When your family is faced with natural disasters or emergency situations, how do you cope? For families with children with disabilities or complex medical needs, what types of plans do you have in place to protect their access to medicines, devices or equipment, food and more? Host Annette Hines and her guest, Patricia Frost who is vice-chair of the National Pediatric Disaster Coalition (PDC) with over 35 years of experience as a pediatric/neonatal critical care nurse, discuss resources the PDC has created to empower families to develop emergency plans for home and school so that the care of children and those who are most vulnerable is maintained. Be prepared as a family at home and school with an emergency plan by using checklists and developing a community of supporters who are ready ahead of the disaster. Consider creating an Individualized Health Plan (IHP) for your student at their school that may or may not be part of the IEP. Resources for developing an emergency plan are available on the NPD's website: https://www.npdcoalition.org/

Learn more from a previous guest, Alex Ghenis, the deputy director of Sustain Our Abilities, who educates the public on climate change and disaster preparedness in our local communities.

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