Children and Disasters

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Welcome

The AAP aims for equitable disaster planning and management for infants, children, adolescents, and young adults throughout all disaster phases, such as preparedness, response, mitigation, and recovery

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  Coronavirus Disease 2019

  See the AAP Critical Updates on COVID-19 web page for the latest information and guidance for members. 
  

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  Council on Children and Disasters

  This new council has a vision/mission, bylaws, and accepts AAP members and affiliate members who express an interest in and commitment to enhancing disaster management through collaborations and sharing of experiences, strategies, successes, and failures
  

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  Hurricane Preparedness

  Clinicians can take steps now to prepare themselves and the families they serve for hurricanes. 
  

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  Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Response Topical Collection

  This resource aims to inform and guide pediatricians as well as planners, responders, care providers, and volunteers to be better prepared to deal with children affected by disasters.

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  Increasing Preparedness for CYSHCN

  This material offers ideas and resources for how to engage families that include a child or adolescent with special health care needs in preparedness planning.

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  Participation of Children and Adolescents in Live Crisis Drills and Exercises

  The AAP examines the potential benefits and harms of including children in live exercises and drills in a new policy, Participation of Children and Adolescents in Live Crisis Drills and Exercises. The policy notes that some drills, particularly those focu

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  Chemical-Biological Terrorism

  The AAP released a policy statement and technical report that addresses the steps clinicians and policy makers can take to protect children and mitigate the effects of a chemical or biological attack.

 Upcoming Events

Disaster Management ECHO Project coming January 2021!

 Pediatric Education Disasters

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Modules, in-person, and online educational training for pediatricians

 Information for Families

HealthyChildren.org, the AAP parenting site, for information written for families on disaster preparedness

 Key Resources

• AAP Policies and Publications

  Web page featuring key AAP polices and publications on a variety of disaster topics.
• Checklist for Practices

  Pediatricians need to be ready to provide care for their patients even when normal operations are distrupted. View the new checklist.
• Handout: Post-Disaster Considerations for Pediatricians in Practice

  AAP handout to support pediatricians to recover after an emergency or a disaster.
• Emergency Department Readiness

  Resource for clinical and administrative leadership in emergency departments as they strive to improve their readiness for children.
• Exercise Resource Kit

  A guide that provides tools, templates, and scenarios to conduct a pediatric tabletop exercise.
• Family Readiness Kit

  Key resource to assist families to build a kit, make a plan, be informed, and get involved in disaster preparedness.
• Helping Children Cope

  Clinical guidance and resources for pediatricians on how to help promote adjustment and help children cope in a disaster.
• Infant Feeding in Disasters

  Steps pediatricians can take to support breastfeeding during a disaster or an emergency.
• Infant Feeding in Disasters (Spanish)

  Steps pediatricians can take to support breastfeeding during a disaster or an emergency.
• Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit

  Strategies to promote collaborative discussions and decision making about pediatric preparedness planning.
• Reunification Planning Tool

  Provides assistance to hospitals as they review/update reunification plans.