HPV vaccine approved

Tobacco settlement grant from the state of Illinois used for anti­smoking education for parents

ICAAP took a lead role in Memisovski v. Maram – a landmark federal class-action lawsuit in Illinois to improve Medicaid services for ~600,000 children. ICAAP then-president Mark Rosenberg, MD, FAAP took the witness stand, and Illinois had to increase payment rates.

Illinois first added varicella vaccine to its school/child­care immunization requirements effective July 1, 2002

First Annual ICAAP Conference

Scott Allen hired as executive director of ICAAP, a post he held until 2015

Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) launched, providing states with enhanced federal financing and greater flexibility in program design compared to Medicaid.

First adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) study conducted, study released in 1998

Bright Futures introduced