Resources - Threats and Hazards

Children & Disaster Threat, Hazard/Risk Assessment and Resilience

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Template (Region V for Kids) https://bit.ly/3SBeasF

Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness All-Hazards Infographic (Region V for Kids) https://bit.ly/3Wvh2s7

Finding a New Normal: Life After a Natural Disaster (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/natural-disasters/teens/life-after-a-natural-disaster.html#cdc_generic_section_1-video-series

Understanding the Impacts of Natural Disasters on Children (SRCD): https://bit.ly/3A6ncHv

Children Count in Disasters (Natural Hazards Center) https://bit.ly/4d2DTSS

Children and Youth Preparedness Social Media Toolkit https://www.ready.gov/children-and-youth-preparedness-social-media-toolkit

Man-Made Disasters (Child Life Disaster Relief) https://cldisasterrelief.org/resources/man-made-disasters/

Resilient Nation Partnership Network (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/partnerships/resilient-nation-partnership-network

Storytelling to Promote Action: The Big One (PrepTalks FEMA) https://youtu.be/Enefnd7r2ck

Mosquito and Tick Borne Diseases

Tick-and Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Children (Nationwide Children's): https://bit.ly/3T1lbmw

Climate Change: Ticks, Mosquitos and Children's Health (APHA Environmental) https://bit.ly/3yWoZ1N

How to Choose an Insect Repellent for Your Child (Healthy Children/AAP): https://bit.ly/3YSWvR8

Eastern Equine Encephalitis aka Triple E (Boston Childrens): https://www.childrenshospital.org/conditions/eastern-equine-encephalitis-eee

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/eastern-equine-encephalitis/about/index.html

Dengue Fever (Nemours KidsHealth): https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/dengue.html

DEET and children (EPA) https://www.epa.gov/insect-repellents/deet#children

How to Apply Bug Repellent to Kids (Mass Gov): https://youtu.be/GCAN0OX_4KI?si=fKXtHfh5U9RatY_b

Get the tips! Stop the ticks. Prevent Tick Bites. video (CDC): https://youtu.be/A0dKg3MVndo?si=pUDaH8XOUnSJ2b1t

How To Do A Tick Check (video) https://youtu.be/mwAHhOwqeX4?si=QV1UAjIYuUtUl9vQ

How to Remove a Tick from a Child ) Healthy Children/AAP): https://bit.ly/46YWhd2

Buggin’ Out: A Parent’s Guide to Mosquitos and Tick Disease (Le Bonheur Children’s): https://youtu.be/PImjU-T6Yew?si=nWII23radu2TM6c0

Medical Isolation and High Risk Diseases

Peyton the Penguin Explains High Consequence Pathogens (Chirp Team) https://youtu.be/iyzdBLEawPM?si=jRQkEdZCmerjA7lc

Personal Protective Equipment - Protecting Ourselves from the Bad Germs (Chirp Team) https://youtu.be/oeKqhKWX9Tw?si=-4Tzl_4CBnVwh-8K

Ambulance Adventures: What to Expect on a Ride to the Hospital! (Chirp Team) https://youtu.be/ZJkUn4mlClY?si=F6PKhUL6ZMUkLrg3

Timmy Ambulance Ride (Chirp Team) https://youtu.be/LBrp2esVPfs?si=8wtue4pJR79-BAPZ

Wildfire/Fire Works/Smoke/Air Pollution

Why is CoCo Red (AirNow) https://www.airnow.gov/education/why-is-coco-red/

Why is CoCo Orange (AirNow) https://www.airnow.gov/education/why-is-coco-orange/

Clean and Dirty Air (AirNow) https://www.airnow.gov/education/students/clean-and-dirty-air-part-one/

Air Quality and Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools (AirNow) https://document.airnow.gov/air-quality-and-outdoor-guidance-for-schools.pdf

Evacuating Under Fire: Children with Special Healthcare Needs in Disaster (Natural Hazards Center) https://bit.ly/4ce4BXF

The Big Disaster: The Big Burn podcast series (NPR): https://bit.ly/46Or905

Smokey for Kids Preventing Wildfires (Smokey Bear): https://smokeybear.com/en/smokey-for-kids

Sparky's Fire Safety Club (NFPA) https://www.sparky.org/meet-sparky

Wildfires (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/wildfires

Wildfires (CDC) https://bit.ly/4dc6vcC

Wildfires: What Parents Need to Know (AAP) https://bit.ly/3A72mIi

Wildfire Resources (The National Child Traumatic Stress Center) https://bit.ly/3Al3KXB

Environmental Hazards for Children in the Aftermath of Wildfires (PEHSU/AAP) https://bit.ly/3A4lBSA

Children's Health and Wildfire Smoke Exposure Workshop Recommendations (AirNow) https://bit.ly/3yB9oEx

Ready Wrigley Prepares for Wildfires and Smoke (CDC) (English) https://bit.ly/3SBML9Y

FireWorks Safety (Nemours Hospital) https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/fireworks.html

Hurricane/Tornado/Dust (Haboob) Storms

On the Road to Routine: Disruption and Recovery After Hurricanes (Natural Hazards Center) https://bit.ly/4d5KsnG

Be Hurricane Ready (Texas Children's) https://www.texaschildrens.org/departments/complex-care-clinic/patient-resources

Sesame Street Goes Through A Storm (Sesame Street) https://youtu.be/SEz1yb3WPwA

Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day (NCTSN) https://www.nctsn.org/resources/trinka-and-sam-rainy-windy-day

#HurricaneStrong for Kids(FLASH: A NOAA partner) https://hurricanestrong.org/kids/

Supporting Children in All the Spheres of Their Lives: Lessons from Katrina (Natural Hazards Center) https://bit.ly/3ysvMA2

Witness a Mock Tornado Drill Hunter Elementary (video) https://youtu.be/50EPN3QJ4ZA

Hurricanes & Floods: (HealthyChildren/AAP) Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself: https://bit.ly/3AbSHjH

Still At Risk U.S. Children 10 Years After Hurricane Katrina (Save The Children) https://bit.ly/4dpqNPk

Hurricane Resources National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/3YvPdCB

Hurricanes (CDC) https://www.cdc.gov/disasters/hurricanes/index.html

Hurricanes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/hurricanes

Tornado Resources National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/3YtQ32I

10 Tornado Safety Tips to Keep Kids Safe (Save the Children) https://bit.ly/3ygD5uG

Tornados Before During and After (CDC) https://bit.ly/3Funvyy

Dust Storms and Haboobs (NOAA/NWS) https://www.weather.gov/safety/wind-dust-storm

Children and Dust (NEH.gov) https://bit.ly/46ygW7G

Protecting People from Sand and Dust Storms (WMO) https://youtu.be/lYXcpYYlm8I?si=huLK4zuKNnsMOb5s

Is The Dust Bowl Happening Again? (PBS Terra) https://youtu.be/THSm-I790H0?si=Socd894JZea0pX2s

WindStorm Resources (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/3YtQ32I

Dust Storms (NSW) https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/environment/factsheets/Pages/dust-storms.aspx

Severe Weather/Blizzard/Snow/Heat/Climate Change

Weather STEM Lesson: Severe Weather Lightening Awareness (WeatherSTEM Scholar) https://learn.weatherstem.com/modules/learn/lessons/108/index.html

Heat and Infants and Children (CDC) https://bit.ly/4dc84Hw

Heat waves and how the impact children (Unicef) https://www.unicef.org/stories/heat-waves-impact-children#children

Extreme Temperatures: Disaster Management Resources (AAP) https://bit.ly/3Wpjq3C

No Heat Stroke (Dashboard) https://www.noheatstroke.org/

Parents and Coaches Guide to Dehydration and Heat Illness in Children (National Safe Kids Campaign and NATA) https://bit.ly/3WyDC2V

Winter Weather (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/winter-weather

18 Winter Tips for Parents and Children (Childhood Preparedness) https://bit.ly/3tW0uzh

Playing outside in the Winter (AAP Healthy Children): https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/Winter-Safety.aspx

Artic Cold Front: Preparing Your Children for the Coldest Temperatures of the Season (Cook Childrens) https://bit.ly/4doSjwg

Winter Safety Tips for Parents and Children (NLM) https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2794526/

Ready Wrigley Preparedness for Extreme Heat (English/Spanish): (CDC) https://bit.ly/3WOoRdN

Hot Car Resources (Kids and Cars) https://www.kidsandcars.org/hot-cars/media-resources

Climate Resiliency in Your Community Activity Book (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/sites/default/files/2022-07/Activity_Book_Online_Final_Small_07.13.22.pdf

Legacy of disasters: The impact of climate change on children (Save the Children) https://resourcecentre.savethechildren.net/pdf/3986.pdf/

Weather and climate resources (NOAA) https://www.noaa.gov/tools-and-resources/weather-and-climate-resources

Earthquakes/Tsunamis

Rocket Earthquake Safety: (RocketRules.org & Hero In You Foundation) https://rocketrules.org/earthquake-activity-books-videos/

Earthquake Safety: How to Teach Your Child About Earthquakes (Red Cross) https://bit.ly/4ceBS4H

Sample Earthquake Drill: Drop, Cover, and Hold On (UCSF) https://cchp.ucsf.edu/sites/g/files/tkssra181/f/Sample-Drill-Earthquake.pdf

The Great ShakeOut Website (ShakeOut.org): https://www.shakeout.org/

Earthquake Country Alliance: https://www.earthquakecountry.org/

The Big One: Your Survival Guide Podcast Series (NPR) https://laist.com/podcasts/the-big-one

Earthquakes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/earthquakes

Earthquakes Before, During and After (CDC) https://bit.ly/3WwwxA9

Earthquake Resources (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/4dbKdaQ

Ready Wrigley Book Earthquake (CDC) English/Spanish https://bit.ly/3LUjjZ6

10 Earthquake Safety Tips to Keep Children Safe (Save the Children) https://bit.ly/3LRj1lL

Earthquakes for Kids (USGS) https://earthquake.usgs.gov/learn/kids/

Staying Safe in an Earthquake (Rocket Rules Safety Program) Video https://youtu.be/ay5lTN81u1Q

Kids Earthquake Safety - (Disaster Dodgers) Video https://youtu.be/d08QUmxzdKU

Earthquakes What Every Child Provider Should Know (FEMA) https://bit.ly/3WTuesj

Tsunamis (FEMA Ready Kids) https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/tsunamis

Tsunami Smart Kids (Caribbean Disaster EMA) https://bit.ly/46VT9yP

10 Tsunami Safety Tips to Keep Children Safe (Save The Children) https://bit.ly/3T0hXje

Tsunamis and your Safety (CDC) https://bit.ly/3yjBbtg

Tsunami Resources (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/3WSRbMg

TsunamiReady (NWS) https://www.weather.gov/tsunamiready/

World Tsunami Awareness Day: Activation Toolkit https://bit.ly/3WR3cBQ

Flooding/Landslides/Dam Failure

Floods and Your Safety (CDC) https://bit.ly/4dyixws

Flood Ready: Owly explains flood risks for children playlist series (PEHSU) https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL1Ts7ShDxOJJxY3e-SYxRDEz4WPc-q3RZ

Floods (FEMA Ready Kids)https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/floods

Hurricanes & Floods: (HealthyChildren/AAP) Taking Care of Your Children and Yourself: https://bit.ly/3AbSHjH

Flooding Aftermath & Children's Health (PEHSU) https://www.pehsu.net/Flooding_Aftermath.html

Flooding Resources (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/4cvynHz

Flash Flood Recovery Information for Families (HealthyChildren/AAP) https://bit.ly/3U9jQuP

Landslide Resources (NCTSN) https://www.nctsn.org/what-is-child-trauma/trauma-types/disasters/landslide-resources

Landslides and Mudslides and Your Safety (CDC) https://bit.ly/4dwbu7D

Landslides Lesson for Kids (Study.com) https://study.com/academy/lesson/landslides-lesson-for-kids.html

Earth Observatory for Kids (NASA) https://www.hw.ac.uk/documents/Post4-EOKids_Landslides.pdf

Dam Safety With Beaverly (FEMA Activity Book) https://bit.ly/3YPKCel

Active Shooter/Blast Trauma/Civil Unrest

Best Practice Considerations for Armed Assailant Drills in Schools (NASP) https://bit.ly/4dbLtL6

Participation of Children and Adolescents in Live Crisis Drills and Exercises: Policy Statement (AAP) https://bit.ly/4fv4Dgp

Be SMART Secure Gun Storage (Be SMART For Kids): https://besmartforkids.org/

Checklist to Help Prevent Violence in Schools (PTA) https://bit.ly/4dbzBbR

Lockdown Drills Self Paced Training Highlights (NCSS) https://bit.ly/3WTGQzm

The Bullet Points Project https://www.bulletpointsproject.org/

Averting Targeted School Violence: A US Secret Service Analysis of Plots against Schools https://bit.ly/3lH4gVj

Mass Shooting Protocol & Playbook for Mayors and City Managers https://unitedonguns.org/

K-12 Standard Response Protocol (Iloveuguys Foundation) https://iloveuguys.org/

K-12 School Shooting Database (The violence project) https://k12ssdb.org/

Creating School Active Shooter Intruder Drills (NCSTN) https://bit.ly/3WBtvdP

Active Shooter Resources (FBI) https://bit.ly/4deDs88

Oklahoma City Bombing (FBI) https://bit.ly/4d8O9Jx

Paediatric Blast Injury Field Manual (Center for Blast Injuries Studies) muli-lingual resource https://bit.ly/4chTSLN

Beirut Explosion: One Year Later, One Family's Story (Save the Children) https://bit.ly/4daShsp

Pediatric Blast Trauma: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Factors Associated with Mortality and Description of Injury Profiles (May 2022) https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35603691/

Planning for Civil Unrest (AAP webinar) https://bit.ly/3yr3J42

TearGas and Children Fact Sheet (WRAPEM) https://bit.ly/46DXre8

Radiologic/Nuclear

Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies Technical Report (AAP) https://publications.aap.org/pediatrics/article/142/6/e20183000/37501/Pediatric-Considerations-Before-During-and-After

Planning Guidance for Response to Nuclear Detonation (FEMA) https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_nuc-detonation-planning-guide.pdf

Children and Radiation Training (WHO) https://www.who.int/publications/i/item/WHO-HSE-PHE-AMR-09.01.08

Children of the Atomic Bomb (UCLA) https://www.aasc.ucla.edu/cab/index.html

Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM): https://remm.hhs.gov/index.html
Infants and Children- https://remm.hhs.gov/radiation_children.htm
Pregnant Women and Fetus - https://remm.hhs.gov/specialpops.htm

Pediatric Medical Countermeasures Resources for Public Health Preparedness (FDA) https://bit.ly/2WyoJjH

Medical Countermeasures for Children in Radiation and Nuclear Disasters: Current Capabilities and Key Gaps https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6497563/pdf/nihms-1506758.pdf

Radiation Injury Treatment Network (RITN) https://ritn.net/

National Alliance for Radiation Readiness: https://www.radiationready.org/

Radon and Children (North Carolina) https://bit.ly/3FI90aq

Radon in Schools and Childcare: (Mass.gov) https://bit.ly/3SLkwWX

Radon and Children's Health (Oregon Health) https://bit.ly/3OvW0pZ

What are the Health Effects of Radon (EPA) https://bit.ly/3SKxHao

Chemical/Biological

Pediatric Chemical Surge Workshop Video Series (Pediatric Pandemic Network) https://bit.ly/46FPZin

The Decontamination of Children (Children's Boston) https://youtu.be/ctt6RJGMV9Y?si=HAX0qIh3ma4ZyMsq

Wally the Wise Guy (Deer Park Texas) website https://bit.ly/4dhx5ko coloring book https://bit.ly/3X1e4wY

Learning and Teaching About the Environment (EPA) https://bit.ly/3SLyQhJ

Decontamination Guidance for Chemical Incidents (NACCHO) https://www.naccho.org/resource-hub-articles/decontamination-guidance-for-chemical-incidents

Teens in a Toxic Environment: Lessons from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill (Natural Hazards Center) https://bit.ly/4dzZceC

Public Health Research and Surveillance Priorities from the East Palestine, Ohio Train Derailment: A Recorded Workshop (NASEM) https://bit.ly/3MwdCB1

Medical Countermeasures- Expanding Delivery and Increasing Uptake Through Public-Private Partnerships: A Workshop Series (NASEM) https://bit.ly/473x1Sp

Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Unit National Classroom https://www.pehsu.net/nationalclassroom.html

Decontamination: Disaster Management Resources (AAP) https://bit.ly/3Wtf6jG

Preparation for Terrorist Threats: Biologic and Chemical Agents (article) https://bit.ly/3YB3gXI

National Emerging Special Pathogens Training and Education Center (NETEC) https://netec.org/

Pediatric Medical Countermeasures Resources for Public Health Preparedness (FDA) https://bit.ly/2WyoJjH

Chemical Hazards Emergency Medical Management (CHEMM) https://chemm.hhs.gov/index.html

Volcanoes

Volcanos (Ready Kids):https://www.ready.gov/kids/disaster-facts/volcanoes

Be Ready for the Next Volcanic Event (USGS): https://bit.ly/3YDlCHp

Volcanic Ash Preparedness (Alaska) https://www.muni.org/departments/oem/prepared/pages/volcanicash.aspx

VOG Frequently Asked Questions (Hawaii EMA) https://dod.hawaii.gov/hiema/files/2018/05/FAQ-1.pdf

Volcano Safety Tips (Red Cross): https://bit.ly/4dAmtwD

Talking about Disasters: Volcanos (Red Cross): https://bit.ly/3Ywk023

Protecting Children's Health During and After Natural Disasters: Wildfires and Volcanic Ash (EPA): https://bit.ly/3YxrlOY

Cyber and Digital Safety

Kids & Screen Time: How to Use the 5 C's of Media Guidance (AAP) https://bit.ly/4frKHLo

NetSmatz (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home

Parenting, Media, and Everything in Between (Common Sense Media)https://www.commonsensemedia.org/articles

A Parent's Guide To Ensuring Their Children's Digital Privacy (Masters of Legal Studies) https://bit.ly/46A5gkG

We Can Secure Our World (CISA) Playlist https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL-BF3N9rHBLJjjiMk-sjhfoRZObMhBNYr

Internet Safety for Kids (Consumer Notice) https://bit.ly/3WRY6VL

Keeping Children Safe Online (CISA) https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/news/keeping-children-safe-online

Family and Educator Resources (Savvy Cyber Kids) https://savvycyberkids.org/