The Pediatric Policy Council is a federal child health policy consortium representing four major pediatric academic groups (Academic Pediatric Association, American Pediatric Society, Association of Medical School Pediatric Department Chairs, and Society for Pediatric Research). Working in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics Department of Federal Affairs, our mission is to inform the development and implementation of federal legislation and policies related to both the health of children and the academic pediatric providers and institutions that serve them. For many of the readers of this journal, we are YOUR federal child health policy advocacy organization.

We are pleased to announce a new regularly recurring feature in this journal. We have been invited to submit a short commentary on child health policy concerns related to one (or more than one) article in each issue. Each commentary will be led by an author with policy expertise in the relevant field, who will use the article as a springboard to update readers on the federal policy landscape and potential opportunities for advocacy. For this inaugural commentary, Shale Wong and Paul Chung will discuss the selected article by Bruyndonckx et al., “Childhood Obesity Related Endothelial Dysfunction: An Update on Pathophysiological Mechanisms and Diagnostic Advancements” (1).

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