Alyssa Goodwin, MD

I am a pediatrician, pediatric mental health advocate and expert in school health. Before starting Stellar Pediatrics, I trained at Children’s National Medical Center and worked for 2 decades as a primary care pediatrician in Maine. During this time I developed a passion for child and adolescent mental health. Today, I partner with children and their families to provide personalized care in a direct practice setting, allowing them to achieve their goals for both mental and physical wellness. Through my partnership with families and my collaboration with local school districts, I am an effective advocate for my patients in my office and beyond.

• Board Certified in Pediatrics
• 2004 - current: Fellow American Academy of Pediatrics
• 2010- current: Member, Maine Chapter AAP
• 2011- current: Member, AAP Council on School Health

• 2004- Current Medicine and Surgery License- State of Maine- Active

School Physician:

I support the Brunswick School Department, and other local schools/ daycare programs in review and implementation of school health practices/policies.  I meet with Brunswick  School nurses and Administrator every 1-4 weeks.

• 2014- Current: Brunswick School Department
• 2017- current: Learning Land Nursery School
• 2020- current: Bath YMCA
• 2020- current: Region 10 Vocational School

School Health Advisory Committee Maine:

• 2021-current: Representing the Maine Academy of Pediatrics on the Committee. Elected secretary 2022. SHAC is a multidisciplinary group advising the Coordinated School Health program staff of the Department of Education, the Department of Health and Human Services including Maine Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and such other departments and groups as appropriate, on the provision of school health services and health-related activities in the PreK-12 educational setting of any public or private school in Maine.Vaccine Legislation:

Maine Academy of Pediatrics, Board of Directors:

• 2023-current: Co-created and chair the School Health Committee- The Maine AAP School Health Committee seeks to promote sound school health policies and practices that ensure the health and safety of school-aged children and adolescents through policy, education and advocacy.

Maine Pediatric and Behavioral Health Partnership, Advisory Board:

• 2024-current: The Mission of the Maine Pediatric & Behavioral Health Partnership is to educate, support and empower pediatric care providers and their clinical team members through training and ongoing web-based and telephonic patient care consultations with behavioral health providers.

The Kita Center, Board of directors:

• 2024-current: KITA was established in 2013 by the Mosher siblings, pioneered the first summer-camp program for children grieving a loved one's suicide. Over the years, Kita has specialized in this niche, becoming leaders in suicide grief support. Our mission is too prevent suicide by building intentional environments to foster connections and a lifelong engagement with mental wellness.

Advocacy

• 2019-2020: testified and wrote Op Ed piece in support of successful legislation LD 798 “An Act to Protect Maine Children and Students from Preventable Diseases by Repealing Certain Exemptions from the Laws Governing Immunization Requirements.”
• 2015: testified in support of in support of LD 471, "An act to improve childhood vaccination rates in Maine and in opposition to L.D. 1076, an act to enact the vaccine consumer protection program."

Legislation to the end sale of Flavored Tobacco In Maine:

• 2021: Testified at Health and Human Service committee in support of Flavored Tobacco ban
• 2022: Wrote Op Ed and testified at Brunswick Town Council in support of the successful campaign to end the sale of Flavored Tobacco in Brunswick
• 2023: AAP Advocacy conference in DC, Alice Drill reform, testified on behalf of tobacco legislation and to secure funding to maine the Behavioral health partnership
• 2023-2024: Continued advocacy to pass LD 2015, an act to prohibit the sale of flavored tobacco in Maine

Participant on LD477 workgroup

• 2024: workgroup created by maine legislature to evaluate the effectiveness of the range of lockdown drills and active shooter drills as
  implemented by public schools at increasing safety, develop best practices for lockdown drills and active shooter drills implemented by
  school administrative units to minimize traumatic impact on students and school staff, and to develop a plan for all school staff to be trained in their school administrative unit's emergency plan prior to January 1, 2026

The Kita Center:

• In addition to serving on the board at Kita, I also spend the week at camp as the camp doctor and general voluteer

Girls on the Run Maine:

• Head Coach Brunswick Site- 2017- current. Over 400 girls have participated at the Brunswick site since Dr. Goodwin took over as head coach.
• 2020 Girls on the Run International Remarkable Volunteer Award
• 2022 Girls on the Run Maine Shining Star Coaches Award

Advocates for Children, Lewiston Maine:

• 2004-2008: board member

Bread for the City Free Clinic, Washington, DC:

• 2001-2004: Provided free pediatric medical care at DC free clinic