Pediatric Disaster Curated Links by Threat and Hazard
The following list of resources are curated by disaster threat and hazard. Please scroll down to view the complete list. Report any broken links by emailing nationalpedicoalition@gmail.com
Children & Disaster Threat and Hazard Identification and Risk Assessment
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Template (Great Lakes Region V for Kids) https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/eglpcdr/hva/hva_template/
Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness All-Hazards Infographic (Great Lakes Region V for Kids)
https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/eglpcdr/hva/hazard_awareness/
Weather and climate resources (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/tools-and-resources/weather-and-climate-resources
Introduction: Children Count in Disasters (Natural Hazards Center) https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/children-and-disasters
Man-Made Disasters (Child Life Disaster Relief) https://cldisasterrelief.org/resources/man-made-disasters/
UNICEF Innocenti’s Report Card 17 – Places and Spaces: Environments and children’s well-being
https://www.unicef-irc.org/places-and-spaces
Wildfire
Evacuating Under Fire: Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Disaster (Natural Hazards Center)
https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/evacuating-under-fire-children-with-special-healthcare-needs-in-disaster
Wildfires (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/wildfires
Wildfires (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/wildfires/index.html
Wildfires: What Parents Need to Know (AAP) https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-home/Pages/Wildfires-Information-for-Parents.aspx
Wildfire Resources (The National Child Traumatic Stress Center) https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/wildfire-resources
Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PEHSU/AAP) https://wspehsu.ucsf.edu/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/Wildfires_Recovery_Phase.pdf
Children's Health and Wildfire Smoke Exposure Workshop Recommendations (AirNow)
https://www.airnow.gov/sites/default/files/2022-01/childrens-health-wildfire-smoke-workshop-recommendations.pdf
Protecting Children from Wildfire Smoke and Ash (EPA/PEHSU)
https://www.pehsu.net/_Library/facts/PEHSU_Protecting_Children_from_Wildfire_Smoke_and_Ash_FACT_SHEET.pdf
Hurricane/Tornado
On the Road to Routine: Disruption and Recovery After Hurricanes (Natural Hazards Center)
https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/on-the-road-to-routine-disruption-and-recovery-after-hurricanes
Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day (NCTSN) https://www.nctsn.org/resources/trinka-and-sam-rainy-windy-day
#HurricaneStrong for Kids(FLASH: A NOAA partner) https://hurricanestrong.org/kids/
Supporting Children in All the Spheres of Their Lives: Lessons from Katrina (Natural Hazards Center) https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/supporting-children-in-all-the-spheres-of-their-lives-lessons-from-katrina-1
Witness a Mock Tornado Drill Hunter Elementary (video) https://youtu.be/50EPN3QJ4ZA
Still At Risk U.S. Children 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina (Save The Children)
https://www.savethechildren.org/content/dam/usa/reports/emergency-prep/disaster-report-2015.pdf
Hurricane Resources National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/hurricane-resources
Hurricanes (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html
Hurricanes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/hurricanes
Tornado Resources National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN)
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/tornado-resources
10 Tornado Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe (Save the Children) https://www.savethechildren.org/us/what-we-do/disaster-relief-in-america/tornado-tips-for-parents
Tornados (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tornadoes/index.html
Severe Weather/Blizzard/Snow/Excessive Heat/Climate Change
Severe Weather Emergencies (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/severe-weather-emergencies.html
Heat and Infants and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/children.html
Winter Weather (FEMA Ready Kids)
https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/winter-weather
Climate Resiliency in Your Community Activity Book (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/Activity_Book_Online_Final_Small_07.13.22.pdf
Earthquakes/Tsunamis
Earthquakes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/earthquakes
Earthquakes (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/earthquakes/index.html
Earthquake Resources (NCSTN) https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/earthquake-resources
10 Earthquake Safety Tips to Keep Children Safe (Save the Children)
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/earthquake tips#:~:text=Identify%20and%20discuss%20the%20safest,sturdy%2C%20like%20a%20heavy%20table.
Earthquakes for Kids (USGS) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
Earthquakes What Every Child Provider Should Know (FEMA) https://www.ready.gov/sites/default/files/2020-03/earthquakes_what-child-care-providers-need-to-know.pdf
Tsunamis (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/tsunamis
Tsunamis (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/tsunamis/index.html
Tsunami Resources (NCSTN) https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/tsunami-resources
Flooding/Landslides
Floods (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/floods/index.html
Floods (FEMA Ready Kids)https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/floods
Flooding Aftermath & Children's Health (PEHSU) https://www.pehsu.net/Flooding_Aftermath.html
Flooding Resources (NCSTN)
https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/flood-resources
Mold in the Home and School: Guidance for Parents, Families, and School Personnel (PEHSU) https://www.pehsu.net/_Library/facts/R6_Mold_in_the_Home_and_School-final.pdf
Landslide Resources (NCSTN) https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/landslide-resources
Landslides and Mudslides (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/landslides.html
Landslides Lesson for Kids (Study.com)
https://study.com/academy/lesson/landslides-lesson-for-kids.html
Earth Observatory for Kids (NASA) https://www.hw.ac.uk/documents/Post4-EOKids_Landslides.pdf
Active Shooter/Explosives
Best Practice Considerations for Armed Assailant Drills in Schools (NASP) https://www.nasponline.org/resources-and-publications/resources-and-podcasts/school-safety-and-crisis/systems-level-prevention/best-practice-considerations-for-armed-assailant-drills-in-schools
Tips for Protecting Children in Violence-Based Emergencies (Save the Children)
https://www.savethechildren.org/content/dam/usa/reports/emergency-prep/GRGS-VIOLENCE-EMERGENCIES-TIPS.PDF
Lockdown Drills Self Paced Training Highlights (NCSS) https://www.nc2s.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Lockdown-Drills.pdf
The Bullet Points Project https://www.bulletpointsproject.org/
Averting Targeted School Violence: A US Secret Service Analysis of Plots against Schools https://bit.ly/3lH4gVj
Mass Shooting Protocol & Playbook for Mayors and City Managers https://unitedonguns.org/
K-12 Standard Response Protocol (Iloveuguys Foundation) https://iloveuguys.org/
K-12 School Shooting Database (Ctr for Homeland Security) https://www.chds.us/ssdb/
Creating School Active Shooter Intruder Drills (NCSTN)
https://www.nctsn.org/resources/creating-school-active-shooter-intruder-drills
Active Shooter Resources (FBI)
https://www.fbi.gov/about/partnerships/office-of-partner-engagement/active-shooter-resources
Mass Shooter Database (The Violence Project) https://www.theviolenceproject.org/mass-shooter-database/
Oklahoma City Bombing (FBI) https://www.fbi.gov/history/famous-cases/oklahoma-city-bombing
Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual (Save the Children) https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/document/paediatric-blast-injury-field-manual/
Beirut Explosion: One Year Later, One Family's Story (Save the Children)
https://www.savethechildren.org/us/charity-stories/children-stories-from-beirut-lebanon
Pediatric Blast Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated with Mortality and Description of Injury Profiles (May 2022) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S1049023X22000747
Radiologic/Nuclear
Radiation Emergencies and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/radiation-emergencies.html
Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies Technical Report (AAP) https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/pediatrics/142/6/e20183001.full.pdf
Planning Guidance for Response to Nucleare Detonation (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nuc-detonation-planning-guide.pdf
Children and Radiation (WHO)
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/children-and-radiation
Children of the Atomic Bomb (UCLA) https://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/index.html
Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM): https://remm.hhs.gov/index.html
Infants and Children- https://remm.hhs.gov/radiation_children.htm
Pregnant Women and Fetus - https://remm.hhs.gov/specialpops.htm
Pediatric Medical Countermeasures Resources for Public Health Preparedness (FDA) https://bit.ly/2WyoJjH
Radiation Emergencies and Children (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/radiation-emergencies.html
Medical Countermeasures for Children in Radiation and Nuclear Disasters: Current Capabilities and Key Gaps https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497563/pdf/nihms-1506758.pdf
National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health: Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: Knowledge Check, Primer, and Case-Based Activity. https://ncdmph.usuhs.edu/education/resources/pediatric-preparedness-radiation
Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) https://ritn.net/
National Alliance for Radiation Readiness: https://www.radiationready.org/
Chemical/Biological
Teens in a Toxic Environment: Lessons from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Natural Hazards Center)
https://hazards.colorado.edu/news/research-counts/special-collection/teens-in-a-toxic-environment-lessons-from-the-2010-deepwater-horizon-oil-spill
Chemical Emergencies and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/chemical-threats.html
American College of Medical Toxicology (ACMT) https://www.acmt.net/toxinten.html
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit National Classroom https://www.pehsu.net/nationalclassroom.html
Decontamination: Disaster Management Resources (AAP)
https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/disasters-and-children/disaster-management-resources-by-topic/decontamination/
Supporting Infants And Young Children Around Gas Leaks, Chemical Spills or Hazardous Material Incidents (AIMHITN) https://aimhitn.org/emergency-preparedness-2/disasters/gas-leaks-chemical-spills-hazardous-materials
National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) https://netec.org/
Pediatric Medical Countermeasures Resources for Public Health Preparedness (FDA) https://bit.ly/2WyoJjH
Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) https://chemm.hhs.gov/index.html
