Academic-Community Partnership Educating Children About Weather-Related Disaster Preparedness

• 2018

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• Melissa Foster; Elizabeth Barnby
PMID: 29351048DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/1942602x17753066

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This article focuses on the importance of educating children in disaster preparedness skills and presents an outline of a weather-related disaster readiness curriculum geared for children ages 10-13, but can be modified. The program aims to increase awareness and preparedness among children, helping them understand what actions to take in emergencies. It discusses how it was used in an elementary school in Alabama through a collaboration with a local nursing college.

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Focus Area: Severe Weather

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Nurses; Schools & Childcare Providers

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Alabama; Child; Child Health Services; Disaster Planning; Education, Nursing; Weather; Public-Private Sector Partnerships

Institutions: University of Alabama in Huntsville

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