Value proposition

Dedicated to the health of all children.

Founded in 1930, the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is a professional membership organization of 67,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults. AAP is the nation’s leading advocacy organization for children, and the leading source of children’s health-related information for pediatricians and their patients.

AAP also oversees HealthyChildren.org, the only parenting website backed by pediatricians, and has the largest pediatric publishing program in the world, with more than 300 titles for consumers and over 500 for physicians and other health care professionals, including Pediatrics, its monthly scientific journal, and AAP News, its membership news magazine. For more information on AAP publications, please visit http://www.aappublications.org.

AAP headquarters is in Itasca, IL.; AAP also operates a federal affairs office in Washington, DC. Join our team and play a role in shaping the way children’s health is provided in the U.S. Since 2005, AAP has been named one of the 101 Best and Brightest Companies to Work for in Chicagoland.

Work at the AAP and make a difference! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG7lDZImF0Q

Connect with us on social media:

AAP Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AmerAcadPeds
AAP Twitter: https://twitter.com/AmerAcadPeds
AAP Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ameracadpeds/

Healthy Children Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/healthychildren
Healthy Children Twitter: https://twitter.com/healthychildren
Healthy Children Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/healthychildrenaap/
Healthy Children Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/healthychildrenaap/

Healthy Children in Español Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HealthyChildrenEspanol
Healthy Children in Español Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapninossanos

AAP News Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AAPNews
AAP News Twitter: https://twitter.com/aapnews

Pediatrics, Children's Health, and Public Health