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Resources

https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/language-at-home-acs-5-year.html

Family and Educator Resources (Savvy Cyber Kids) 

https://savvycyberkids.org/

NetSmatz (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home

FEMA IPAWS Message Design Dashboard (good for other alert systems, too!) https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system

The Warn Room - https://www.thewarnroom.com/

WEA Wireless Emergency Alerts https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea

https://bentearsolutions.com/learn2warn

ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States: 

https://www.shakealert.org/

NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters

CDC’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/

Michael Prasad. (2022). Templated Crisis Communication for People With Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research , 5(2), 233–254. https://jicrcr.com/index.php/jicrcr/article/view/70/71

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Resources

Emergency Playbook for Federal Human Services Programs: https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/human-services-emergency-playbookDisaster Human Services Capabilities Playbook https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/training-technical-assistance/disaster-hs-capab-playbookPost Disaster Housing: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/disaster-human-services/post-disaster-housing

Resilient Children Resilient Communities (RCRC Toolbox)

https://rcrctoolbox.org/

Church of the Brethren Children Services https://www.brethren.org/cds/

Child Life Disaster Relief

https://cldisasterrelief.org/

Project: Camp

https://projectcamp.co/

Red Cross Building Resilience in Children Through Coping Skills

https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/teaching-kids-about-emergency-preparedness/building-resilience-in-children-through-coping-skills.html

National VOAD -

https://www.nvoad.org/

Article: Start or Restart VOADs/COADs During the Preparedness Phase

https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/start-or-restart-voadscoads-during-the-preparedness-phase

Article: The Role of Faith in Disasters https://domesticpreparedness.com/emergency-management/resilience-the-role-of-faith-in-disasters

Self-Brown S, Anderson P, Edwards S, McGill T. Child maltreatment and disaster prevention: a qualitative study of community agency perspectives. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;14(4):401-7. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.2.16206. PMID: 23997850; PMCID: PMC3756707.

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Full Disclosure: Michael Prasad is an elected volunteer  board member of the New Jersey VOAD (www.njvoad.org), representing the American Red Cross, where he is also a volunteer. Barton Dunant – Emergency Management Training and Consulting, which is also owned by York Drive, LLC and controlled by Michael Prasad is an affiliate member of the NJVOAD, as well.  Views expressed here may or may not reflect the official positions of any of these organizations.

Resources and References

Helping a Child with Autism Deal with Disaster (Autism Speaks) https://www.autismspeaks.org/helping-child-autism-deal-disaster#:~:text=After%20natural%20disasters%2C%20children%20are,natural%20disasters%2C%20death%20and%20tragedy.

Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities (2011) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/234936.pdfA Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends) https://bit.ly/3LTlvQx

Safe and Sound Schools: 

https://safeandsoundschools.org/

Children Separated by Disaster: Reunification Challenges and Resources Webinar 

Family Reunification Following Disasters Toolkit (AAP): https://bit.ly/3srTvsCHospital Reception Site Planning Template https://bit.ly/3A9SHRcNational Center for Missing & Exploited Children  https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters#resources

When & how to call 911. Teaching children how to call 911 using various phones. (About Kids Health 2020) Video 

Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/4dotukR

Daniel D. Broughton, Ernest E. Allen, Robert E. Hannemann, Joshua E. Petrikin; Getting 5000 Families Back Together: Reuniting Fractured Families After a Disaster: The Role of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Pediatrics May 2006; 117 (Supplement_4): S442–S445. 10.1542/peds.2006-0099S

https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11909504

https://www.nena.org/page/textresources

https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Reunification-Method.html

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Resources

Listos California Power Outage https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/?_search=power%20outage&_languages=english

Power Shutoff Resource Guide & How Disability Rights California Can Help You https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/post/power-shutoff-resource-guide-how-disability-rights-california-can-help-you

Power Outage Power Outage│ Learn to Use Your Generator Safely

https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Power-Outage-Learn-to-Use-Your-Generator-Safely

https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/home/best-portable-generator [contains referral sponsorships from vendors - no compensation to the CEMIR or the NPDC]

Northrop AJ, Do V, Flores NM, Wilner LB, Sheffield PE, Casey JA. Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children's Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 21:2024.07.20.24310120. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.20.24310120. PMID: 39072047; PMCID: PMC11275657.

Northrop, Alexander J.a,b,*; Flores, Nina M.c; Do, Vivianc; Sheffield, Perry E.b; Casey, Joan A.c,d. Power outages and pediatric unintentional injury hospitalizations in New York State. Environmental Epidemiology 8(1):p e287, February 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000287

Helping Young Children During Power Outages

https://ianrnews.unl.edu/helping-young-children-during-power-outages

How To Help Your Kids Feel Safe When the Power Goes Out

https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/how-to-help-your-kids-feel-safe-when-the-power-goes-out?srsltid=AfmBOopYkmtgvvrVKNFlsKekzmFGc7bEQuq7RvFEnt7IAPtPvZsztsj6

Staying Safe During a Power Outage

https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2024/07/staying-safe-during-a-power-outage

HHS’s emPOWER Map is a good place for Emergency Managers to gain intelligence on a broad spectrum of potential folks in their jurisdiction who rely on power for medical devices. This mapping is not for response use, but rather for planning.

The U.S. Department of Energy maintains a national dashboard system for electricity, oil, and natural gas status, by local providers. Contact your state or federal emergency management agencies to see if you can be qualified to obtain online access.

Learn more about the Emergency Management mantras, dogma, doctrine and yes, quite a few acronyms at a free online chapter of the book Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water.

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Resources

USDA Resources. Some may be codified as evergreen (must occur) and others may be subject to suspension due to Federal Budget challenges (may occur):

* Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) - replacement benefits may be obtained for items lost/destroyed due to the disaster. Impacted jurisdictions can ask for the 10-day reporting requirement to be waived, so that replacement food can be obtained quicker.

* Disaster Household Distribution Program (DHD) - Disaster household distribution of USDA Foods may occur; such as canned fruits and vegetables, UHT (shelf-stable) milk, canned or pouch chicken, frozen chicken, and pork products.

* Disaster Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (D-SNAP) - This is a separate program from SNAP, which may address the temporary food needs of applicants in an affected area of a state that has received a Presidential declaration of Major Disaster with Individual Assistance, under 7 USC Chapter 51.

Infant and young child feeding during natural disasters: A systematic integrative literature review https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1871519221001992

Challenges With Pediatric Mass Care Feeding https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/challenges-with-pediatric-mass-care-feeding

2022 United States infant formula shortage: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_United_States_infant_formula_shortage

Considerations and Information for Fair Organizers to Help Prevent Influenza

https://www.cdc.gov/flu-in-animals/about/fair-organizers-information.html#:~:text=When%20people%20get%20infected%20with,viruses%20than%20seasonal%20influenza%20viruses.)

Animals in Public Settings Compendium 2023

FEMA’s IS-10.A - Animals in Disaster online course

FEMA’s IS-11.A: Animals in Disasters: Community Planning

USDA’s Animal Care Emergency Programs (lots of links!)

https://www.aphis.usda.gov/animal-care/emergency-programs

Emergency Managers are reminded that there are federal laws requiring all jurisdictions to perform planning and support for pets in disasters – via the PETS Act and PKEMRA.

Resources:

Flooding Aftermath & Children's Health (PEHSU) https://www.pehsu.net/Flooding_Aftermath.htmlWally the Wise Guy (Deer Park Texas) website https://bit.ly/4dhx5ko coloring book https://bit.ly/3X1e4wYTeens in a Toxic Environment: Lessons from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Natural Hazards Center)https://bit.ly/4dzZceCPublic Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Recorded Workshop (NASEM) https://bit.ly/3MwdCB1Medical Countermeasures- Expanding Delivery and Increasing Uptake Through Public-Private Partnerships: A Workshop Series (NASEM) https://bit.ly/473x1SpChemical Emergencies and Children (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/chemical-threats.htmlDecontamination: Disaster Management Resources (AAP) https://bit.ly/3Wtf6jG

Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PEHSU/AAP) https://bit.ly/3A4lBSA

Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water - https://michaelprasad.com/water-book

Resources for Family Reunification/Search and Rescue

National Pediatric Disaster Coalition (NPDC) – Scannable QR Code results -

https://npdcoalition.org/

NPDC’s Social Media Shareables: Emergency Support Functions and Childrenhttps://bit.ly/3ypZoxW

Family Reunification Learning Modules (Region V for Kids) https://bit.ly/3yrOg3zChildren Separated by Disaster: Reunification Challenges and Resources Webinar 

Family Reunification Following Disasters Toolkit (AAP): https://bit.ly/3srTvsCHospital Reception Site Planning Template https://bit.ly/3A9SHRcUnaccompanied Minor Reunification Fillable Checklist (EMSC Illinois) https://bit.ly/4blNF0OPost-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach (FEMA) https://bit.ly/3dNpWJw

Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/4dotukR

NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters

Understanding the Different Types of Search and Rescue Operations. https://www.focuspointintl.com/trending/disaster-assistance/understanding-the-different-types-of-search-and-rescue-operations/

National Institutes for Health – Autism Spectrum Disorder: https://www.nimh.nih.gov/health/topics/autism-spectrum-disorders-asd

Quick facts for Search and Rescue professionals – from Autism Speaks: https://www.autismspeaks.org/search-and-rescue

Project Lifesaver®:

https://projectlifesaver.org/

Team Adam: Missing Child Rapid Response System https://www.missingkids.org/content/dam/missingkids/pdfs/publications/nc170.pdf

National Center for Missing and Exploited Children’s Disaster Preparedness and Response: https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters

Investigative Checklist for First Responders https://www.amberadvocate.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/NCMEC_FIRST_RESPONDER_CHECKLIST.pdf

Checklist: What You Should Do When Your Child Is First Missing: https://ojjdp.ojp.gov/sites/g/files/xyckuh176/files/pubs/childismissing/introck.html

School Search and Rescue Team Guide: Effective Classroom Searches. https://disastersurvivalskills.com/blogs/preparedness/school-search-rescue-team-guide-three-pronged-approach-to-effective-classroom-searches

FEMA Urban Search & Rescue: https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/national-preparedness/frameworks/urban-search-rescue

Resources:

Pediatric Disaster Centers of Excellence:

https://www.pediatricdisaster.org/

Gulf 7 Pediatric Disaster Network: https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/gulf7/

Region V for Kids: Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium for Disaster Response

https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/region-v-for-kids/

Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management

https://wrap-em.org/

Pediatric Pandemic Network:

https://pedspandemicnetwork.org/

EMSC Innovation and Improvement Center:

https://emscimprovement.center/

Pediatric Readiness Program: https://emscimprovement.center/domains/pediatric-readiness/

National Pediatric Disaster Coalition:

https://npdcoalition.org/

WRAP-EM Pediatric Surge Playbook: https://wrap-em.org/index.php/pediatric-surge-resources/94-pediatric-surge-playbook/420-wrap-em-pediatric-surge-playbook

Leveling the Playing Field: A Concept of Operations for Pediatric Disaster Education

https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/asprcoe/region-v-for-kids/education/infographics/conops/

Pediatric Disaster Checklist (for Hospitals): https://emscimprovement.center/domains/preparedness/disaster-plan-prepare/disaster-checklist/

Prehospital Pediatric Readiness Checklist: https://emscimprovement.center/domains/prehospital-care/prehospital-pediatric-readiness/checklist/

National Pediatric Readiness Checklist (for Hospitals): https://emscimprovement.center/domains/pediatric-readiness-project/readiness-toolkit/readiness-ED-checklist/