FCAAP is engaged in a variety of grant-funded projects throughout the year with the help and leadership of its Committees, Task Forces, and members. Below is a list of current and recently concluded grant-funded projects. Details on learning opportunities associated with projects can be found on the FCAAP Member Resources page.
For more information on how to get involved or to start a new project, please contact Ashley Politz, FCAAP Director of Programs and Events, at apolitz@fcaap.org.
RSV Education
Status: Current
Funded by a grant from the AAP Section of Infectious Disease, the focus of this project is to provide education to reduce RSV-related hospitalizations and deaths among infants through increased vaccination uptake. FCAAP will do this through on-demand and live webinars and production of a PSA for parents and caregivers.
Suicide Prevention
Status: Current
Primary Leaders: Drs. Corrine Bria and Jennifer Hipp, FCAAP Suicide Prevention Ambassadors
Funded through a grant from the AAP, FCAAP’s 2023-2024 Suicide Prevention Ambassadors are collaborating with the Florida Chapters of the American Suicide Prevention Foundation to identify suicide prevention resources for children and adolescents on Medicaid in Jacksonville and Orlando, and to establish relationships with community partners to facilitate conversations between pediatricians, families, and community organizations working towards suicide prevention in children and adolescents.
FETAL ALCOHOL SPECTRUM DISORDERS (FASDs)
Status: Current
Funded through a grant from the AAP, FCAAP ambassadors will participate in a virtual learning collaborative (VLC) aimed to enhance pediatricians’ ability to support children and families affected by alcohol and substance use and fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) with a quality improvement component.
TOBACCO CESSATION EDUCATION
Status: Completed
Associated Taskforce: E-Cigarette
Focus: Educating providers on the use of the Ask-Counsel-Treat model with a focus on youth vaping cessation coupled with sharing Florida specific resources available.
Supported by a grant from the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Julius B. Richmond Center of Excellence, FCAAP recorded a webinar with Dr. Sue Tanski on the Youth Tobacco Cessation. The webinar was part of the accredited on-demand options offered as part of The Future of Pediatric Practice (FPP) 2024. The webinar is now available to all FCAAP member on the Member Resources webpage here. Also available is a Youth Vaping and Tobacco Use Toolkit produced in collaboration between FCAAP’s E-Cigarette Taskforce and Tobacco Free Jacksonville as well supplemental resource on NRTs created by the taskforce.
HEALTHY DIGITAL HABITS
Status: Completed
Funded by a grant from the AAP with support from AT&T, the focus of this project was to support pediatricians in their efforts to educate families and caregivers about the importance of establishing healthy digital habits. FCAPP hosted a provider training. The recording can be found here. FCAAP staff attended Project LINKS’s Back to School event in Tampa to provide information directly to parents.
Patient Centered Medical Home Transition
FCAAP’s 2023 Patient Centered Medical Home (PCMH) Transition Program was such a success, we’re doing it again! Funded through a grant from Sunshine Health and in partnership with Patient Centered Solutions Consulting, LLC (PCS), FCAAP’s 2024 project will facilitate the transformation of ten primary care pediatric practices, providing full-service consultation and support. Recruitment is open now and the project will conclude this fall with all ten practices successfully completing the program and attaining recognition by the National Committee for Quality Assurance Patient-Centered Medical Home Program!
If you’re interested in learning more about how your practice can participate in a this year’s PCMH transition project, please complete this brief assessment.
Thank you to Sunshine Health for sponsoring this project!
