National Preparedness Month: Children in Public Health Emergencies
Date: Wednesday, September 19, 2018
Time: 1:00pm (Eastern Time)
Overview
Children have unique physical, developmental, and mental health needs in all types of emergencies and disasters that require specific attention in preparedness, response, and recovery efforts. For the 2018 National Preparedness Month, Jessica Franks, Robyn Cree, and Cindy Hinton discussed preparedness and response for children affected by natural disasters (including hurricanes), infectious disease outbreaks, and other emergencies. This included information about children with special healthcare needs. Please join CDC’s EPIC Team online to explore this topic, discuss examples, and learn where to find more information.
Webinar participants and viewers will accomplish the following:
- Describe CDC’s role in the topic covered during the presentation.
- Describe the topic’s implications for respective constituents.
- Discuss concerns and issues related to preparedness for and response to urgent public health threats.
- Identify reliable information resources for the topic.
- Describe how to promote health improvement, wellness, and disease prevention.
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Jessica Franks, MPH, CHES
Health Communications Fellow
Children’s Preparedness Unit, Child Development and Disabilities Branch
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Robyn Cree, PhD
Epidemic Intelligence Service Officer
Child Development and Disabilities Branch
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
Cindy Hinton, PhD, MS, MPH
Health Scientist
Health and Disabilities Branch
National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities
- Webinar/Audio conference call on 9/19/2018: 1:00–2:00 p.m. ET
- Web-on-demand training will be available in October
- Materials: PowerPoint slide set (see Call Materials)
- Caring for Children in a Disaster: https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/index.html
- Specific Threats: https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/index.html
- Helping Children Cope in Emergencies: https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/helping-children-cope.html
- Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Emergencies: https://www.cdc.gov/childrenindisasters/children-with-special-healthcare-needs.html
- Ready Wrigley Preparedness Materials: https://www.cdc.gov/phpr/readywrigley/index.htm
- National Child Traumatic Stress Network: http://www.nctsn.orgexternal icon/external icon
- Psychological First Aid (WHO): httppdf iconexternal icon://pdf iconexternal iconapps.who.int/iris/bitstream/10665/44615/1/9789241548205_eng.pdfpdf iconexternal icon
- SAMHSA’s Disaster Distress Hotline: httpsexternal icon://external iconwww.samhsa.gov/find-help/disaster-distress-helplineexternal icon