Post-Disaster Health: Protecting Kids from Environmental and Public Health Risks

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This brief describes how children face special health risks after disasters, like asthma, toxic exposures, mold, and trouble getting medical care. Kids are more vulnerable than adults because their bodies and minds are still growing. Mental health problems like anxiety and PTSD can also happen. It explains that families should have plans for emergencies and that communities need to focus on protecting kids’ health during disasters. Acting quickly helps prevent long-term harm so children can grow up healthy even after a crisis.

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Focus Areas: Mental Health; Natural Disasters; Severe Weather

Audiences: Behavioral Health Professionals; Emergency Managers; Families & Children; Public Health Professionals

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

Keywords: Air Pollution; Anxiety Disorders; Asthma; Child Health; Continuity of Patient Care; Depression; Disasters; Emergency Medical Services; Environmental Exposure; Floods; Health Services Accessibility; Lead Poisoning; Mental Health; Pediatrics; Public Health; Water Pollutants, Chemical; Community Health Planning; Resilience, Psychological

Institutions: Healthcare Ready; Gulf 7 Pediatric Disaster Network

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