion regarding NAPNAP's Strategic Plan. Details of the planning document will be communicated to members in a number of ways once finalized.Mark those calendars!Please remember that December 31, 2004, is the deadline to nominate candidates for the 2004-2005 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award and the Henry K. Silver Memorial Award. Also, please recall that the week of March 27-April 3, 2005, is “Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week.” Work with your chapters to plan celebrations and publicize PNP excellence that week. Please contact Joe Casey at [email protected] to let us know of your PNP Week activities so that we can acknowledge your contributions to increasing recognition of the role of the PNP.AdvocacyNAPNAP health policy agenda 2004-2005NAPNAP's Health Policy Chair Karen Duderstadt, MS, CPNP, announced the priorities for NAPNAP's advocacy initiatives that were developed and approved by NAPNAP's Legislative Work Group. The agenda includes the following items:IAdvocate to protect and promote child health•Promote understanding of factors leading to the increase of childhood overweight and obesity and advocate for strategies to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity levels throughout childhood.•Increase awareness and recognition of mental health and emotional problems in children and adolescents in all health care settings and in the community. Support legislation for improved access to mental health services.•Support legislation and initiatives for prevention of tobacco use, underage drinking, and alcohol- related morbidities and mortalities.•Support legislation and initiatives for improved injury surveillance and prevention of injury due to violence.•Advocate for legislation supporting the goals of NAPNAP's Special Interest Groups in Child Care, Child Maltreatment & Neglect, HIV, Immunization, School-Based Health Clinics, Breastfeeding, Global Health Care, and Acute Care.IIAdvocate for access to comprehensive health care for children•Support legislation and policies affecting access to quality pediatric health care for all children and families and improve access to comprehensive preventive health care services.•Support sustained and improved funding for Maternal Child Health initiatives including programs for children with special health care needs.IIIPromote access to Advanced Practice Nurses•Ensure access to Advanced Practice Nurses for all children across health care settings.•Promote funding for Advanced Practice Nursing education development of graduate nursing faculty.EducationRoundtables set“Grand Challenges in Children's Health & Fitness,” NAPNAP's 26th Annual Conference is scheduled for March 31-April 3, 2005, in Phoenix, AZ. The roundtable luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.Please consider serving as a discussion leader at the luncheon roundtable session. You do not need to be an expert in the topic to participate; just have an interest in learning and sharing information with your colleagues. ($10.00 registration fee for the roundtable luncheon is waived for facilitators). If interested, please contact Susan Van Cleve via NAPNAP's National Office ( [email protected] ). Please indicate your choice of topic and include a brief biographical statement (1 paragraph maximum) of your background.2005 roundtable topics•Chronic Illness: Management at Home and in Primary Care•Assessing Parenting and Gui- ding Parents•Preceptor Challenges•Environmental Health: Issues for Children•The Evolving Acute Care PNP Role•Putting Evidence Into Practice: Clinical Guidelines and Standards•Pediatric End of Life IssuesVIPs (volunteers: interested and participating) neededGet more involved in the conference, meet new people, and network by serving as a VIP. VIPs are needed to assist with monitoring educational sessions, audiovisual assistance, speaker introductions, and other responsibilities. If interested, please check the space on the registration or contact NAPNAP's National Office at [email protected] .Research/scholarshipWhat's hot with NAPNAP's HEAT© initiativeMembers of the HEAT© Steering Work Group have represented NAPNAP and the initiative at several meetings since the beginning of the 2004-05 fiscal year. Among them: Lynn Gilbert, PhD, MSN, RN, CS, gave a HEAT© presentation at the 2004 Keystone Conference in Colorado; Lisa Frost, MSN, RN, CPNP, spoke to two sessions at the Contemporary Forums Obesity Conference in Seattle, Washington. Christina Calamaro, MSN, CRNP, was a presenter of a seminar on “Understanding Childhood Obesity and How to Help Those at Risk for Overweight” at Nursing Spectrum's Career Fitness Expo in Cherry Hill, NJ; Carolyn Montoya, MSN, CPNP, spoke about obesity and pediatric hypertension at the Utah Chapter's annual conference; and Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, was selected for a poster presentation at the American Academy of Nursing 31st Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC.NAPNAP KySS© program updateWe thank all the chapters who agreed to participate in the first KySS© Across America Walk-a-thon. Chapters who signed up included: Arizona, Indiana, Missouri: Greater Kansas City, Michigan, New York: Upstate, Ohio, and Oregon.The KySS Institute Proceedings are now available on CD-ROM. To receive a complimentary copy, please call the National Office at (856) 857-9700.Collaboration & partnershipsStinchfield appointed to ACIPPatsy Stinchfield, MSN, RN, CPNP, of Minnesota was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Patsy is the first advanced practice nurse or nurse ever appointed to the 15-member ACIP. ACIP brings together the nation's leading experts on vaccine-preventable disease to guide U.S. policy on immunization. Patsy is the director of the infectious disease service line at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Leadership development & association managementBest wishes from the board & staffHere's wishing you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season from the NAPNAP Executive Board and National Office staff. May 2005 be a year of progress in our work to improve the health and lives of children and families!New technology to personalize membershipsAs of the deadline for this column, NAPNAP's Communication Technology Work Group was reviewing proposals to redevelop NAPNAP's website. By the time you read this, work likely will be underway to create a new online experience for members and visitors that will be built on a blueprint intended to enhance services, foster a sense of community, and promote growth. While it's too early to bring you a preview of the look and feel of the new NAPNAP website, please visit www.napnap.org often to experience these exciting developments.Strategic planning processAt the Fall 2004 Executive Board Meeting in San Francisco, the Executive Board members and National Office staff participated in a day-long session to create the framework for NAPNAP's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan. Facilitator Deborah Mullen of Captus Communications worked with Strategic Planning Chair Juanita Dale to set the agenda and create a lively discussion regarding NAPNAP's Strategic Plan. Details of the planning document will be communicated to members in a number of ways once finalized.Mark those calendars!Please remember that December 31, 2004, is the deadline to nominate candidates for the 2004-2005 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award and the Henry K. Silver Memorial Award. Also, please recall that the week of March 27-April 3, 2005, is “Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week.” Work with your chapters to plan celebrations and publicize PNP excellence that week. Please contact Joe Casey at [email protected] to let us know of your PNP Week activities so that we can acknowledge your contributions to increasing recognition of the role of the PNP. Best wishes from the board & staffHere's wishing you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season from the NAPNAP Executive Board and National Office staff. May 2005 be a year of progress in our work to improve the health and lives of children and families! Here's wishing you a safe, healthy, and happy holiday season from the NAPNAP Executive Board and National Office staff. May 2005 be a year of progress in our work to improve the health and lives of children and families! New technology to personalize membershipsAs of the deadline for this column, NAPNAP's Communication Technology Work Group was reviewing proposals to redevelop NAPNAP's website. By the time you read this, work likely will be underway to create a new online experience for members and visitors that will be built on a blueprint intended to enhance services, foster a sense of community, and promote growth. While it's too early to bring you a preview of the look and feel of the new NAPNAP website, please visit www.napnap.org often to experience these exciting developments. As of the deadline for this column, NAPNAP's Communication Technology Work Group was reviewing proposals to redevelop NAPNAP's website. By the time you read this, work likely will be underway to create a new online experience for members and visitors that will be built on a blueprint intended to enhance services, foster a sense of community, and promote growth. While it's too early to bring you a preview of the look and feel of the new NAPNAP website, please visit www.napnap.org often to experience these exciting developments. Strategic planning processAt the Fall 2004 Executive Board Meeting in San Francisco, the Executive Board members and National Office staff participated in a day-long session to create the framework for NAPNAP's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan. Facilitator Deborah Mullen of Captus Communications worked with Strategic Planning Chair Juanita Dale to set the agenda and create a lively discussion regarding NAPNAP's Strategic Plan. Details of the planning document will be communicated to members in a number of ways once finalized. At the Fall 2004 Executive Board Meeting in San Francisco, the Executive Board members and National Office staff participated in a day-long session to create the framework for NAPNAP's 2005-2008 Strategic Plan. Facilitator Deborah Mullen of Captus Communications worked with Strategic Planning Chair Juanita Dale to set the agenda and create a lively discussion regarding NAPNAP's Strategic Plan. Details of the planning document will be communicated to members in a number of ways once finalized. Mark those calendars!Please remember that December 31, 2004, is the deadline to nominate candidates for the 2004-2005 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award and the Henry K. Silver Memorial Award. Also, please recall that the week of March 27-April 3, 2005, is “Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week.” Work with your chapters to plan celebrations and publicize PNP excellence that week. Please contact Joe Casey at [email protected] to let us know of your PNP Week activities so that we can acknowledge your contributions to increasing recognition of the role of the PNP. Please remember that December 31, 2004, is the deadline to nominate candidates for the 2004-2005 Loretta C. Ford Distinguished Fellow Award and the Henry K. Silver Memorial Award. Also, please recall that the week of March 27-April 3, 2005, is “Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Week.” Work with your chapters to plan celebrations and publicize PNP excellence that week. Please contact Joe Casey at [email protected] to let us know of your PNP Week activities so that we can acknowledge your contributions to increasing recognition of the role of the PNP. AdvocacyNAPNAP health policy agenda 2004-2005NAPNAP's Health Policy Chair Karen Duderstadt, MS, CPNP, announced the priorities for NAPNAP's advocacy initiatives that were developed and approved by NAPNAP's Legislative Work Group. The agenda includes the following items:IAdvocate to protect and promote child health•Promote understanding of factors leading to the increase of childhood overweight and obesity and advocate for strategies to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity levels throughout childhood.•Increase awareness and recognition of mental health and emotional problems in children and adolescents in all health care settings and in the community. Support legislation for improved access to mental health services.•Support legislation and initiatives for prevention of tobacco use, underage drinking, and alcohol- related morbidities and mortalities.•Support legislation and initiatives for improved injury surveillance and prevention of injury due to violence.•Advocate for legislation supporting the goals of NAPNAP's Special Interest Groups in Child Care, Child Maltreatment & Neglect, HIV, Immunization, School-Based Health Clinics, Breastfeeding, Global Health Care, and Acute Care.IIAdvocate for access to comprehensive health care for children•Support legislation and policies affecting access to quality pediatric health care for all children and families and improve access to comprehensive preventive health care services.•Support sustained and improved funding for Maternal Child Health initiatives including programs for children with special health care needs.IIIPromote access to Advanced Practice Nurses•Ensure access to Advanced Practice Nurses for all children across health care settings.•Promote funding for Advanced Practice Nursing education development of graduate nursing faculty. NAPNAP health policy agenda 2004-2005NAPNAP's Health Policy Chair Karen Duderstadt, MS, CPNP, announced the priorities for NAPNAP's advocacy initiatives that were developed and approved by NAPNAP's Legislative Work Group. The agenda includes the following items:IAdvocate to protect and promote child health•Promote understanding of factors leading to the increase of childhood overweight and obesity and advocate for strategies to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity levels throughout childhood.•Increase awareness and recognition of mental health and emotional problems in children and adolescents in all health care settings and in the community. Support legislation for improved access to mental health services.•Support legislation and initiatives for prevention of tobacco use, underage drinking, and alcohol- related morbidities and mortalities.•Support legislation and initiatives for improved injury surveillance and prevention of injury due to violence.•Advocate for legislation supporting the goals of NAPNAP's Special Interest Groups in Child Care, Child Maltreatment & Neglect, HIV, Immunization, School-Based Health Clinics, Breastfeeding, Global Health Care, and Acute Care.IIAdvocate for access to comprehensive health care for children•Support legislation and policies affecting access to quality pediatric health care for all children and families and improve access to comprehensive preventive health care services.•Support sustained and improved funding for Maternal Child Health initiatives including programs for children with special health care needs.IIIPromote access to Advanced Practice Nurses•Ensure access to Advanced Practice Nurses for all children across health care settings.•Promote funding for Advanced Practice Nursing education development of graduate nursing faculty. NAPNAP's Health Policy Chair Karen Duderstadt, MS, CPNP, announced the priorities for NAPNAP's advocacy initiatives that were developed and approved by NAPNAP's Legislative Work Group. The agenda includes the following items:IAdvocate to protect and promote child health•Promote understanding of factors leading to the increase of childhood overweight and obesity and advocate for strategies to promote healthy nutrition and physical activity levels throughout childhood.•Increase awareness and recognition of mental health and emotional problems in children and adolescents in all health care settings and in the community. Support legislation for improved access to mental health services.•Support legislation and initiatives for prevention of tobacco use, underage drinking, and alcohol- related morbidities and mortalities.•Support legislation and initiatives for improved injury surveillance and prevention of injury due to violence.•Advocate for legislation supporting the goals of NAPNAP's Special Interest Groups in Child Care, Child Maltreatment & Neglect, HIV, Immunization, School-Based Health Clinics, Breastfeeding, Global Health Care, and Acute Care.IIAdvocate for access to comprehensive health care for children•Support legislation and policies affecting access to quality pediatric health care for all children and families and improve access to comprehensive preventive health care services.•Support sustained and improved funding for Maternal Child Health initiatives including programs for children with special health care needs.IIIPromote access to Advanced Practice Nurses•Ensure access to Advanced Practice Nurses for all children across health care settings.•Promote funding for Advanced Practice Nursing education development of graduate nursing faculty. EducationRoundtables set“Grand Challenges in Children's Health & Fitness,” NAPNAP's 26th Annual Conference is scheduled for March 31-April 3, 2005, in Phoenix, AZ. The roundtable luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.Please consider serving as a discussion leader at the luncheon roundtable session. You do not need to be an expert in the topic to participate; just have an interest in learning and sharing information with your colleagues. ($10.00 registration fee for the roundtable luncheon is waived for facilitators). If interested, please contact Susan Van Cleve via NAPNAP's National Office ( [email protected] ). Please indicate your choice of topic and include a brief biographical statement (1 paragraph maximum) of your background.2005 roundtable topics•Chronic Illness: Management at Home and in Primary Care•Assessing Parenting and Gui- ding Parents•Preceptor Challenges•Environmental Health: Issues for Children•The Evolving Acute Care PNP Role•Putting Evidence Into Practice: Clinical Guidelines and Standards•Pediatric End of Life IssuesVIPs (volunteers: interested and participating) neededGet more involved in the conference, meet new people, and network by serving as a VIP. VIPs are needed to assist with monitoring educational sessions, audiovisual assistance, speaker introductions, and other responsibilities. If interested, please check the space on the registration or contact NAPNAP's National Office at [email protected] . Roundtables set“Grand Challenges in Children's Health & Fitness,” NAPNAP's 26th Annual Conference is scheduled for March 31-April 3, 2005, in Phoenix, AZ. The roundtable luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm.Please consider serving as a discussion leader at the luncheon roundtable session. You do not need to be an expert in the topic to participate; just have an interest in learning and sharing information with your colleagues. ($10.00 registration fee for the roundtable luncheon is waived for facilitators). If interested, please contact Susan Van Cleve via NAPNAP's National Office ( [email protected] ). Please indicate your choice of topic and include a brief biographical statement (1 paragraph maximum) of your background. “Grand Challenges in Children's Health & Fitness,” NAPNAP's 26th Annual Conference is scheduled for March 31-April 3, 2005, in Phoenix, AZ. The roundtable luncheon is scheduled for Saturday, April 2, 2005 from 12:00 noon to 1:30 pm. Please consider serving as a discussion leader at the luncheon roundtable session. You do not need to be an expert in the topic to participate; just have an interest in learning and sharing information with your colleagues. ($10.00 registration fee for the roundtable luncheon is waived for facilitators). If interested, please contact Susan Van Cleve via NAPNAP's National Office ( [email protected] ). Please indicate your choice of topic and include a brief biographical statement (1 paragraph maximum) of your background. 2005 roundtable topics•Chronic Illness: Management at Home and in Primary Care•Assessing Parenting and Gui- ding Parents•Preceptor Challenges•Environmental Health: Issues for Children•The Evolving Acute Care PNP Role•Putting Evidence Into Practice: Clinical Guidelines and Standards•Pediatric End of Life Issues •Chronic Illness: Management at Home and in Primary Care•Assessing Parenting and Gui- ding Parents•Preceptor Challenges•Environmental Health: Issues for Children•The Evolving Acute Care PNP Role•Putting Evidence Into Practice: Clinical Guidelines and Standards•Pediatric End of Life Issues VIPs (volunteers: interested and participating) neededGet more involved in the conference, meet new people, and network by serving as a VIP. VIPs are needed to assist with monitoring educational sessions, audiovisual assistance, speaker introductions, and other responsibilities. If interested, please check the space on the registration or contact NAPNAP's National Office at [email protected] . Get more involved in the conference, meet new people, and network by serving as a VIP. VIPs are needed to assist with monitoring educational sessions, audiovisual assistance, speaker introductions, and other responsibilities. If interested, please check the space on the registration or contact NAPNAP's National Office at [email protected] . Research/scholarshipWhat's hot with NAPNAP's HEAT© initiativeMembers of the HEAT© Steering Work Group have represented NAPNAP and the initiative at several meetings since the beginning of the 2004-05 fiscal year. Among them: Lynn Gilbert, PhD, MSN, RN, CS, gave a HEAT© presentation at the 2004 Keystone Conference in Colorado; Lisa Frost, MSN, RN, CPNP, spoke to two sessions at the Contemporary Forums Obesity Conference in Seattle, Washington. Christina Calamaro, MSN, CRNP, was a presenter of a seminar on “Understanding Childhood Obesity and How to Help Those at Risk for Overweight” at Nursing Spectrum's Career Fitness Expo in Cherry Hill, NJ; Carolyn Montoya, MSN, CPNP, spoke about obesity and pediatric hypertension at the Utah Chapter's annual conference; and Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, was selected for a poster presentation at the American Academy of Nursing 31st Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC.NAPNAP KySS© program updateWe thank all the chapters who agreed to participate in the first KySS© Across America Walk-a-thon. Chapters who signed up included: Arizona, Indiana, Missouri: Greater Kansas City, Michigan, New York: Upstate, Ohio, and Oregon.The KySS Institute Proceedings are now available on CD-ROM. To receive a complimentary copy, please call the National Office at (856) 857-9700. What's hot with NAPNAP's HEAT© initiativeMembers of the HEAT© Steering Work Group have represented NAPNAP and the initiative at several meetings since the beginning of the 2004-05 fiscal year. Among them: Lynn Gilbert, PhD, MSN, RN, CS, gave a HEAT© presentation at the 2004 Keystone Conference in Colorado; Lisa Frost, MSN, RN, CPNP, spoke to two sessions at the Contemporary Forums Obesity Conference in Seattle, Washington. Christina Calamaro, MSN, CRNP, was a presenter of a seminar on “Understanding Childhood Obesity and How to Help Those at Risk for Overweight” at Nursing Spectrum's Career Fitness Expo in Cherry Hill, NJ; Carolyn Montoya, MSN, CPNP, spoke about obesity and pediatric hypertension at the Utah Chapter's annual conference; and Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, was selected for a poster presentation at the American Academy of Nursing 31st Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC. Members of the HEAT© Steering Work Group have represented NAPNAP and the initiative at several meetings since the beginning of the 2004-05 fiscal year. Among them: Lynn Gilbert, PhD, MSN, RN, CS, gave a HEAT© presentation at the 2004 Keystone Conference in Colorado; Lisa Frost, MSN, RN, CPNP, spoke to two sessions at the Contemporary Forums Obesity Conference in Seattle, Washington. Christina Calamaro, MSN, CRNP, was a presenter of a seminar on “Understanding Childhood Obesity and How to Help Those at Risk for Overweight” at Nursing Spectrum's Career Fitness Expo in Cherry Hill, NJ; Carolyn Montoya, MSN, CPNP, spoke about obesity and pediatric hypertension at the Utah Chapter's annual conference; and Mary Margaret Gottesman, PhD, RN, CPNP, was selected for a poster presentation at the American Academy of Nursing 31st Annual Meeting and Conference in Washington, DC. NAPNAP KySS© program updateWe thank all the chapters who agreed to participate in the first KySS© Across America Walk-a-thon. Chapters who signed up included: Arizona, Indiana, Missouri: Greater Kansas City, Michigan, New York: Upstate, Ohio, and Oregon.The KySS Institute Proceedings are now available on CD-ROM. To receive a complimentary copy, please call the National Office at (856) 857-9700. We thank all the chapters who agreed to participate in the first KySS© Across America Walk-a-thon. Chapters who signed up included: Arizona, Indiana, Missouri: Greater Kansas City, Michigan, New York: Upstate, Ohio, and Oregon. The KySS Institute Proceedings are now available on CD-ROM. To receive a complimentary copy, please call the National Office at (856) 857-9700. Collaboration & partnershipsStinchfield appointed to ACIPPatsy Stinchfield, MSN, RN, CPNP, of Minnesota was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Patsy is the first advanced practice nurse or nurse ever appointed to the 15-member ACIP. ACIP brings together the nation's leading experts on vaccine-preventable disease to guide U.S. policy on immunization. Patsy is the director of the infectious disease service line at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Stinchfield appointed to ACIPPatsy Stinchfield, MSN, RN, CPNP, of Minnesota was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Patsy is the first advanced practice nurse or nurse ever appointed to the 15-member ACIP. ACIP brings together the nation's leading experts on vaccine-preventable disease to guide U.S. policy on immunization. Patsy is the director of the infectious disease service line at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis/St. Paul. Patsy Stinchfield, MSN, RN, CPNP, of Minnesota was appointed to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices by U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson. Patsy is the first advanced practice nurse or nurse ever appointed to the 15-member ACIP. ACIP brings together the nation's leading experts on vaccine-preventable disease to guide U.S. policy on immunization. Patsy is the director of the infectious disease service line at Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minneapolis/St. Paul.