Child, Family Focused Links for Threat, Hazard and Disaster Risk Reduction
The following list of curated resources combines child, family centric preparedness and alert apps, tools, information and resources that are no cost, open access and public domain. Topics covering general disaster readiness along with specific threats and hazards children and families need to reduce their risk. Please scroll down to view the complete list. Report any broken links by emailing nationalpedicoalition@gmail.com
Children & Disaster Threat, Hazard/Risk Assessment and Resilience
Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Template (Region V for Kids) https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/region-v-for-kids/hazard-vulnerability-analysis-metrics/
Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness All-Hazards Infographic (Region V for Kids)
https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/eglpcdr/hva/hazard_awareness/
Understanding the Impacts of Natural Disasters on Children (Society for Research in Child Development): https://www.srcd.org/research/understanding-impacts-natural-disasters-children
Resilience Analysis and Planning Tool (RAPT) (FEMA): https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/resilience-analysis-and-planning-tool
Climate and Resilience Portal (Center for Climate Resilience and Decision Science) https://disgeoportal.egs.anl.gov/ClimRR/
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
Resilient Nation Partnership Network (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/partnerships/resilient-nation-partnership-network
Storytelling to Promote Action: The Big One (PrepTalks FEMA) https://youtu.be/Enefnd7r2ck
Disaster Readiness Mobile APP’s for Families and Children
Let’s Get Ready App (Sesame Street) Apple: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/lets-get-ready/id903134141?ls=1 Search also Google:https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=air.com.sesameworkshop.PSEG.GetReady
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness Digital Toolkit (Region V for Kids) http://bit.ly/3IwdG0Y
FEMA Mobile Products: https://www.fema.gov/about/news-multimedia/mobile-products
Red Cross Mobile Apps and Voice-Enabled Skills/Actions: https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/mobile-apps.html
CDC Mobile Apps: https://www.cdc.gov/digital-social-media-tools/mobile/applications/cdcgeneral/promos/cdcmobileapp.html
Disaster Mobile App (SAMSHA): https://store.samhsa.gov/product/samhsa-disaster
ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States: https://www.shakealert.org/
Child and Family Preparedness Activities
When & how to call 911. Teaching children how to call 911 using various phones. (About Kids Health 2020) Video https://youtu.be/JdKG_L5YuB8
Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://sesamestreetincommunities.org/topics/emergency-preparedness/?activity=know-address-phone-number
Are you prepared for disasters family readiness kit (AAP) https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/disasters_family_readiness_kit.pdf
NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters
FEMA Welcome to Ready Kids, Teens, Families, Educators, and Organizations (videos, games, and programs) https://www.ready.gov/kids. Games for Children (FEMA) https://www.ready.gov/kids/games
FEMA Prepare with Pedro (multiple languages) https://www.ready.gov/kids/prepare-pedro
Building Links between Offices of emergency management, Childcare, and the community for Kids Safety (all hazards) https://blocksusa.org/
Trina and Sam (all hazards info for kids) https://piploproductions.com/stories/trinka-and-sam/
Ready Wigley Series: Covers all Hazards (CDC): https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readywrigley/books.htm
Here for Each Other Family (Sesame Street) https://sesameworkshop.org/resources/here-for-eachother/
911 for Kids https://911forkids.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=37&Itemid
FEMA Youth Preparedness Council https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/individuals-communities/youth-preparedness-council
Teen CERT Train the trainer (Community Emergency Response Team) https://www.ready.gov/kids/teen-cert
Wildfire and Smoke
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
The Big Disaster: The Big Burn podcast series (NPR): https://www.npr.org/podcasts/674580962/the-big-disaster-the-big-burn
Smokey for Kids Preventing Wildfires (Smokey Bear): https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids
Sparky's Fire Safety Club (NFPA) https://www.sparky.org/meet-sparky
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
Ready Wrigley Prepares for Wildfires and Smoke (CDC) (English) https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readywrigley/documents/CDC_CPR_RW_Prepares-for-Wildfires_FINAL.pdf
(Spanish) https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readywrigley/documents/CDC_CPR_RW_Prepares-for-Wildfires_FINAL_esp.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
Sesame Street Goes Through A Storm (Sesame Street) https://youtu.be/SEz1yb3WPwA
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
Hurricanes & Floods: (HealthyChildren/AAP) Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/Responding-to-Childrens-Emotional-Needs-During-Times-of-Crisis.aspx
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
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA) Annual Tornado Report https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/monitoring/monthly-report/tornadoes/202213
National Weather Service (NWS), NOAA, and Mississippi State’s Tornado Database https://www.midsouthtornadoes.msstate.edu/
Severe Weather/Blizzard/Snow/Excessive Heat/Climate Change
Severe Weather Emergencies (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/severe-weather-emergencies.html
Weather STEM Lesson: Severe Weather Lightening Awareness (WeatherSTEM Scholar) https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/108/index.html
Heat and Infants and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/extremeheat/children.html
Extreme Temperatures: Disaster Management Resources (AAP)
https://www.aap.org/en/patient-care/disasters-and-children/disaster-management-resources-by-topic/extreme-temperatures/
Parents and Coaches Guide to Dehydration and Heat Illness in Children (National Safe Kids Campaign and NATA) https://www.nata.org/sites/default/files/heat-illness-parent-coach-guide.pdf
Winter Weather (FEMA Ready Kids)
https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/winter-weather
18 Winter Tips for Parents and Children (Childhood Preparedness) https://bit.ly/3tW0uzh
Playing outside in the Winter (AAP Healthy Children): https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Winter-Safety.aspx
Artic Cold Front: Preparing Your Children for the Coldest Temperatures of the Season (Cook Childrens) https://www.checkupnewsroom.com/arctic-cold-front-preparing-your-children-for-the-coldest-temperatures-of-the-season-dallas-fort-worth-weather/
Winter Safety Tips for Parents and Children (NLM) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2794526/
Ready Wrigley Preparedness for Extreme Temperatures: (CDC) (English) https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readywrigley/documents/15_257720_ready_wrigley_extreme_heat_508.pdf
(Spanish) https://www.cdc.gov/orr/readywrigley/documents/15_257720_ready_wrigley_extreme_heat_508_SP.pdf
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
Legacy of disasters: The impact of climate change on children (Save the Children) https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/3986.pdf/
Earthquakes/Tsunamis
Rocket Earthquake Safety: (RocketRules.org & Hero In You Foundation) https://rocketrules.org/earthquake-activity-books-videos/
The Great ShakeOut Website (ShakeOut.org): https://www.shakeout.org/
Earthquake Country Alliance: https://www.earthquakecountry.org/
The Big One: Your Survival Guide Podcast Series (NPR) https://laist.com/podcasts/the-big-one
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
Ready Wrigley Book Earthquake (CDC) English https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readywrigley/documents/13_241737_Ready_Wrigley_earthquakes_508.pdf
Spanish https://www.cdc.gov/cpr/readywrigley/documents/13_241737_ready_wrigley_earthquakes_spanish_508.pdf
10 Earthquake Safety Tips to Keep Children Safe (Save the Children) https://www.savethechildren.org/content/dam/usa/reports/emergency-prep/GRGS-EARTHQUAKE-SAFETY.PDF
Earthquakes for Kids (USGS) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/
Staying Safe in an Earthquake (Rocket Rules Safety Program) Video https://youtu.be/ay5lTN81u1Q
Kids Earthquake Safety - (Disaster Dodgers) Video https://youtu.be/d08QUmxzdKU
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
Hurricanes & Floods: (HealthyChildren/AAP) Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself: https://www.healthychildren.org/English/healthy-living/emotional-wellness/Pages/Responding-to-Childrens-Emotional-Needs-During-Times-of-Crisis.aspx
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/Blast Trauma/Civil Unrest
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
Participation of Children and Adolescents in Live Crisis Drills and Exercises: Policy Statement (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/146/3/e2020015503/36710/Participation-of-Children-and-Adolescents-in-Live?autologincheck=redirected
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 (The violence project) https://k12ssdb.org/
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/
Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual (Center for Blast Injuries Studies) muli-lingual resource https://www.imperial.ac.uk/blast-injury/research/networks/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) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35603691/
Planning for Civil Unrest (AAP) https://players.brightcove.net/6056665225001/default_default/index.html?videoId=6301586302001
TearGas and Children Fact Sheet (WRAPEM) https://wrap-em.org/index.php/dim-menu/67-public/97-covid-19-and-mis-c/440-tear-gas-fact-sheet-2
Radiologic/Nuclear
Radiation Emergencies and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/radiation-emergencies.html
Radiation Surge Annex Workshop Modules (WRAP-EM) 3 module series
https://wrap-em.org/index.php/education/recordings/rad-surge-annex-workshop
Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies Technical Report (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/6/e20183000/37501/Pediatric-Considerations-Before-During-and-After
Planning Guidance for Response to Nuclear Detonation (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nuc-detonation-planning-guide.pdf
Children and Radiation Training (WHO)
https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HSE-PHE-AMR-09.01.08
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/
Radon Toxcity (CDC) https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/csem/radon/cover-page.html
Radon in Schools and Childcare: (Mass.gov) https://bit.ly/3SLkwWX
Radon and Children's Health (Oregon Health) https://bit.ly/3OvW0pZ
What are the Health Effects of Radon (EPA) https://bit.ly/3SKxHao
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
Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Recorded Workshop (NASEM) https://bit.ly/3MwdCB1
Medical Countermeasures- Expanding Delivery and Increasing Uptake Through Public-Private Partnerships: A Workshop Series (NASEM) https://bit.ly/473x1Sp
Chemical Emergencies and Children (CDC)
https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/chemical-threats.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/
Preparation for Terrorist Threats: Biologic and Chemical Agents (article) https://downloads.aap.org/AAP/PDF/Preparation_for_Terrorist_Threats_Biologic_and_Chemical_agents.pdf
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
Volcanoes
Volcanos (Ready Kids):https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/volcanoes
What to Do Before, During, and After a Volcanic Eruption (MAT-SU): https://matsugov.us/document/what-to-do-before-during-and-after-a-volcanic-eruption
Be Ready for the Next Volcanic Event (USGS): https://www.usgs.gov/programs/VHP/be-ready-next-volcanic-event
Volcano Safety Tips (Red Cross): https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/types-of-emergencies/volcano.html
Talking about Disasters: Volcanos (Red Cross): https://www.redcross.org/content/dam/redcross/atg/PDF_s/Preparedness___Disaster_Recovery/Disaster_Preparedness/Volcano/volcanoes.pdf
Protecting Children's Health During and After Natural Disasters: Wildfires and Volcanic Ash (EPA): https://www.epa.gov/children/protecting-childrens-health-during-and-after-natural-disasters-wildfires-volcanic-ash
