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Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies

Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies. Concept, Development, and Partnerships for the Future. Partnering to Better Share Resources. The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)

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Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies

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  1. Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies Concept, Development, and Partnerships for the Future

  2. Partnering to Better Share Resources The National Library of Medicine (NLM) Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC) Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (EMSC) EMS for Children National Resource Center (EMSC-NRC) Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR) ….. have partnered to create a compendium of resources related to medical & public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies.

  3. Maintaining a Database 101 Special set of technical skills Access to database applications Unique subject matter expertise Dedicated FTEs Organizational fit/mission agreement

  4. Silos of Pediatric Disaster Resources

  5. Environmental Scan Multiple agencies and organizations Many resources Both unique and redundant Professional and consumer level Credible and incredible Widely dispersed Poorly linked Disorganized and unnavigable

  6. Collaboration

  7. Collaboration(2)

  8. Collaboration (3)

  9. Collaboration (4)

  10. Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies

  11. Partnership Goals Develop a robust and comprehensive compendium that will serve as the central repository for pediatric-related disaster and emergency information Maintain the collection of links to resources related to medical and public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies

  12. Objectives Consolidate the vast amount of resources available across a variety of organizations Expand available resources to stakeholders Facilitate the use of this resource as a pediatric component of disaster information programs

  13. Partnerships

  14. Partnership is Key An essential component of this compendium will be partnerships and collaborations between organizations and agencies involved in creating and sharing information about children in disasters and emergencies.

  15. Partnership Elements • Help promote the Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies Web page through their organizations • Prominently display the link on their organization’s disaster-related webpages • Suggest new pediatric disaster preparedness resources to DIMRC as they become available* * (peer-reviewed literature need not be submitted as it will be automatically updated in the searchable database feature)

  16. Become a partner! Contact Tony Gilchrest, MPA, EMT-P EMS Program Manager EMSC National Resource Center Children’s National Health System 801 Roeder Road, Suite 600 Silver Spring, MD. 20910 301-244-6220 agilchre@cnmc.org

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