Building Children's Preparedness Capacity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention One Event at a Time, 2009-2018

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• Rebecca Leeb; Jessica Franks; Eric Dziuban; Wendy Ruben; Michael Bartenfeld; Cynthia Hinton
PMID: 31505143DOI: https://doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2019.305066

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This 3-page editorial is based on "Caring for Children in Disaster Response: Building the Link Between Developmental Pediatrics and Infectious Disease One Event at a Time," a 2016 presentation referenced in the article. It discusses community pediatric preparedness planning, and in particular the Children’s Preparedness Unit (CPU) at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The CPU's role in public health emergencies emphasizes the importance of addressing children's various health needs in disasters. Lessons learned are leading to increased focus on a population often severely affected by disasters.

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Focus Area: Infectious Disease

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stages: Mitigation; Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S.; Child Health; Child Health Services; Disaster Planning; Disease Outbreaks; Emergency Medical Services; Pediatrics; Public Health Practice; United States; Zika Virus Infection; Influenza A Virus, H1N1 Subtype; Capacity Building

Institutions: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

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