Children In Disasters: Health Professionals

Pediatric Health Professionals

AAP Webinar

This webinar provides the latest information from the AAP and CDC on flu and why flu vaccination for people with special healthcare needs and disabilities, and those who care for them, is more important than ever.

Watch the webinar

• 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 Preparedness pdf icon[PDF – 1MB / 146 pages]external icon
• Family Reunification Following Disasters: A Planning Tool for Health Care Facilities pdf icon[1.11 MB / 53 pages]external icon

Training Resources

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

• 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