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Patient, Family, and Provider Preparedness

Be Ready Video

Be Ready: Tips for Families of Children and Youth with Disabilities & Medical Needs

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7 Results related to Practice Guideline (click to remove)

Practice Guideline

Evacuating the Special Needs Population

Evacuating the Special Needs Population

4 page guidance; 2 min (2009).

Open Resource
Practice Guideline

National Care Coordination Standards for Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

  • National Care Guidance; 60 min (2020).
Practice Guideline

Summary of June 2015 Pilot-test of Educational Handouts Starting the Preparedness Conversation with Pediatricians and Families

  • Pilot Brief and Guidance; 10 min (2015).
Practice Guideline

Wildfire Resource Guide & How Disability Rights California Can Help You

  • Resource Guide (2020).
Practice Guideline

Preparing for Disaster for People with Disabilities and other Special Needs

  • 20 page disaster preparedness guidance for special needs persons and caretakers (2004).
Practice Guideline

Disaster Preparedness for Families of Children with Special Needs

  • Parent education on disaster readiness; 15 min.
Practice Guideline

Planning for an Emergency: Strategies for Identifying and Engaging At-Risk Groups

  • Guidance for Emergency Managers; 15 min (2015).

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