Pediatrician receives excellence award
Dr. Steven Feder is one of 200 pediatricians in Maine to receive an award for a childhood obesity prevention program, among other initiatives. The 5-2-1-0 program is so popular that many states have sought to use the campaign. Feder stands in his office at the John F. Andrews Medical Arts building in Boothbay Harbor, holding one of the catchy posters distributed throughout the nation to promote healthy families. DIANE RANDLETT/Boothbay Register
Dr. Steven Feder is one of 200 pediatricians in Maine to receive an award for a childhood obesity prevention program, among other initiatives. The 5-2-1-0 program is so popular that many states have sought to use the campaign. Feder stands in his office at the John F. Andrews Medical Arts building in Boothbay Harbor, holding one of the catchy posters distributed throughout the nation to promote healthy families. DIANE RANDLETT/Boothbay Register
The American Academy of Pediatrics selected its Maine chapter to receive an award for excellence on behalf of children across the state and ultimately nationwide.
Dr. Steven Feder, president of the Maine chapter was on hand to receive the award at the July 14 district meeting in Groton, Conn.
“This is a terrific honor for our chapter. It was the first time that Maine has won the award. It was given for the quality project that our Maine chapter worked on. It is a big honor for Maine as a state and was fun for me to receive while I was president,” Feder said.
According to Manager of the District Relations Division of the American Academy of Pediatrics Aldina M. Hovde, “The committee selects one chapter in each category of small, medium, large, very large, to win the Outstanding Chapter Award each year. There were 12 finalists in the small category and Dr. Steven Feder was the presenter for the Maine chapter. It is an intense process of presentations and questions. The Maine chapter scored high and was the clear winner; with limited resources they did a lot with what they had.”
Membership in the American Academy of Pediatrics consists of 67,000 pediatricians throughout the nation and it has chapters in every state that provide the national board with feedback and enables them to set priorities and goals for the whole country.
Each state chapter has separate yearly projects. The national board strives to help them with their efforts. This year Maine received recognition for its outstanding efforts.
“We are a unified group in the state of over 200 pediatricians who worked specifically for: developmental screening for developmentally delayed autism and children’s oral health; free immunizations across the state by receiving a large federal grant; caring for drug-exposed infants and families; and medication administration in childcare settings. However, the biggest or flagship accomplishment for me was the program developed for obesity in Maine,” Feder said.
Developed in conjunction with first lady Michele Obama’s Let’s Move initiative, 5-2-1-0 LET’S GO! was developed by state pediatricians to provide incentive for families to eat right and exercise each day. The program has been so successful that many other states have purchased it and its media campaign to promote healthful lifestyles across the nation. This is an initiative that Maine pediatricians are very proud of.
“Maine is now a leader in obesity prevention,” Feder said.
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