Summer Weather Safety - Resources for Families & Caregivers
June is Summer Weather Safety (Tornadoes/Thunderstorms/Lightning) Awareness Month. PPN’s Resource Central has links to information that may be helpful for individuals and families to better prepare for these unexpected events.
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The Resource Guide above offers several individual resources related to the topic and have been specially curated by our team to support national awareness promotions and provide quick, easy to access information on common events. All guides are in English.
Hurricane Season is Coming
Hurricane season brings with it the potential for devastating impacts, and it is crucial to prepare both medical facilities and homes to mitigate risks and safeguard lives.
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The Resource Guide above offers several individual resources related to the topic and have been specially curated by our team to support national awareness promotions and provide quick, easy to access information on common events. All guides are in English.
Recognizing Respiratory Distress
2016
· OPENPediatrics
This 17 minute video aims to educate viewers on recognizing and managing respiratory distress and failure in critically ill infants and children. Dr. Monica Kleinman …
Pulmonary Mechanics in Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation
2019
· OPENPediatrics
Total time of video 15 min and 15 seconds, this video addresses positive pressure noninvasive ventilation with pediatric population to improve everyday knowledge and disaster …
Psychological First Aid for Children
This video addresses Psychological First Aid for Children to improve the skill and knowledge of healthcare providers caring for pediatric populations during a crisis. Includes …
SAMHSA's Concept of Trauma and Guidance for a Trauma-Informed Approach
This SAMHSA website resource provides a training manual to learn Strategies for developing a trauma-informed organization for healthcare personnel, education personnel, parents, volunteers, and humanitarian …
SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: Disaster Behavioral Health Interventions Inventory
This resource introduces the SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin which provides an inventory of current research in the field of disaster behavioral …
Safe Spaces: Creating a Culture to Support Infant Feeding in Shelters
2019
· Natural Hazards Center
Overview of options to provide safe infant feeding in shelters and access to maternal, reproductive, and mental health care for families.
Safe Rooms for Tornadoes and Hurricanes Guidance for Community and Residential Safe Rooms
This publication from FEMA offers comprehensive guidance on planning, designing, constructing, and operating safe rooms to protect individuals during extreme-wind events like tornadoes and hurricanes. …
Inclusion, Diversity, Equity and Accessibility in Exercises
This is a guide about diversity, equity, and inclusion in exercises. It discusses the importance of considering the whole community in emergency preparedness. The guide …
Topic Collection: Burns
The ASPR TRACIE page provides technical resources for healthcare facility staff to plan for burn casualties due to various incidents. It includes resources for emergency …
Risk Communication Planning: Learning from Lived Experiences of Homelessness
2022
· University of Colorado,
· Natural Hazards Center
This study aims to enhance understanding of how individuals experiencing homelessness or who are precariously housed are considered in emergency and risk communication planning, including …