Infant and Child Health Clinical Recommendations & Guidelines

Access the AAFP-endorsed clinical practice guideline on acute otitis externa.

Access the AAFP-endorsed clinical practice guideline on the diagnosis, evaluation, and treatment of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents.

Access the AAFP-endorsed clinical practice guideline on allergic rhinitis.

View the AAFP Choosing Wisely recommendation on prescription of antibiotics for otitis media in children with non-severe symptoms.

Access the American Academy of Family Physician's endorsement of guidelines for the diagnosis and management of bronchiolitis.

View AAFP-endorsed guidelines for management of diabetes in children and adolescents and for oral pharmacologic treatment of type 2 diabetes in adults.

View clinical practice guideline for prevention of group B streptococcal disease in newborns (AAFP Affirmation of Value).

Learn about AAFP's policy regarding hearing loss, deafness, and hard-of-hearing status.

Access the evidence-based clinical practice guideline on hoarseness (dysphonia) developed by the American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery and endorsed by the AAFP.

Access the American Academy of Family Physician's endorsement of guidelines for high blood pressure in children and adolescents.

Read current clinical recommendations for influenza immunizations from the AAFP.

Read AAFP's policy on Neonatal Circumcision.

Read the AAFP's recommendations for the family physician's role in counseling overweight and obese patients.

Access evidence-based guidelines for diagnosing and managing acute otitis media, developed by the American Academy of Pediatrics and endorsed by the AAFP.

Read the AAFP's recommendation on physical activity in children.

Access the AAFP-endorsed Clinical Practice Guideline for Tonsillectomy in Children.

Choosing Wisely® Recommendation: Do not perform voiding cystourethrogram (VCUG) routinely in first febrile urinary tract infection (UTI) in children aged 2-24 months.