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NJ PCORE
3836 Quakerbridge Road
Suite 106
Hamilton, NJ 08619
Phone: 609-588-9988
Fax: 609-588-9901
Fran Gallagher, MEd
Executive Director
fgallagher@aapnj.org
Harriet Lazarus
Associate Director of Programs
hlazarus@aapnj.org
Steven Kairys, MD, MPH, FAAP
Chair / Medical Director
Jeanne Craft, MD, FAAP
Vice Chair
Michael Segarra, MD, FAAP
Treasurer
Dahlia Hall, MD, MPH, FAAP
Secretary
NJ PCORE
Welcome
The Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE) is the quality
improvement arm of the American Academy of Pediatrics, New Jersey
Chapter (AAP/NJ) that is dedicated to improving the health and
well-being of children in the state of New Jersey.
PCORE 's mission is accomplished by working to improve health policies
and practices, and to educate parents and primary care providers on
preventative health topics within the context of a Medical Home
framework. PCORE and its successful partnerships with local and state
agencies help promote wellness and prevent illness, abuse, and neglect
among children in New Jersey.
The Pediatric Council on Research and Education (PCORE), established in
1999, is the quality improvement arm of the American Academy of Pediatrics/New
Jersey Chapter (AAP/NJ) that is dedicated to improving the health and
well-being of children in the state of New Jersey.
PCORE uses office-based interventions to help primary care providers and
staff better understand and address major public health concerns,
including lead screening, immunizations, postpartum depression, child
abuse and neglect, psychosocial development, obesity, and asthma.
Through proactive office systems change and collaboration with families
and public and private partners, PCORE has demonstrated positive results
in each of these areas.
PCORE’s impact has fostered expansion beyond a small number of
participating practices to a broad, statewide quality of care
initiative. Ultimately, PCORE seeks to develop primary care medical
homes that offer “accessible, family-centered, continuous, coordinated,
comprehensive, compassionate and culturally competent care,” as
described by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
NJ PCORE Vision & Mission
Vision
Shaping child health for the 21st century in New Jersey
Mission
The mission of PCORE, the Foundation of the American Academy of Pediatrics / NJ Chapter is to:
- Catalyze linkages between healthcare providers, families, public partners and communities
- Improve systems of care in healthcare practices and communities
- Educate both pediatricians and families
- Promote comprehensive pediatric healthcare through public and private partnerships
- Translate research into models of care and translate outcomes into improvements to those models of care.
- Orchestrate improvement in health and social policies that affect healthcare practices, families, and communities
- Provide pediatric expertise for systems of quality care for all children
AAP/NJ and PCORE News
Request Breakfast in the Classroom for NJ Students
Each of us can take quick action to greatly improve the health and
future for millions of children and teens throughout New Jersey!
Children and teens in New Jersey who come to school hungry and/or poorly
nourished suffer higher rates of obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.
Poor nutrition can also have a negative impact on academic performance,
which can greatly limit their future.
read more ...
HealthyChildren.org Launches Kids Doc Symptom Checker
HealthyChildren.org has a new interactive tool to help parents
evaluate their child's symptoms. Based on Pediatric Telephone Protocols,
by Barton D. Schmitt, M.D., FAAP, the "KidsDoc Symptom Checker"
allows parents to choose from a wide range of symptoms, and then follow
the symptom decision chart to determine the appropriate action to take,
whether it be home care or a call to the pediatrician. The tool is also
available as an iPhone application called KidsDoc, providing the same expert advice when parents are on the go
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