Emergency Preparedness and Children: Protecting Our Future

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response. 03/2018 This two-page fact sheet describes why children are at a higher risk than other groups during and after emergencies, how they have different needs during an emergency, and how the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention helps families, healthcare professionals, and public health planners have the tools and support necessary to protect children in emergencies. (PDF)

Source: Disaster Lit: Resource Guide for Disaster Medicine and Public Health - April 17, 2018 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: The U.S. National Library of Medicine Source Type: news