A Disaster Planning Guide for Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies: Is Child Care Ready? – A comprehensive resource manual that CCR&Rs can use to train caregivers in child care programs and family child care homes. Offers guidance on preparing for disasters, temporary child care, and restoring child care after a disaster. Includes forms that could be adapted for other organizations. (NACCRRA)
A Training Program for Child Care Centers on Disaster Preparation – A guidebook with training objectives and activities that can be used to prepare a 2-hour training session. To be used in conjunction with A Disaster Planning Guide for Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies: Is Child Care Ready? (NACCRRA)
A Training Program for Family Child Care Providers on Disaster Preparation – A guidebook with training objectives and activities that can be used to prepared for a 2-hour training session. To be used in conjunction with A Disaster Planning Guide for Child Care Resource & Referral Agencies: Is Child Care Ready? (NACCRRA)
At-Risk Populations Project – A compilation of materials to help health departments prioritize how to care for individuals and groups that are at increased risk during a pandemic influenza. (ASTHO)
Biological Terrorism – A description of bioterrorism and its implications for pediatricians; Chapter 4 in the manual, Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians. (AAP/AHRQ)
Blast Terrorism – Information on blast terrorism and implications for pediatricians that includes information on explosives and injuries and treatment for children; Chapter 7 in the manual, Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians. (AAP/AHRQ)
Care of Children in the Emergency Department: Guidelines for Preparedness – A policy statement with recommendations related to caring for children in the emergency department; these guidelines include details for how hospitals can have the appropriate equipment, staff, and policies to provide high quality care for children, especially those with special needs and/or those with life-threatening emergencies. Steps for facilitating stabilization and transportation to the nearest facility with pediatric specialty services. (AAP)
Caring for Your Family – A 2-page handout that includes a general overview of how families can prepare for disasters; included in the Family Readiness Kit. (AAP)
Chemical-Biological Terrorism and its Impact on Children – A policy statement with recommendations for pediatricians and public health agencies regarding biological and chemical agents and the affects these have on children when they are used in terrorist attacks. (AAP)
Chemical Terrorism – A description of chemical terrorism and its implications for pediatricians that includes information on the medical consequences and the epidemiology of a chemical terrorist attack, hazardous materials incident, and relevant treatment for children; Chapter 5 in the manual, Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians. (AAP/AHRQ)
Child Care Resources for Disasters and Emergencies – A one-stop compilation of Web-based and print resources for child care programs; includes an "Alert" box where current disasters and announcements for the child care community are housed by the government. (Child Care Bureau, Administration for Children and Families, US Department of Health and Human Services)
Child Health Online – A Web site resource for child care health consultants. (Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc)
Closing the Seams, Developing an Integrated Approach to Health System Disaster Preparedness – A comprehensive report that
examines the preparedness of the US healthcare system, identifies gaps, and highlights emerging solutions and innovative best practices that can
be leveraged to help providers and communities deliver healthcare in
the face of the unknown. (PricewaterhouseCoopers'
Health
Research Institute)
Crisis Preparedness/Safe Schools Web Site – A compilation of Web-based resources, training materials, and technical assistance options to support preparedness for, immediate response to, and mitigation of school-related crises. Focused resources on bioterrorism, coping with tragedy, and crisis response. (California Department of Education)
Decontamination of Children Video – A 27-minute video that demonstrates how to safely decontaminate children who have been exposed to hazardous materials, including those related to a bioterrorist attack. (AHRQ)
Disasters and Emergencies – A comprehensive Web site that lists resources for citizens, business, non-profit organizations, government employees, and visitors to the United States. (USA.gov)
Disaster Help – Various disaster-recovery resources and services for individuals, communities, and first responders. (FEMA)
Disaster Preparedness for Pediatric Practices: An Online Tool – Disasters are unpredictable and can cause loss of life, destruction of property, and disruption of business operations. Pediatricians face special concerns including the inadequacy of disaster planning in addressing the needs of children (especially those with special needs) and the ongoing need to develop or improve their pediatric offices and personal disaster plans. A working plan can help practices reduce risks, maintain practice operations, and ensure a medical home for children in their care. To address this need, the AAP Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council has developed an interactive Web-based tool that provides an easy way for members to review resources and take steps to develop a written disaster preparedness plan for their office practices.
Disaster Preparedness: School Nurse Role – A position statement that explains the role that school nurses can play in disaster preparedness. (National Association of School Nurses)
Emergencies and Disasters – Resources to help families keep children or youth with special health care needs safe. (Family Voices)
Emergency Management: GAO Responses to Post-hearing Questions
Follow-up questions/answers in response to discussions at the Subcommittee on Management, Investigations, and Oversight meeting on the Department of Homeland Security's preparedness for catastrophic disasters. (GAO)
Emergency Mental Health and Traumatic Stress – A Web page with "Tips for Teachers; When Talking Doesn't Help: Other Ways to Help Children Express Their Feeling Following a Disaster". (SAMSHA National Mental Health Information Center)
Family & Consumer Sciences – A Web site dedicated to improving the well-being of families through programs that educate, influence public policy, and help families put research-based knowledge to work in their lives. (Family & Consumer Sciences)
Family Health Information Guide for Emergencies – Fact sheet containing health-related information that should be stored electronically and sent to a trusted family member or friend for retrieval if family is displaced in a disaster. (US Department of Health and Human Services)
Head Start Disaster Preparedness Workbook – An 8-part workbook with information, tools, and activities to assist programs in disaster planning and preparedness. (UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters)
Health and Safety Notes – Health and safety issues pertaining to early child care and education settings. (Childcare Health Program)
Hurricane Tools and Links – Resources on hurricanes for parents and caregivers, medical and mental health professionals, educators, and relief workers. (The National Child Traumatic Stress Network)
National Disaster Medical System (NDMS) – A Web page with information about the National Disaster Medical System. (US Department of Health and Human Services)
Parent Central Express: Is Child Care Ready? – Questions for parents to ask child care providers about their emergency action plan. (Ohio Child Care Resource & Referral Association)
Pediatric Preparedness – A Web site to ensure that the unique needs of children are being addressed in disaster terrorism and public health emergency planning, preparedness, response, and recovery. (National Center for Disaster Preparedness)
Pediatric Private Practice After Hurricane Katrina: Proposal for Recovery This report by Scott Needle, MD, FAAP, explores the many factors threatening the survival of pediatric private practice in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina and offers some practical governmental solutions. These ideas have applicability beyond Hurricane Katrina and should encourage thought regarding health care delivery after future regional disasters. (AAP)
Personal Preparedness Guide – A printable guide to address basic questions about personal preparedness for the possibility of a biological, chemical, or radiological event. (WashingtonPost.com)
Prehospital Emergency Care – A report on the triage issues as they apply to mass casualty events. (Scott Sasser, MD)
Prehospital Preparedness for Pediatric Mass-Casualty Events – A report documenting the preparedness of prehospital emergency medical services agencies in the United States for the care of children who are involved in mass-casualty events. (The AAP journal Pediatrics)
Preparation for Emergencies in the Offices of Pediatricians and Pediatric Primary Care Providers – Information on office-based assessment, parent and patient education, preparing the office and personnel, emergency equipment and medications, professional skills, handling documentation, working with emergency medical services personnel, and ways to advocate for high quality care at a systems level. (AAP)
Preparing for Disaster – How to prepare your family for a disaster. (FEMA and the American Red Cross)
Ready: Prepare. Plan. Stay Informed. – A tool to help parents and teachers educate children in grades 4-5 about emergencies and
how to help prepare their families. (US Department of
Homeland Security)
Surviving Disasters, A Citizen's Emergency Handbook – Information and guidance on what can be done to enhance survival in the event of a disaster, including checklists for supplies. (Illinois Department of Health)
Talking to Kids About the Economy – The American Academy of Pediatrics encourages pediatricians, families, and communities to work together to ensure that children’s basic needs are met during challenging economic times. (AAP)
The Aftermath of Katrina: Helping the Children – A resource for parents, caregivers, teachers, first responders, mental health professionals, and community leaders to help children of Katrina. (ChildTrauma Academy)
The Early Childhood Atlas – A series of Web pages with tools, information, and custom location maps of child care facilities for first responders to use in 12 states that are at high risk for hurricanes and earthquakes: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas. (Mississippi State University Early Childhood Institute)
The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness – A policy statement that describes different issues and scenarios that pediatricians should consider as they manage family concerns about disaster preparedness, prepare their office, and determine ways that they can assist their community to prepare for and respond to a disaster. (AAP)
Upcoming Conferences and Workshops – Information about upcoming conferences and workshop on public health and disasters. (UCLA Center for Public Health and Disasters)
What is Pandemic Flu? – Information and resources on pandemic flu. (United States Department of Veterans Affairs)
When Your Child Needs Emergency Medical Services – A 2-page "family readiness" resource for parents that describes what an emergency is and what to do in the event of an emergency. Includes a place to keep important emergency phone numbers. (AAP)
Your Evacuation Plan – Information to help families prepare an evacuation plan. (American Red Cross)
Your Family Disaster Supplies Kit – Information on how to prepare a supply kit before a disaster hits. (FEMA and the American Red Cross)
