Ensuring the Health of Children in Disasters, Policy Statement
- This is a policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics on ensuring the health and well-being of children in disasters. (November 2015)
Policy and Recommendations
Policy and Recommendations
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2012-2013 Report of the Children’s HHS Interagency Leadership on Disasters (CHILD) Working Group: Update on Departmental Activities and Areas for Future Consideration
- This report describes the progress HHS has made since 2011 and highlights three new focus areas (pregnant and breastfeeding women and newborns, children at heightened risk, and interdepartmental and non-governmental organization collaboration). (May 2014)
Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families, Workshop Summary
- A summary from the National Academy of Medicine on the workshop on disaster considerations for children. (2014)
Joint Policy Statement—Guidelines for Care of Children in the Emergency Department
- American Academy of Pediatrics, Committee on Pediatric Emergency Medicine, American College of Emergency Physicians, Pediatric Committee, Emergency Nurses Association Pediatric Committee. (October 2009)
Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
- This is a database of links to disaster medicine and public health documents available on the Internet at no cost. Documents include expert guidelines, research reports, conference proceedings, training classes, fact sheets, websites, databases, and similar materials selected from over 700 organizations for a professional audience.