Disaster Research Literature Review
The Pediatric Disaster Medicine Literature Review is a scoping review that aimed to catalogue and appraise the past 20+ years of pediatric disaster medicine research. The multidisciplinary literature review core team was comprised of several physicians, data scientists, and a medical librarian.
Schools and Terrorism: A Supplement to the Report of the National Advisory Committee on Children and Terrorism
2004
· The National Advisory Committee on Children and Disasters (NACCD),
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This report supplement discusses the impact of terrorism on schools and the importance of emergency management plans. It highlights how schools can be affected by …
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Child Disaster Mental Health Interventions, Part II: Timing of Implementation, Delivery Settings and Providers, and Therapeutic Approaches
2014
· University of Oklahoma,
· U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs,
· University of Tulsa Institute of Trauma,
· University of Miami
This review article focuses on mental health help for children after disasters. It describes when to start these interventions, where they should take place, and …
Modeling the Effect of School Closures in a Pandemic Scenario: Exploring Two Different Contact Matrices
This article is about how closing schools during a flu pandemic can affect the spread of the disease. It describes using a model to see …
The Integration of Mental Health and Psychosocial Support and Disaster Risk Reduction: A Mapping and Review
This article is about how mental health support and disaster risk reduction (DRR) can work together. It describes efforts to combine these fields, focusing on …
The Burden of Disaster: Part II. Applying Interventions Across the Child’s Social Ecology
2012
· University of Oklahoma,
· Phoenix College,
· Dartmouth College,
· U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
This article describes how to help children cope with disasters by using their social environment. It explains different levels of support: family and friends (Microsystem), …
Evaluation of an Unplanned School Closure in a Colorado School District: Implications for Pandemic Influenza Preparedness
2015
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
This brief report describes a school closure in Colorado due to flu-like illness. It looks at how families were affected by the closure, such as …
Unintended Costs and Consequences of School Closures Implemented in Preparation for Hurricane Isaac in Harrison County School District, Mississippi, August-September 2012
This study surveyed all households of children enrolled in Mississippi's Harrison County School District (HCSD) after a 4-day school closure in preparation for Hurricane Isaac …
The Disaster Information Needs of Families of Children With Special Healthcare Needs: A Scoping Review
This review assessed evidence for the best ways to meet the disaster information needs of families whose children require special healthcare. The studies show a …
School District Crisis Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Plans — United States, 2006, 2012, and 2016
This report examines data collected by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) via a national survey conducted periodically to evaluate school health policies …
School District Crisis Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Plans — United States, 2012
This article discusses the importance of school-based all-hazards response plans for children during natural disasters, infectious diseases, and terrorism. Schools play a crucial role in …