Pediatric Education in Disasters Manual

The Global Health & Disasters Course is a 2-week course offered once a year as part of the University of Colorado School of Medicine Global Health Track. The first 4 days of the course are based on the PEDs Course materials.




Module 1
Disasters and Their Effects on the Population: Key Concepts






Module 2
Preventive Medicine in Humanitarian Emergencies






Module 3
Planning and Triage in the Disaster Scenario






Module 4
Pediatric Trauma






Module 5
Management of Prevalent Infections in Children Following a Disaster






Module 6
Diarrhea and Dehydration






Module 7
Delivery and Immediate Neonatal Care






Module 8
Recognition and Management of Malnutrition






Module 9
The Emotional Impact of Disaster on Children and Families






Module 10
Toxic Exposures




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About the Course
The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) international disaster preparedness efforts have been ongoing for many years. The "Helping the Children" initiative is a partnership between the AAP Office of International Affairs and the Johnson & Johnson Pediatric Institute, LLC. This initiative seeks to raise awareness and increase competence of relief efforts to be sensitive and responsive to the unique physical and psychological needs of children when a disaster occurs.

Based on these guidelines, a program to train pediatric leaders in the management of disaster relief, care, and rescue for children was developed. The Association for Health Research & Development (ACINDES) was charged with assisting the AAP in the development of the modules and organization of the training program. The manual was published in 2008.

The AAP Section on International Child Health is involved in other efforts to improve the health and well-being of the world's children.