Children In Disasters: Health Professionals

Pediatric Health Professionals

An Important topic for pediatricians: Preparing for Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Zika and more

• CDC’s Planning Resources by Setting for clinicians, responders, communities and more
• American Academy of Pediatrics’ clinical report on Disaster Preparedness in Neonatal Intensive Care Units pdf icon[PDF – 455 KB]
• American Academy of Pediatrics resources on Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children’s Needsexternal icon
  • Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit pdf icon[8.12 MB / 44 pages]external icon
• New York City Pediatric Disaster Coalition’s Hospital Guidelines for Pediatric Preparednessexternal icon
• Family Reunification Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities pdf icon[1.11 MB / 53 pages]external icon

Training Resources

• Just In Time Disaster Trainingexternal icon from the Disaster Resistant Communities Group
• Pandemic preparedness trainingexternal icon for public health officials from the University of Kentucky Center on Trauma and Children
• For healthcare providers
  • Scheduled and on-demand emergency preparedness and response training resources via CDC’s Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity (COCA)
• Tracking and Reunification of Children in Disasters pdf icon[241 KB / 2 pages]external icon: A Lesson and Reference for Health Professionals
• Pediatric Disaster Response and Emergency Preparedness Coursesexternal icon: Pediatric specific planning considerations for disaster preparedness

Learn More About…

• Providing psychosocial support to children and families in the aftermath of disasters and crises external icon
• Ensuring the health of children in disasters external icon
• Medical countermeasures for children in public health emergencies, disasters, or terrorism external icon
• FEMA Online Courses:
  • Planning for the needs of Children in Disastersexternal icon IS-366
  • Multi-hazard Planning for Childcareexternal icon IS-36
  • Preparing for Mass Casualty Incidents: A Guide for Schools, Higher Education, and Houses of Worshipexternal icon, IS-360
  • Multi-hazard Emergency Planning for Schoolsexternal icon IS-362.A