Pediatricians Urged To Tackle Poverty Head-On For the first time ever, The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) has issued a policy statement on poverty. Read More Children, Income, HealthLouise CarterMarch 31, 2016Best Starts for Kids, child poverty, American Academy of Pediatrics, Communities Count, Communities of Opportunity, health, King County, policy student homelessness, child poverty; American Academy of Pediatrics, policy, student homelessness