DisasterCast
American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Children and Disasters hosts DisasterCast, brief educational videos intended for pediatric health care providers, featuring advice from pediatricians about caring for children impacted by disasters. There are 16 videos included in the series as of February 2025.
DisasterCast: Climate Change
This 6-minute video interviews Dr. Becca Philipsborn, who discusses climate change and its impact on the health and well-being of children. This is a short …
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DisasterCast: Family Reunification Planning
This 7-minute video interviews Dr. Sarita Chung. It discusses the key elements of family reunification plans and practical tips to improve reunification readiness. The focus …
DisasterCast: Preparing for Wildfires
This American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) DisasterCast series video (under 14 minutes) interviews Dr. Scott Needle, who shares recommendations on how families can prepare for …
DisasterCast: Pediatric Ambulatory Surge
This 10-minute video interviews Dr. Jesse Hackell and discusses how to be prepared for and respond to surges in patients in the outpatient care setting. …
DisasterCast: Children with Special Health Care Needs in Disaster
This 9-minute video interviews Dr. Georgina Peacock. It discusses approaches to help families with children with special health care needs prepare for disasters and emergencies.
DisasterCast: COVID-19 Transition from Pandemic to Endemic
This 15-minute long video interviews Dr. H. Dele Davies. It is a discussion on the evolving status of COVID-19 and its impact on pediatric health …
DisasterCast: Responding to International Disasters
This 7-minute video interviews Dr. Eric Dzuiban and is intended to help people understand how to respond to international disasters. It describes different ways experts …
DisasterCast: Crisis Standards of Care
This 7-minute video interviews Dr. Jeffrey Upperman and focuses on key elements of crisis standards of care in pediatric disaster planning. The video explains how …
DisasterCast: Pediatric Readiness for American Indian and Alaska Native Children
This 6-minute video interviews Dr. Ryan Brown. It seeks to raise awareness and to support learning about addressing pediatric readiness in tribal communities and caring …
DisasterCast: Pediatric Triage and Tagging
This 5-minute video interviews Dr. Nichole Davis. It is about pediatric triage and tagging, which are important in emergencies to help children quickly. It describes …