Advocacy Committee

PURPOSE:

To oversee the activities of the Society that relate to advocating for the reproductive well-being of children and adolescents and the provision of unrestricted, unbiased and evidence-based practice by PAG providers

OBJECTIVES AND CURRENT ACTIVITIES:

Dissemination to the membership, and sister Organizations, NASPAG’s new role in advocacy through our representatives and liaisons.
Recommendations to the Board on the Endorsement of Statements of policy from our own Organization, and endorsement of other Organizations documents that align with the Mission and Goals of the Society.
Develop Advocacy Committee opinions to be published in JPAG and seek endorsement by other organizations

FUTURE ACTIVITIES:

Initiate Advocacy for our members
Initiate Collaboration with the Research Committee on projects to include Advocacy research to NASPAG’s agenda

2020-2021 Advocacy Committee

Co-Chair *Nicole Tyson, MD* The Permanente Medical Group Roseville, CA		Co-Chair *Rachel Casey, MD* Pediatric Specialists of Virginia Inova Health System
*Elizabeth Alderman, MD* The Children’s Hospital at Montefiore Bronx, NY		*Martin Fisher, MD* North Shore Long Island Jewish Health System New Hyde Park, NY
*Shaketha Gray, MD* Nationwide Children’s Hospital Columbus, OH		*Megan Harrison, MD* Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario Ottawa, ON
*Andrea Huneeus, MD, MPH* Facultad de Medicina Clinica Alemana Universidad del Desarrollo Santiago, Chile		*Susan Kaufman, DO, FACOG* Center for Specialized Gynecology Cherry Hill, NJ
*Kate McCracken, MD* Nationwide Children's Hospital Columbus, OH		*Julie Strickland, MD, MPH* University of Missouri Kansas City Kansas City, MO
*Whitney Wellenstein, MD*