Kid Power: Involving Youth in Building Community Disaster Resilience

• 2019

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• Betty Pfefferbaum

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This article discusses how involving youth in disaster readiness and response can improve community resilience. Youth can help with tasks like creating safety plans and participating in drills, which also helps them learn new skills. Adults play a key role by guiding and supporting young people in these activities. Tools like the Communities Advancing Resilience Toolkit (CART) can be adapted for youth to engage them further. Involving kids not only strengthens communities but also benefits their development, making it important for communities to include them in disaster planning efforts.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; EMS Clinicians; Nurses; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Adolescent Behavior; Child Development; Community Participation; Disaster Planning; Resilience, Psychological

Institutions: University of Colorado

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