Families, state and local agencies, pediatric practices,
family medicine practices, professional organization chapters, individual
health care providers such as physicians, nurse practitioners, physician
assistants, nurses, and community health workers—all are important partners in
the promotion of children’s health.
What Provider Organizations and Their Chapters Can Do
Provider organizations, such as the AAP,
the American Academy of Family Physicians, the National Assembly on
School-Based Health Care, the National Association of Community Health
Centers, the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners, and
the National Association of Physician Assistant, and their local
chapters can be key partners in state- and community-level efforts to
promote children's health and use of Bright Futures resources. These and
many other national organizations participate in the Bright Futures Project Implementation Advisory Committee (PIAC).
For example, scores of state and local AAP chapters
exist in the United States; each is dedicated to achieving the AAP
child health goals in their communities, including Bright Futures
implementation. AAP chapters can
- Identify implementation barriers at the ground level
- Develop and share best implementation practices
- Provide feedback on implementation activities
- Champion the initiative and further spread implementation
- Present continuing medical education sessions on preventive services at annual chapter meetings
- Design and present a maintenance of certification (MOC) project on preventive services