Health Resources on Children in Disasters and EmergenciesConcept, Development, and Partnerships for the Future

Partnering to Better Share ResourcesThe National Library of Medicine (NLM)

Disaster Information Management Research Center (DIMRC)

Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Emergency Medical Services for Children Program (EMSC)

EMS for Children National Resource Center (EMSC-NRC)

Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)

….. have partnered to create a compendium of resources related to medical & public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies.

Maintaining a Database 101

Special set of technical skills Access to database applications Unique subject matter expertise Dedicated FTEsOrganizational fit/mission agreement

Silos of Pediatric Disaster Resources

Environmental ScanMultiple agencies and organizationsMany resources

Both unique and redundantProfessional and consumer levelCredible and incredibleWidely dispersed Poorly linkedDisorganized and unnavigable

Collaboration

Collaboration (2)

Collaboration (3)

Collaboration (4)

Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies

Partnership Goals• Develop a robust and comprehensive compendium

that will serve as the central repository for pediatric-related disaster and emergency information

• Maintain the collection of links to resources related to medical and public health issues of children in disasters and emergencies

Objectives

• Consolidate the vast amount of resources available across a variety of organizations

• Expand available resources to stakeholders

• Facilitate the use of this resource as a pediatric component of disaster information programs

Partnerships

Partnership is KeyAn essential component of this compendium will be partnerships and collaborations between organizations and agencies involved in creating and sharing information about children in disasters and emergencies.

• Help promote the Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies Web page through their organizations

• Prominently display the link on their organization’s disaster-related webpages

• Suggest new pediatric disaster preparedness resources to DIMRC as they become available*

* (peer-reviewed literature need not be submitted as it will be automatically updated in the searchable database feature)

Partnership Elements

Contact Tony Gilchrest, MPA, EMT-PEMS Program Manager

EMSC National Resource CenterChildren’s National Health System

801 Roeder Road, Suite 600Silver Spring, MD. 20910

301-244-6220agilchre@cnmc.org

Become a partner!