Region V for Kids Resource Collection
Region V for Kids (RV4K) strengthens pediatric disaster preparedness by providing training, tools, and subject matter expertise to healthcare professionals, hospitals, and community partners. This page includes a searchable index of all RV4K resources.
Pediatric Disaster Medicine: Pediatric Behavioral Health in Disasters
This course shares how disasters can affect the mental health of children and what can be done to help them. It explains that kids may …
Pediatric Disaster Telehealth Planning and Mitigation
This infographic focuses on how to use telehealth during disasters to help children. It describes ways to plan and prepare for emergencies, ensuring that kids …
Behavioral Health Workgroup White Paper
2021
· Region V for Kids
This document focuses on helping children with mental health needs during disasters like COVID-19. It describes how hospitals and experts worked together to create plans, …
Refining Pediatric Telehealth Capability: A Demonstration to Leverage the Use of Technology During Disaster Response
2022
· Region V for Kids
This document describes a virtual telehealth demonstration by the Region V for Kids Great Lakes Pediatric Consortium. It aims to improve pediatric disaster response using …
Advancing Pediatric Telehealth Capability: Use of Technology During Disaster Response
2021
· Region V for Kids
This virtual telehealth exercise was designed to demonstrate and test pediatric disaster telehealth activities. Various groups like doctors, health managers, and emergency workers practiced using …