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.
A Statewide Assessment of Pediatric Emergency Care Surge Capabilities
This study describes a study on pediatric emergency care in Massachusetts. It looks at the number of hospital beds available for children and how hospitals …
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Pediatric Behavioral Health During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Expert Advice for Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
2023
· Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN),
· University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center,
· Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine
This commentary article focuses on the impact of COVID-19 on children's mental health and offers expert advice for dealing with such crises. It describes the …
Addressing Health-Care Disparities in Pediatric Disaster Planning: A Qualitative Study
2023
· Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Management (WRAP-EM),
· University of California San Francisco,
· University of Southern California,
· UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital
This article describes a study on health-care disparities in pediatric disaster planning. The Western Regional Alliance for Pediatric Emergency Medicine (WRAP-EM) explored how these disparities …
An Assessment of Pediatric Resident Disaster Preparedness for the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This study assessed the level of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) disaster preparedness among pediatric residents in a children's hospital. Based on survey feedback from …
Access to Critical Health Information for Children During Emergencies: Emergency Information Forms and Beyond
This policy statement addresses the access to important health information for children during emergencies. The article highlights the use of Emergency Information Forms (EIFs) and …
Characterizing Household Emergency Preparedness Levels for Natural Disasters During the COVID-19 Pandemic: United States, 2020-2021
This article describes how households in the United States prepared for natural disasters during the COVID-19 pandemic. It found that being married, having children, and …
Home-Based Emergency Preparedness for Families of Children and Youth With Special Healthcare Needs: A Scoping Review
2023
· Drexel University
This scoping review found 22 relevant articles focusing on home-based preparedness for families of children and youth with special healthcare needs. Different approaches were used …
Coping Strategies and Psychological Maladjustment/Adjustment: A Meta-Analytic Approach with Children and Adolescents Exposed to Natural Disasters
2023
· University of Verona,
· Macquarie University
This article examines how children and teens cope with natural disasters. It describes two meta-analyses that explore the link between coping strategies and psychological outcomes, …
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 …