Pediatric Disaster Research Literature Review
A special collection constrained to resources added as part of a scoping review that aimed to catalogue and appraise the past 20+ years of pediatric disaster medicine research. The team defined the research question, developed eligibility criteria for articles, and identified a search strategy. A comprehensive Medline search was conducted using Medical Subject Heading (MeSH) search with key words and phrases, identifying relevant articles from 2001 – May 2024. The leadership core team for the literature review is: Cullen Clark, MD; Hazel Jeong, MD; Christopher Wright, MD; Brandon Kappy, MD; Dennis Ren, MD; Elizabeth Hewett Brumberg, MD; Caroline Stephens, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Nathan Timm, MD; Rachel Stanley, MD; Susi Miller, MLIS; Sara Helwig, MS; April Parish, BS.
Pediatric Disaster Preparedness and Response and the Nation's Children's Hospitals
2015
· Arkansas Children's Hospital,
· University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences,
· Children's Hospital Colorado,
· Children's National Hospital,
· Texas Children's Hospital,
· Nicklaus Children's Hospital
This article discusses the importance of pediatric disaster preparedness in the US, where 30 percent of the population are children. The Children's Hospital Association (CHA) …
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Providing Psychosocial Support to Children and Families in the Aftermath of Disasters and Crises
This report offers guidance for helping children cope after disasters. It describes how disasters can affect children's mental health, causing stress, anxiety, or depression. Pediatricians …
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 …
Preparedness Perceptions, Sociodemographic Characteristics, and Level of Household Preparedness for Public Health Emergencies: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2006-2010
2015
· University of Miami,
· Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC),
· Johns Hopkins University,
· U.S. Public Health Service
This article discusses a study on how prepared households are for emergencies. The study used data from 14 states between 2006 and 2010. It found …
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 …
CDC Grand Rounds: Addressing Preparedness Challenges for Children in Public Health Emergencies
This article discusses how recent public health emergencies like Hurricane Katrina, H1N1 pandemic, and Ebola outbreak underscore the importance of comprehensive emergency planning and response. …
Ensuring the Health of Children in Disasters
This article highlights the unique needs of infants, children, adolescents, and young adults in disaster situations, emphasizing the importance of addressing these needs in all …
Birth Outcomes in a Disaster Recovery Environment: New Orleans Women After Katrina
2015
· Tulane University,
· Louisiana State University (LSU) Health New Orleans,
· Loyola University New Orleans
This article examines how Hurricane Katrina affected pregnancy outcomes in New Orleans. It describes a study of 308 pregnant women interviewed 5-7 years after the …
Emergency Preparedness of Families of Children with Developmental Disabilities: What Public Health and Safety Emergency Planners Need to Know
2015
· University of Massachusetts
This article is about emergency preparedness for families with children who have developmental disabilities. It describes a study that found many families are not well-prepared …
Diabetes Care Provided to Children Displaced by Hurricane Katrina
This article examines the impact of Hurricane Katrina on children with diabetes who were displaced from Louisiana and enrolled in the Texas Medicaid Hurricane Katrina …