12/06/2025
Advocacy isn't one-size-fits-all. There are so many ways to be an advocate for kids - and they need it NOW more than EVER.
For whatever reason, the future of our children in the US is under attack from every angle. From funding for their healthcare, equity in their education, and access to lifesaving vaccines - our children's future is being decimated by budget cuts, fearmongering and misinformation.
Our children deserve better. But because they don't vote and they don't pay taxes, congress and our current administration have shown us that children don't matter to them.
Well, you know what - they matter to ME. They matter to tens of thousands of Pediatricians. They matter to millions of parents and grandparents. And I hope they matter to YOU.
This is just a snippet of the speech I gave earlier this month when I was honored to receive the Community Pediatrician of the Year award from the Cincinnati Pediatric Society. It's not just a call to action for fellow Pediatricians - it's a call to action for everyone who cares about kids. WE NEED TO MAKE OUR VOICES HEARD!
Please don't stop advocating because it feels hard or grim or hopeless. The children of our country are counting on us.