Disaster Preparedness and Families of Children With Special Needs: A Geographic Comparison

• 2013

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• Lisa Baker; Loretta Cormier
PMID: 22821052DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10900-012-9587-3

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This article is about how families with children who have special health needs can prepare for disasters. It describes a study that looked at whether families in different places are ready for emergencies and if a short education program could help them get better prepared. The study involved 210 families and found that the education program improved their readiness, even though location didn't make a difference. It shows that teaching these families can help them be more prepared when disasters happen, making it easier to manage their children's needs during such times.

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Focus Area: Everyday Emergency

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Collection: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Alabama; Data Collection; Disaster Planning; Disasters; Family; Florida; Geographic Locations; Health Education; Patient Education as Topic; Disabled Children

Institutions: University of Alabama at Birmingham

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