Infant and Young Child Feeding in Emergencies
(IYCF-E) Toolkit

Natural disasters, such as hurricanes, floods, wildfires, earthquakes, and tornados, can make it difficult for parents or caregivers to feed their infants and young children safely and appropriately.

With this toolkit, CDC’s Division of Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Obesity (DNPAO) provides information and resources for emergency preparedness and response personnel, families, and the public to ensure that children are fed safely when disaster strikes.

The toolkit contains:

• Information, resources, and tools for states, communities, programs and emergency preparedness and response personnel on how to best support families and provide optimal nutrition to infants and young children during emergencies.
• Printable handouts that can be used with or given to families.
• Information for families and caregivers on common questions and how to be prepared to feed infants and young children during emergencies.
• Information for the public on donations during emergencies.