California Pediatrician - Fall 2011 Contents

Fall 2011

• Can Myopia be Prevented or Treated?
  Walter M. Fierson, MD
• Marijuana Use in Adolescents: Update and Counseling Tips
  Seth Ammerman, MD
• Vitamin D: Not Just For Bones Anymore
  Pisit (Duke) Pitukcheewanont, MD
• Reaching Out to Haiti’s Children for Literacy
  Bronwen Anders, MD
• Estimating the Population Prevalence and Impact of Hemoglobinopathies in California
  Lisa B. Feuchtbaum, DrPH, MPH
• Creating Preventive Oral Health Behaviors with Key Motivational Interviewing Questions
  Jeffrey P. Huston, DDS, MS; Katherine A. Foster, MD; Joseph Gantan, MD; A. Jeffrey Wood, DDS; Joel H. Berg, DDS, MS
• Survey of California Pediatricians’ Attitudes, Knowledge, and Use of Emergency Contraception with Their Adolescent Patients
  Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH, Sophia Yen, MD, MPH
• The California Immunization Coalition-A Valuable Partner to AAP
  Mark H. Sawyer, MD
• Photo Quiz
  Robert Adler, MD, MS Ed
• Helping General Pediatricians Improve Newborn Hearing Screening Follow-up
  Sarah Eitzman, MD
• Tips from the Pediatric Dentist
  Oariona Lowe, DDS
• District Report
  Myles B. Abbott, MD, Stuart A. Cohen, MD, MPH and Kris Calvin, CEO
• SGA Committee (photo)
  
• California FAAP Honored
  
• AAP-CA District Officers
  
• Calendar
  
• Contributors