Documents/APA/Values


  • Value [1] Scholarship
    • Scholarship, with dedication to academic excellence in education and research, with commitment to the effective dissemination of new knowledge.

  • Value [2] Inter-disciplinary Collaboration
    • Inter-disciplinary collaboration, achieved among diverse professional groups, including primary care and subspecialty providers and other individuals and disciplines dedicated to the improvement of child health and well-being.

  • Value [3] Diversity
    • Diversity, of ideas, disciplines, racial and ethnic backgrounds, and other critical characteristics of our members to reflect the multiplicity and richness in child health professionals.

  • Value [4] Professional Development
    • Professional development of members, including faculty development of child health professionals from a variety of disciplines, and career development of fellows, residents, medical students, doctoral students, and students at a variety of levels of training.

  • Value [5] Whole Child Focus
    • Focus on the whole child, in a social context that includes family, community, environment, and society.

  • Value [6] Optimal Health
    • Optimal health for all children, both nationally and internationally, through pursuit of an equitable children's health agenda.