Preparedness, response, and recovery considerations for children and families : workshop summary / Theresa Wizemann, Megan Reeve and Bruce M. Altevogt, Rapporteurs Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events Board on Health Sciences Policy.

Format:

Book

Conference/Event

Contributor:

Wizemann, Theresa M., speaker.

Snair, Megan Reeve, speaker.

Altevogt, Bruce M., speaker.

Institute of Medicine (U.S.)

Conference Name:

Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families (Workshop) (2013 : Washington, D.C.)

Disaster Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families (Workshop) (2013 : Washington, D.C.) Corporate Author

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Emergency management--United States--Congresses.

Emergency management.

Health planning--United States--Congresses.

Health planning.

Disaster relief--United States--Congresses.

Disaster relief.

Child welfare--United States--Congresses.

Child welfare.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xv, 207 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Electronic version

Place of Publication:

Washington, District of Columbia : National Academies Press, 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

text file PDF

text file html

Summary:

Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families is the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events to discuss disaster preparedness, response, and resilience relative to the needs of children and families, including children with special health care needs. Traditional and non-traditional medical and public health stakeholders from across federal, state, and local government health care coalitions, community organizations, school districts, child care providers, hospitals, private health care providers, insurers, academia, and other partners in municipal planning met to review existing tools and frameworks that can be modified to include children's needs; identify child-serving partners and organizations that can be leveraged in planning to improve outcomes for children; highlight best practices in resilience and recovery strategies for children; and raise awareness of the need to integrate children's considerations throughout local and state emergency plans. Communities across the United States face the threat of emergencies and disasters almost every day, natural and man-made, urban and rural, large and small. Although children represent nearly 25 percent of the U.S. population, current state and local disaster preparedness plans often do not include specific considerations for children and families. The preparedness and resilience of communities related to children will require a systems framework for disaster preparedness across traditional and non-traditional medical and public health stakeholders, including community organizations, schools, and other partners in municipal planning. This report examines resilience strategies that lead to successful recovery in children after a disaster and discusses current approaches and interventions to improve recovery in children.

Contents:

Introduction and Overview

Children and Disasters

Leveraging Health Care Coalitions

Augmenting State and Local Emergency Plans

Broadening Stakeholders Invested in Children

Planning for Children and Families During Disaster Response

Monitoring Children’s Mental Health After Disasters

Fostering Recovery Through Community Resilience

Hurricane Sandy Experience: Disaster Recovery Focused on Children and Families

Final Remarks

Appendix A: References

Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms

Appendix C: Statement of the Task

Appendix D: Agenda

Appendix E: Biographical Sketches of Invited Speakers and Panelists

Appendix F: Resource List: Tools for Planning for Children and Families

Appendix G: The Science and Practice of Resilience Interventions for Children Exposed to Disasters

Appendix H: Recommendations from the National Commission on Children and Disasters.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 4, 2014).

ISBN:

0-309-29461-4

0-309-29459-2

OCLC:

883365883