History of NAPNAP Chapters and Special Interest Groups

When Were Your Chapter or SIGs Officially Recognized?

Chapters and special interest groups are critical components to the success and advancement of the National Association of Pediatric Nurse Practitioners. Today, NAPNAP boasts 52 chapters and 18 special interest groups. View the timeline below to see when each chapter or special interest group was officially recognized.

1978

Arkansas, California: Los Angeles, California: San Diego, Missouri: St. Louis and Ohio chapters

1978

1979

Iowa, Michigan, Greater New York, North Carolina and Washington State chapters formed

1979

1980

Pennsylvania: Delaware Valley and Wisconsin chapters formed

1980

1981

California: San Joaquin, Maryland: Chesapeake, Oregon and Greater Texas chapters formed

1981

1983

Colorado: Rocky Mountain and Indiana chapters formed

1983

1984

Minnesota and Oklahoma chapters formed

1984

1985

Texas: Houston chapter formed

1985

1988

Florida chapter formed

1988

1989

California: Orange County, Illinois and New York: Western chapters formed

1989

1990

Connecticut, Georgia and Missouri: Kansas City chapters formed

1990

1991

Massachusetts and Virginia chapters formed

1991

1992

Alabama and New York: Long Island chapters formed

1992

1993

Arizona and South Carolina chapters formed

1993

School-based Health Care SIG formed

1993

1994

Hawaii and Pennsylvania: Three Rivers chapters formed

1994

Immunization SIG formed

1994

1996

Virginia: Hampton Roads, New Jersey, New York: Upstate and Utah chapters formed

1996

2001

Texas: South Alamo chapter formed

2001

2002

California: San Francisco Bay Area and North Carolina: Charlotte chapters formed

2002

Breastfeeding Education, Child Maltreatment and Neglect, and Global Health Care SIGs formed

2002

2004

Acute Care and Developmental, Behavioral, and Mental Health SIGs formed

2004

2005

Florida: Gulf Coast and Nebraska: Midwest chapters formed

2005

2008

eChapter formed

2008

Childhood Obesity and Pediatric Orthopedic SIGs formed

2008

2009

Asthma and Allergy SIG formed

2009

2010

Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs formed

2010

2011

Kentucky and Tennessee: Music City chapters formed

2011

Adolescent Health Care and Children in Disasters SIGs formed

2011

2012

Pediatric Palliative Care SIG formed

2012

2015

Texas: Austin chapter formed

2015

2016

Tennessee: Blues City chapter formed

2016

Integrative Health SIG formed

2016

2017

Newborn and Pediatric Emergency Care SIGs formed

2017

2020

California: Sacramento, Texas: Southwest and Washington, D.C. chapters formed

2020

Dermatology SIG formed

2020