Disaster Preparedness for Children With Food Allergies During the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake-Observational Study

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• Mariko Nagayoshi; Mika Ogata; Nima Hirai; Jun Kido
PMID: 38682359DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/00469580241248100

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This article investigates the challenges faced by children with food allergies (FA) during the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake. A survey of 59 children with FA revealed that 64.4% had difficulty accessing allergen-free food during the disaster, and 49.2% lacked a home stockpile. Most families evacuated, with many staying in cars rather than public shelters. The study highlights the need for improved disaster planning, including self-stockpiling allergen-free foods, reassessing public stockpiles, and establishing better systems for distributing allergen-free relief supplies to affected families.

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Focus Area: Natural Disasters

Audience: Public Health Professionals

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

Bundles: Disaster Research Literature Review

Keywords: Child, Preschool; Disaster Planning; Earthquakes; Food Hypersensitivity; Japan; Parents; Surveys and Questionnaires

Institutions: Fukuda Hospital; Kumamoto University

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