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.

Choosing Wisely® Recommendation: Don't routinely prescribe antibiotics for otitis media in children aged 2-12 years.

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

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on child maltreatment.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on congenital hypothyroidism in newborns.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on dental caries.

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).

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on screening for hearing loss.

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.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on illicit drug use.

Access the AAFP preventive service recommendations on immunizations.

Read current clinical recommendations for influenza immunizations from the AAFP.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on lead poisoning.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendations on lipid disorders.

Read AAFP's policy on Neonatal Circumcision.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on neural tube defects.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on gonococcal infection in neonates.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendations on obesity.

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

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on osteoporosis screening to prevent fractures.

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.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on Rh (D) incompatibility.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendations on skin cancer.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on screening for speech and language delay.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on screening for thyroid cancer.

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on screening for thyroid dysfunction.

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

The AAFP supports the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) clinical preventive service recommendation on visual impairment.

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