Spring 2007 Contents

• Safer Car Seats:
  An Opportunity to Reduce the #1 Cause of Pediatric Death
• Amanda Sandford, MD; Christine T. Ma, MD; Lisa Chamberlain, MD, MPH
  Motor vehicle accidents remain the number one cause of death in children.Pediatricians can help change that.
  
• With a Little Determination, We Can All Make a Difference
  Paula Verrette, MD
  What started as a simple survey has expanded into the Pasadena Community Asthma Project. Now children are receiving the health supervision they need
  during the school day.
  
• Medical Leadership Council on Language Access
  AAP California District IX continues to be an active participant in The Medical Leadership Council on Cultural Proficiency.
  
• A New Generation of Asthma Inhalers
  Allan Lieberthal, MD
  New HFA inhalers look and feel different than the old MDI ones. What elseshould a pediatrician know about the new inhalers?
  
• Provision of Emergency Contraception to Adolescent Patients:
  A Preliminary Report
  Shobha Stack, PhD; Sophia Yen, MD, MPH; Carolyn Jasik, MD;
  Tonya Chaffee, MD, MPH
  
• Patient Case Photo Quiz
  Robert Hartman, MD; Robert Adler, MD, MS Ed
  A 12-month-old patient was born with extensive hemangioma. What concerns and evaluations would you suggest?
  
• New California Legislation Requires School Entrance
  Oral Health Assessments
  Paul Reggiardo, DDS; Santos Cortez, DDS
  Recently passed legislation (AB1433) requires children entering public school for the first time to show evidence of having an oral health assessment.
  
• AB 1433: A Different Perspective
  Donald Miller, MD, MPH
  AB 1433 is a great idea. Is it workable?
  
• Tips from the Pediatric Dentist
  Oariona Lowe, MA, DDS
  Dr. Lowe answers frequently asked questions.
  
• Arpan Medical Mission—Rajasthan
  Sudeep Kukreja, MD
  Arpan Global Charities is a medical volunteer organization that strives to nurture, advance, and protect the health and well-being of underserved
  populations around the world. Recently, they visited Jaipur, India.
  
• Stop Pertussis Before It Stops You
  Jana Stone, MPH; Eileen Yamada, MD, MPH
  Both the US and California are experiencing an increase in adolescent and adult cases of pertussis. Health care workers are particularly at risk.
  
• Governor Schwarzenegger’s Proposed Health Care Reform:
  Impact on Children
  Robert K. Ross, MD
  Can the govenor and legislature fix a health care system that everyone agrees is broken?
  
• Letter to the Editor
  
• AAP History: Wherefrom the Practice of Pediatrics
  Norman Lewak, MD
  The second article in a series on the history of the AAP.