Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children’s Hospital
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Emergency Medical Services for Children: Office Emergency and Disaster Readiness
This 4-page special issue article looks at the role of the pediatrician in preparation for office emergencies and local disasters. During office emergencies, focus is …
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Health Care Workers' Ability and Willingness to Report to Duty During Catastrophic Disasters
2005
· Columbia University
The article explores how health care workers in New York City respond to catastrophic disasters. It describes a survey of 6,428 workers from 47 facilities …
Psychopathology Among New York City Public School Children 6 Months After September 11
2005
· Columbia University
This article examines the prevalence and correlates of probable mental disorders among New York City public school students six months after the September 11, 2001, …
Pediatric Terrorism Preparedness National Guidelines and Recommendations: Findings of an Evidenced-Based Consensus Process
The article describes how experts from various fields came together to create guidelines for helping children during disasters or terrorism. They looked at existing data …
Children's Mental Health After Disasters: The Impact of the World Trade Center Attack
2003
· Columbia University
This paper provides a summary of systematic studies conducted between 1999 and 2002, focusing on children's post-traumatic stress reactions following mass disasters. Various contexts, such …
Building Community Engagement Capacity in a Transdisciplinary Population Health Research Consortium
2024
· Loyola University Chicago,
· Northwestern University,
· University of Alabama at Birmingham,
· University of California –San Diego School of Medicine,
· University of California, San Diego,
· University of Michigan,
· University of Minnesota
This article discusses how a research group focused on population health worked to involve communities in their studies. By building strong connections and using a …
Measuring Separation in Emergencies: Haiti following Hurricane Matthew
2018
· Save the Children,
· Columbia University,
· The Care and Protection of Children (CPC) Learning Network,
· United States Agency for International Development (USAID)
This 32-page report provides information about a study of unaccompanied and separated children in Haiti following Hurricane Matthew in 2016. It was part of the …
Infection Prevention and Control Implications of Special Pathogens in Children
2024
· Northwestern University,
· Emory University,
· University of Nebraska Medical Center,
· Seattle Children's Hospital,
· University of Washington
Special pathogens, highly transmissible and causing severe disease, require Children's hospital healthcare personnel (HCP) to identify, isolate, and inform to prevent transmission. This article discusses …
Preparing the Pediatric Workforce for Future Pandemics and Disasters
2024
· Stanford University,
· Northwestern University
In this editorial, the journal issue editors emphasize the importance of reflecting on the successes and failures in dealing with the global COVID-19 pandemic to …
Growing Up in an Era of Extreme Events
This seminar is a multi-disciplinary dialogue that discusses the last 10 years of extreme events that have tested disaster readiness, including the response and recovery …