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.
The Pathways Between Natural Disasters and Violence Against Children: A Systematic Review
This review examines how natural disasters can contribute to violence against children. It describes five main pathways: changes in supervision, breaking social norms, economic stress, …
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Influencing Factors of Early Childhood Teachers' Disaster Preparedness
This study looked at the disaster preparedness of early childhood teachers in Korea and how it was affected by their self-efficacy, resilience, disaster awareness, COVID-19 …
Wastewater Monitoring for Infectious Disease: Intentional Relationships Between Academia, the Private Sector, and Local Health Departments for Public Health Preparedness
2023
· Wayne State University
This article describes the relationship among a local health department, a university, and an environmental services company that collaborated in Detroit, Michigan to examine markers …
Emergency Preparedness Drills for Active and Mass Shootings in Schools
2024
· Rockefeller Institute of Government,
· University of Massachusetts Lowell,
· University at Buffalo
The article reviews emergency drills in schools for active and mass shootings. It describes how different types of drills, like lockdowns and active shooter drills, …
Disaster and Emergency Preparedness and the Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Child Care Programs in Michigan: A Mixed-Methods Analysis
2023
· University of Michigan
This study looks at how child care programs in Michigan were affected by COVID-19 and their emergency preparedness. It shows that many programs had written …
Disaster Preparedness in K-12 Schools: An Integrative Review
2023
· St. Louis University,
· Duquesne University
Schools, with their daily mass gatherings, are vulnerable to mass casualties, natural disasters, and biological incidents. This integrative review explored K-12 schools' preparedness for disasters …
Compliance of Camps in the United States With Guidelines for Health and Safety Practices
2015
· Penn State Hershey Medical Center,
· Penn State Health Children's Hospital,
· Children's Mercy Kansas City,
· Pennsylvania State University
This study looks at how well camps in the United States follow health and safety guidelines. It shows that most camps have ties with emergency …
School Interventions After the Joplin Tornado
This study was conducted six months after the 2011 Joplin, Missouri tornado to look at ways in which schools intervened to meet children's needs. It …
Factors Associated with Discussion of Disasters by Final Year High School Students: An International Cross-Sectional Survey
2015
· Government of Western Australia Department of Health,
· University of Western Australia,
· Royal Medical Services
This article explores what makes high school seniors talk about disasters with friends and family. It describes how disaster education, age, gender, and country traits …
Rebuilding Sustainable Communities for Children and Families After Disaster: Recommendations from Symposium Participants in Response to the April 27th, 2011 Tornadoes
2014
· University of Alabama
This article discusses the aftermath of a devastating EF4 tornado that struck Tuscaloosa, Alabama on April 27, 2011. To aid in recovery efforts, a symposium …