Resources - Threats and Hazards

Children & Disaster Threat, Hazard/Risk Assessment and Resilience

Hazard Vulnerability Analysis Template (Region V for Kids) https://www.regionvforkids.org/risk-recovery

Children’s Environmental Health: Post-Disaster Assessment Toolkit 2.0 (ASPR) https://bit.ly/3N2XYjP

Children and Disaster Hazard Awareness All-Hazards Infographic (Region V for Kids) https://bit.ly/437dWyA

Finding a New Normal: Life After a Natural Disaster: Video Series (CDC) https://bit.ly/3WCmauS

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

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

Man-Made Disasters (Child Life Disaster Relief) https://bit.ly/46Pn7Gd

Resilient Nation Partnership Network (FEMA) https://bit.ly/4nOvurz

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

Power Outages

Power Outage (911 for Kids) https://bit.ly/47Fe7CL

Helping Young Children During Power Outages (IANR) https://bit.ly/4oLtnow

Power Outage Checklist (Red Cross) https://bit.ly/4ooGIn2

Power Outages (Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/47o9PAT

Preparing for Power Outage for Medical Devices (FDA): https://bit.ly/4lMigL2

Public Safety Power Shutoff Checklist (California): https://bit.ly/458jDN2

Mosquito, Tick, Fleas, Vector 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

Mosquito-Borne Diseases in Children (Nationwide Children's): https://bit.ly/4oiyV9V

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

Fleas (IDPH): https://bit.ly/4qdXS8k

About Fleas (CDC): https://bit.ly/4h9q0oV

Protecting Your Baby From Fleas (article): https://bit.ly/4q6hpr2

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://bit.ly/497QpkK

Eastern Equine Encephalitis (CDC) https://bit.ly/4ogiFpL

Dengue Fever (Nemours KidsHealth): https://bit.ly/3KOwa1w

DEET and children (EPA) https://bit.ly/42G5W7D

How to Apply Bug Repellent to Kids (Mass Gov): https://bit.ly/4pZyYsK

Get the tips! Stop the ticks. Prevent Tick Bites. video (CDC): https://bit.ly/3KViFx3

How To Do A Tick Check video (Harvard Health): https://bit.ly/3Wy6kBw

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://bit.ly/4h8FEAR

Medical Isolation and High Risk Diseases

Peyton the Penguin Explains High Consequence Pathogens (Chirp Team) https://bit.ly/4mYY1tr

Personal Protective Equipment - Protecting Ourselves from the Bad Germs (Chirp Team) https://bit.ly/3KOxnpA

Ambulance Adventures: What to Expect on a Ride to the Hospital! (Chirp Team) https://bit.ly/4q7oXtJ

Timmy Ambulance Ride (Chirp Team) https://bit.ly/46Qb8s7

Wildfire/Fire Works/Smoke/Air Pollution

Why is CoCo Red (AirNow) https://bit.ly/4oi28BB

Why is CoCo Orange (AirNow) https://bit.ly/4ojLGkC

Clean and Dirty Air (AirNow) https://bit.ly/470Qmoo

Air Quality and Outdoor Activity Guidance for Schools (AirNow) https://bit.ly/48tA8Xi

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://bit.ly/46PUf0E

Sparky's Fire Safety Schoolhouse (NFPA) https://bit.ly/46PUwkc

Wildfires (FEMA Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/48uNMcM

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://bit.ly/3KLWz00

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://bit.ly/3WHmQPz

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

#HurricaneStrong for Kids (FLASH: A NOAA partner) https://bit.ly/46ZFl8d

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: (Healthy Children/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://bit.ly/4oiIdCP

Hurricanes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/4q9uC2c

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://bit.ly/48LAMzF

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

Protecting People from Sand and Dust Storms (WMO) https://bit.ly/3J2zSUP

Is The Dust Bowl Happening Again? (PBS Terra) https://bit.ly/4pZJnoi

Dust Storms (NSW) https://bit.ly/4nNVmUq

Severe Weather/Blizzard/Snow/Heat/Climate Change

Trinka and Sam: The Rainy Windy Day (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/477rIm3

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

Winter Weather (FEMA Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/4qaeKg1

Winter Safety Tips for Parents and Children (NLM) https://bit.ly/48XDQZm

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

Playing outside in the Winter (AAP Healthy Children): https://bit.ly/4n2ui2u

Arctic Cold Front: Preparing Your Children for the Coldest Temperatures (Cook Children’s) https://bit.ly/42GiOKZ

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

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

Heat waves and how the impact children (Unicef) https://uni.cf/4mZcpSf

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/ NATA) https://bit.ly/3KGR7M1

Hot Car Resources (Kids and Cars) https://bit.ly/3IMlVKG

Climate Resiliency in Your Community Activity Book (NOAA) https://bit.ly/3WCAQtY

Legacy of disasters: The impact of climate change on children (Save the Children) https://bit.ly/4oiNnib

Earthquakes/Tsunamis

Rocket Earthquake Safety: (RocketRules.org & Hero In You Foundation) https://bit.ly/3WzPimr

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

Earthquake (COPE Disaster Champions) https://bit.ly/4n5huZd

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://bit.ly/49840Zk

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

Earthquake Country Alliance: https://bit.ly/3WFHpvK

Earthquakes (FEMA Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/4q8Pkzp

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

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://bit.ly/4hi1xOk

The First "Sue Nami" (USGS) http://bit.ly/3KKfbgZ

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

Tsunami Ready Program (NWS) https://bit.ly/4n12XOg

Tsunami Get to High Ground video (COPE Disaster Champions) https://bit.ly/4hdy73E

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

Flooding/Landslides/Dam Failure

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

Owly Flood Ready: video playlist (PEHSU) https://bit.ly/4nR5Fat

Floods (FEMA Ready Kids) https://bit.ly/4928AIG

Clinician Recommendations Regarding Return of Children to Areas Impacted by Flooding (PEHSU) https://bit.ly/490hlTt

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

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

Landslide Resources (NCTSN) https://bit.ly/47azXxH

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

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 (UC Davis) https://bit.ly/4n5m8Xs

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 Injury Studies) multi-language versions https://bit.ly/46SDdPy

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

Pediatric Blast Trauma: Systematic Review of Mortality and Injury (2022) https://bit.ly/4n6yaQ1

Tactical Emergency Casualty Care (TECC) guidelines https://bit.ly/3L9V3Vq

Civil Unrest Resource Guide (PPN Resource Central) https://bit.ly/4onwcvX

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

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

Radiologic/Nuclear

Radiation Surge Annex Pediatric Workshop (WRAPEM) https://bit.ly/4h6GyO9

Pediatric Considerations Before, During, and After Radiological or Nuclear Emergencies Technical Report (AAP https://bit.ly/3WBzTSF

Planning Guidance for Response to Nuclear Detonation (FEMA) https://bit.ly/4olwV0x

Children and Radiation Training (WHO) https://bit.ly/43hJ2n4

Children of the Atomic Bomb (UCLA) https://bit.ly/4nPrjfj

Radiation Emergency Medical Management (REMM): https://bit.ly/3IT7AvX

REMM Infants and Children- https://bit.ly/47oNZNu

REMM Pregnant Women and Fetus - https://bit.ly/4q4OGTH

Medical Countermeasures for Children in Radiation and Nuclear Disasters: https://bit.ly/4h6LiDs

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

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

Chemical/Biological

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

The Decontamination of Children (Children's Boston) https://bit.ly/3J7hRVf

Wally the Wise Guy Shelter-In-Place https://bit.ly/3J2Gh2j

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

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

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

PRISM: Primary Response Incident Scene Management (BARDA) https://bit.ly/46SFSc0

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

Volcanoes

Volcanoes (Ready Kids): https://bit.ly/4n7GBea

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

Volcanic Ash Preparedness (Alaska) https://bit.ly/4n17u3e

VOG Frequently Asked Questions (Hawaii EMA) https://bit.ly/4mYYewx

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

Talking about Disasters: Volcanoes (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://bit.ly/42Eswxv

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

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://bit.ly/4nTyqTS

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

Keeping Children Safe Online (CISA) https://bit.ly/3L9Hfu4

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

Children and Youth Preparedness Social Media Toolkit https://bit.ly/3W3BUXO