Disaster Preparedness Links

Resources from NASN

• Doyle, J. (2011). Disaster preparedness - Guidelines for school nurses.  Silver Spring, MD: National Association of School Nurses. 

• National Association of School Nurses. (2011). Position statement: Emergency Preparedness - The Role of the School Nurse. Silver Spring, MD: Author

•  School Emergency Triage Training - a Live NASN Continuing Education Program 

• Hummingbird, Linda. (2007). Private and parochial school nurses preparing for pandemic. NASN Newsletter, Vol. 22, No. 1, p.5.

The Role of School Nurses in School Emergency Management Planning
From The U.S. Department of Education's Readiness and Emergency Management for Schools Technical Assistance (REMS TA) Center - 12/14/2010
Presenter by Sally Schoessler, NASN Director of Nursing & Deborah Strouse, NASN
Learn more

A one-hour webinar focusing on the role of school nurses in all-hazards school emergency management planning, framed around the four phases of emergency management: prevention-mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery. 

Disclaimer: The links below have been identified by NASN as internet resources that might be of interest to you.  The inclusion of any subsequent resource or link on the internet resources NASN has identified, does not imply endorsement.  Information changes rapidly, so please check with each sponsoring organization or agency as to whether the information you are receiving on their web site is current.

School Planning

• Council on School Health (2008).  Disaster planning for schools.  Pediatrics, 122, 895-901.doi: 10.1542/peds.2008-2170

• School Crisis Guide – Help and healing in a time of Crisis
  We are committed to keeping schools safe and supporting children and their families. That is why the National Education Association (NEA) and the National Education Association Health Information Network (NEA HIN) developed this easy-to-use crisis guide with essential, to-the-point advice for schools and districts. This site has step by step guidelines for what to do before a crisis, during a crisis and after a crisis.   
  http://crisisguide.neahin.org/crisisguide/

• Preparedness Resources for Schools
  Schools and education agencies cannot prevent natural disasters or even many man-made crises, but they can prepare for and plan to respond to such emergencies. Resources are available to help schools, education agencies, and institutions of higher education develop such plans, usually in collaboration with public health and first responder agencies.
  http://emergency.cdc.gov/schools/ 

• Emergency Preparedness and Response
  Addresses types of natural disasters and Health and Safety Concerns for all Disasters. 
  http://emergency.cdc.gov/disasters/alldisasters.asp

• Preparing Your School for a Crisis – from the U.S. Department of Education
  This resource page on the Department's web site that links to a “Practical Information on Crisis Planning” brochure while also providing information on mitigation/prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.
  http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/crisisplanning.html

Advisory System

• General information: www.dhs.gov/dhspublic/display?theme=29 

• Information for schools: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/beprepared/hsas/schools.pdf 

Community Planning 

• National Commission on Children and Disasters: http://www.childrenanddisasters.acf.hhs.gov/

• Federal Emergency Management Agency: http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm

• National Disaster Medical System: www.ndms.dhhs.gov/ 

• Department of Homeland Security: www.dhs.gov 

• Office of Civilian Volunteer Medical Reserve Corps: www.medicalreservecorps.gov 

• U.S. Department of Education: www.ed.gov/emergencyplan 

Coping (Children)

• www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm 
• http://www.fema.gov/rebuild/recover/cope_child.shtm  
• www.ncptsd.org/facts/disasters/fs_children_disaster.html 

Coping (General)

• www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0095/default.asp 
• www.mentalhealth.org/publications/allpubs/KEN-01-0098/default.asp 

Hurricane related events: Responding to and Coping with

• Suggestions for Educators: Meeting the Needs of Students - U.S. Department of Education (Tips on how educators can gauge whom is most affected by disasters and how to meet their needs): http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/os/september11/educators.html

• APA Help Center (Managing Traumatic Stress: After the Hurricanes):  http://www.apahelpcenter.org/articles/article.php?id=107  

• Communicating with Children about Disasters - The American Academy of Pediatrics (Tips on how to communicate with children about disasters): http://www.aap.org/advocacy/releases/disastercomm.htm

• Disasters & Emergencies (DHHS):http://www.hhs.gov/emergency/index.shtml#post

• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) (Part of the Department of Homeland Security, FEMA has a variety of disaster-related resources, including information tailor made for educators):  http://www.fema.gov/hazard/index.shtm 

• Hurricane-Related Distress (Describes 4 phases: Anticipation and Preparation; Disaster Impact; Immediate Post-Disaster Impact; and Long-term Post-Disaster Impact.  Also describes the coping strategies for each.  Signs of stress in children and how to help children cope.):http://mailer.fsu.edu/~cfigley/HurricaneRelatedDistress.htm

• Recovery: After a Hurricane (Describes typical reactions, what you can do to help your child, what teachers can do to help their students): http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=typ_nd_hurr_recovery&disasterType=hurr&navPid=typ_nd_hurr_desc 

Floods

• Environmental Protection Agency - Mold identification and remediation: http://www.epa.gov/mold/mold_remediation.html

• American Academy of Pediatrics/Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units: http://www.healthyschools.org/PEHSU_AAP_Recommendations_Floods.pdf

• National Center for Healthy Housing - Creating a Healthy Home: A Field Guide for Clean-up of Flooded Homes: call 877.312.3046 to order

Pandemic Flu

• Sample Plan for Schools
  • Pandemic Influenza Planning Checklist for daycare through college: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/school/index.html
    From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Pandemic Flu School Action Kit: http://www.cchealth.org/topics/pandemic_flu/school_action_kit/
    Contra Costa Health Services
  • Pandemic action plan: http://www.nassauschoolemergency.org/safety_plans/
    Broward County Public Schools
  • Pandemic Flu School Preparedness: http://www.tpchd.org/page.php?id=288
    Tacoma/Pierce County Health Department

• One-stop access to U.S. Government swine, avian and pandemic flu information: http://www.pandemicflu.gov/
  From the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

• Pandemic Preparedness: http://www.who.int/csr/disease/influenza/pandemic/en/index.html
  From the World Health Organization

• Emergency Planning: Influenza Outbreak: http://www.ed.gov/admins/lead/safety/emergencyplan/pandemic/more.html
  From the U.S. Department of Education

• Pandemic Influenza Tabletop Exercise: K-12 School Closure as a Disease Containment Measure: http://www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/diseases/flu/pandemic/scexercise/index.html
  From the Minnesota Department of Health

• Pandemic Influenza: A Guide to Recent Institute of Medicine IOM Studies and Workshops
  http://bit.ly/Zn2lD 

• "Children and Disasters": http://www.aap.org/disasters/index.cfm
  From the American Academy of Pediatrics

Personal Planning

• www.fema.gov/areyouready/  
• www.aap.org/family/frk/frkit.htm  
• www.ready.gov  
• http://www.fema.gov/plan/index.shtm
• Children and disasters: http://www.aap.org/terrorism/index.html 

Terrorism 

• National Advisory Committee on Children & Terrorism Report (NACCT) 
• Schools and Terrorism (Supplement to the NACCT) 
• http://www.fema.gov/hazard/terrorism/index.shtm   

Terrorism Agents

• National Capitol Poison Control Center (get connected with any poison control center) http://www.poison.org (1-800-222-1222)

• Bioterrorism: http://www.bt.cdc.gov  

• Recognition of illness: www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5041a2.htm  

• Anthrax: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/281/18/1735  

• Botulism: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/botulism/  & http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/285/8/1059  

• Plague: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/283/17/2281  

• Smallpox: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/smallpox/vaccination ; http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/281/22/2127 & http://www.smallpox.army.mil  

• Tularemia: http://jama.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/short/285/21/2763

• Cyanide: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/cyanide

• Ricin: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/ricin/  

• Sarin: http://www.bt.cdc.gov/agent/sarin  

• Radiation (first responders): http://www.bt.cdc.gov/radiation/index.asp

Traumatic Stress in Children

• Children and Disasters - U.S. Department of Homeland Security: http://www.fema.gov/kids  

Violence Prevention

• American Medical Association Violence Prevention: http://www.ama-assn.org/go/violence

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention: http://www.cdc.gov

• Center for Study and Prevention of Violence: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv

• Child Trends http://www.childtrends.org

• Federal Interagency Forum on Child and Family Statistics http://www.childstats.gov

• Partnerships Against Violence http://www.pavnet.org

• Prevent Child Abuse America http://www.preventchildabuse.org

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration http://www.samhsa.gov

Violence Prevention sites and resources; all peer reviewed :

• Association of Conflict Resolution: http://www.acrnet.org/
  A resource for professionals involved in conflict resolution and collaborative decision-making 

• Child Trends: http://www.childtrends.org/
  Social Science Research 

• Connecting the Dots to Prevent Youth Violence: http://www.ama-assn.org/ama1/pub/upload/mm/386/ycpresentationpdf.pdf
  A Dowloadable Training and Outreach Guide from the American Medical Association  

• Family Violence Prevention Fund: http://www.endabuse.org/ 

• Forum on Child and Family Statistics: http://www.Childstats.gov 

• Gang Resistance Education and Training: http://www.great-online.org
  From the Department of Justice and the Department of Homeland Security
  A curriculum for elementary, middle school students, and families taught by law enforcement officers.

• National Adolescent Health Information Center: http://nahic.ucsf.edu/  
  From the University of California, San Francisco 

• National Crime Prevention Council: http://www.ncpc.org/  
  A resource having tools including teaching materials and programs 

• National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center: http://www.safeyouth.org/scripts/index.asp  
  A Federal resource available in English and Spanish 

• Peace Games: http://www.peacegames.org/ 

• Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians: http://www.ahrq.gov/research/pedprep/resource.htm  
  Downloadable report
  From the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality 

• Preventing and Responding to Youth Violence: http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/resguide/chap5.htm  
  From the Office of Justice Programs Resource Guide 

• School Crime and Violence Statistics: http://www.schoolsafety.us/School-Crime-and-Violence-Statistics-p-9.html  
  A useful report for national statistics from the National School Safety Center

• The Center for Study and Prevention of Violence: http://www.colorado.edu/cspv/
  A research program at the University of Colorado at Boulder 

• The Children's Safety Network: http://www.childrenssafetynetwork.org/
  A resource center
  From the Maternal and Child Health Bureau 

• The National Child Traumatic Stress Network:  http://www.nctsnet.org/nccts/nav.do?pid=hom_main  

• Youth and School Violence Prevention Resources: http://www.sshs.samhsa.gov/initiative/resources.aspx  
  A list of federal documents and Web sites