The Response to Superstorm Sandy Highlights the Importance of Recovery Planning for Child Care Nationwide

• 2015

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This 35-page document provides information about a study to determine the extent to which New Jersey and New York conducted emergency planning for child care before Superstorm Sandy in 2012. It examines how both states assisted with the recovery and rebuilding process and how the storm affected child care providers. The report discusses what actions the Administration for Children and Families has taken since Superstorm Sandy to improve nationwide emergency preparedness, response, and recovery for child care.

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Hazard: Natural Disasters

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Recovery

Keywords: Child Care; Disaster Planning; Natural Disasters; New Jersey; New York

Institutions: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

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