Emergency Preparedness
American Academy of Pediatrics
The American Academy of Pediatrics is an organization of over 60,000 pediatricians committed to the optimal physical, mental, and social health and well-being for all infants, children, adolescents, and young adults.
- Preparedness for Children and Youth with Special Needs
- Pediatricians can help improve preparedness by being strategic in the way they communicate with others about children at risk.
- Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit
- This resource allows for pediatricians, public health leaders and other pediatric care providers to assess what is already happening in their community or state, and help determine what needs to be done before an emergency or disaster. The kit will promote collaborative discussions and decision making about pediatric preparedness planning.
- The Youngest Victims: Disaster Preparedness to Meet Children\'s Needs,
- This document is an appendix to the Pediatric Preparedness Resource Kit. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council has identified a variety of guiding principles or key messages to use to guide decision-making and support the implementation of new public policy, effective community/state planning, and appropriate education and training.
Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Emergency Management Institute
- Multihazard Planning for Childcare Online Course (Course Number: IS-36)
- This course covers the steps to help childcare providers prepare for incidents to ensure the safety of the children at their site. Childcare providers must have plans and procedures to keep children safe from everyday hazards and to respond and recover when an emergency happens. The goal of this course is to provide childcare providers, of all sizes and with responsibility for children of all ages, with the knowledge and tools to analyze the hazards and threats at the site, to develop a plan to address these hazards and threats, and to implement processes to update and practice the emergency plan.
- Sample Childcare Emergency Action Plan
- Sample Childcare Emergency Operation Plan
- Webinar - Introducing the Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs: View this webinar to learn about the Emergency Preparedness Manual for Early Childhood Programs. Use this tool to help programs develop emergency plans to keep children, families, and staff safe if disaster strikes.