The EMSC Program – part of the Health Resources and Services Administration Maternal and Child Health Bureau – aims to ensure that, no matter where a child lives, the health systems in their area provide quality emergency care. EMSC includes:

• EMSC National Pediatric Readiness Coordinating Center (NPRCC) - quality improvement, education science, data collection, analysis, and visualization
• EMSC State Partnership Programs - implementation, integration and infrastructure
• Pediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network (PECARN) - high-quality clinical research

EMSC State Partnership Programs support all 57 states, territories, and jurisdictions in meeting the needs of children within their unique emergency care systems. Programs work to achieve federally defined performance measures through locally tailored strategies. By developing, implementing, and sharing resources, tools, and other opportunities to become Pediatric Ready, State Partnership Programs are at the forefront of improving pediatric patient outcomes.

• NPRCC homepage
• State Partnership Program
• PECARN homepage
• Pediatric Education and Advocacy Kits (PEAKs)

PPN Mission

The mission of the PPN is to leverage the resources and expertise of children’s hospitals in collaboration with national partners to empower all healthcare systems and their communities to be prepared to provide high-quality pediatric care in everyday emergencies, disasters, and global health threats.

PPN Vision

The vision of PPN is to strengthen the pediatric disaster preparedness of every children’s hospital, elevate pediatric healthcare capability everywhere to be better equipped for any crisis that could impact children, establish well integrated and resilient local-regional systems that leverage collaborations and community engagement, and foster workforce development in the fi eld of pediatric emergency management that is rooted in data and quality improvement.

• PPN homepage
• Course categories | PPNLearn
• Pediatric Pandemic Network Continuing Education
• PPN Resource Central 
• Ready. Prep. Go! Podcast
• Families & Caregivers
• Get Involved

Oklahoma has been a proud partner of the Emergency Medical Services for Children program since 1992. In 1994, Oklahoma enacted the legislation that created the “Emergency Medical Services for Children Resource Center Act”. This legislation works to maximize pediatric emergency care services through leadership, education, research and advocacy. This legislation became a permanent part of the Oklahoma state statutes and is recognized as Oklahoma State Statute Section 1-706.12 of Title 63. As it stands today, the state statute allows EMSC to provide initial and continuing education in the realm of pediatric emergency services for any individual in the healthcare fi eld; collect and analyze data from pediatric prehospital and hospital visits for emergency medical care; develop guidelines and best practices for pediatric emergency services; and educate the public concerning pediatric emergencies