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Didn't have a chance to take the 2021 national assessment?OR do you want to reassess your emergency department?Take the 2021 NPRP Assessment here. The National Pediatric Readiness Project is a multi-phase quality improvement initiative to …

July 14, 2021 This 30-minute webinar gives an overview of the PWDC and includes Q&A. Download the slides here. To learn more about the collaborative and register, please visit our PECC Workforce Development Collaborative (PWDC) …

The Telehealth Collaborative has ended. To find resources, view the telehealth toolkit. Or, join an upcoming collaborative! The EMS for Children Innovation and Improvement Center is excited to announce an upcoming HRSA-EMSC sponsored Telehealth Collaborative …

Click on the cards below for additional content. Resources to help you navigate the various moving parts of compiling a successful grant application. Resources to help you navigate the various moving parts of compiling a …

A brief description of each of the nine EMSC performance measures are included below. The first three measures are prehospital EMS systems-based measures, the next four are hospital systems-based, and the last two are permanence-performance …

This section provides documents showing how states/territories have influenced change by including EMSC priorities in regulation or policy. Listed below are EMSC Program Priorities (as listed in Performance Measure 09), Performance Measures, and System Establishment …

Based on the findings of the Eastern Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response Education Team this summary lays out the need for a whole child, whole community and whole population concept of operations that …

Children have unique physiological, emotional, and developmental characteristics that require specialized emergency care. Pediatric Readiness is ensuring that every EMS agency and emergency department has the pediatric-specific champions, competencies, policies, equipment, and other resources needed …

This webpage provides details on, and resources for, the EMSC Family Advisory Network (FAN), a network developed to facilitate the inclusion of family representatives in the EMSC program.

As a national organization that supports evolving healthcare systems, the mission of the EIIC is to transform care processes and improve outcomes for ill or injured children across the emergency care continuum. The EIIC recognizes …

The EIIC Disaster Domain seeks to support EMSC grantees and stakeholders to better prepare for disasters in a way that takes the specific needs of children into consideration. We offer a variety of resources and …

The EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center develops education and resources aimed at improving care for acutely ill and injured children. Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs) are collections of best practice educational resources designed to …

During the COVID-19 pandemic, emergency departments saw a 70% decrease in visits for children 14 years and under—suggesting serious gaps in access to much-needed care, especially for children and youth with special health care or …

The EIIC is focused on improving outcomes for children in emergency situations by using improvement science as the basis for our efforts to address known gaps in the US healthcare system. Our aim is to …

Performance Measures are the primary goals of the SP Program and serve as standards of achievement for the state/territory grantees. In accordance with the Government Performance Results Act, grantees are required to regularly report on …

Critical Crossroads was conceived as a partnership to support the mission of improving emergency care for children in mental health crises, with acknowledgment of the disproportionate burden in rural areas, where services are often limited. …

NPR's Rhitu Chatterjee and Christine Herman highlight a partnership between Cohen's Children's Hospital and local school districts to better connect students in emotional crisis to mental health care.

AAP President Dr. Lee Beers discusses how to advocate for improved mental health services for children.

From Well Being Trust and a mother with lived experience, Carmen Bombeke, released a guide that will help parents navigate the difficult terrain of mental health insurance coverage.

One-page graphic illustration of a whole child, whole community, whole population approach to gaps in addressing pediatric disaster readiness. The vehicle for resolution illustrated is recommended to be incorporated into emergency management readiness activities on …