On the show today: the 1st Indian-American woman elected to the bench in the US, Judge Juli Mathew. She tells us her story, what it was like as a woman & an immigrant, and why you should consider running too!
#mothersinpolitics #judgejulimathew #runforoffice #elections #politics

Why did I figure this out right away? 🫣

Scholars of racism have outlined this in their work for years, how one doesn't have to be the direct target of a racist act to still experience its harmful impact. The 'weathering' of racism. There are many examples, with varying gradations, that Black folks experience every day.

Action items from Victor A. Lopez-Carmen (Waokiya Mani), including publicly stating that colonization has worsened climate change, thereby impacting Indigenous child health.

Bringing it together, Victor Lopez-Carmen, MPH reminds us that many of the migrant families at the US-Mexico border are Indigenous peoples fleeing climate crises.

Last but certainly not least, Victor A. Lopez-Carmen (Waokiya Mani) on climate change and Indigenous child health. We're fortunate to hear from a med student who is a national leader in this work!

Today is #WorldMentalHealthDay2022 and it is appropriate to be during the AAP National Conference & Exhibition due to all the work pediatricians are doing to support child mental health #MentalHealthMatters #AAP2022

Excited smile behind that mask!

9 mins before I start my #AAP2022 session on bias as a barrier to effective communication. Come join us!

And ❤️ to Shaquita Bell, MD Anisa Ibrahim, M.D Desiree de la Torre and others with whom I've had the privilege of sharing this work!
American Academy of Pediatrics
Children's National Hospital 🏥

Leave it to the American Academy of Pediatrics to bring me to tears on a Saturday morning! You will be found ❤️

#AAP2022

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In our Season 4 premiere, we’re talking about all the parental back-to-school fears we didn’t need to have. Worried that your child won’t eat enough lunch? Isn’t in the popular crowd? Won’t get a swim coach who'll make them an Olympian? Let us reassure you!
Lisa Varghese-Kroll, MD, FAAPMR Lanre Falusi MD FAAP

Collectively, the U.S. public, schools and governments have given up on mitigating the impact of COVID on kids. Improved ventilation, masks and social distancing are almost passé, and vaccinations have stalled. An urgent return to normal is premature, at best. (1/7)