Home alone: Disasters, mass emergencies, and children in self-care

2005 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 31 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brenda D. Phillips, PhD ◽  
Paul L. Hewett, Jr., MEd
Keyword(s):  
Child Care ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Skills Training

Currently, there is a lack of research on emergency preparedness training for children in self-care. To compensate, and to serve as an interim guide until sufficient resources and research exist, the authors reviewed relevant studies on emergency skills training for children home alone. They use these findings to outline possible training approaches and recommend strategies to validate locally-designed efforts. The authors call for further research that can be used by emergency management, education, and child-care communities.

Putting young children on disaster maps: The challenges of child care data integration

2007 ◽  
Vol 5 (4) ◽  
pp. 47 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elizabeth F. Shores, MAPH ◽  
Jamie Heath, BA ◽  
Erin Barbaro, MA ◽  
Michael C. Barbaro, MA ◽  
Cathy Grace, EdD
Keyword(s):  
South Carolina ◽  
Child Care ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Data Sharing ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Response ◽  
Census Bureau ◽  
Earthquake Risk ◽  
State Recovery ◽  
State Child

Objective: To determine the capacity for and degree of data sharing, for the purpose of emergency preparedness of the child care sector, among child care agencies and between child care agencies and emergency management agencies in 12 states.Design: Survey of federal and state child care agencies; evaluations of federal and state datasets; analysis of hurricane and earthquake risk areas; analysis of US Census Bureau data on population aged 0-4 years in counties.Setting: Alabama, Arkansas, California, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas.Subjects, Participants: Not applicable.Interventions: Not applicable.Main Outcome Measures: Feasibility of merging five or more early childhood services datasets from each state.Results: Little data sharing occurs within or between the two sectors in the 12 states under study, putting at least 2 million children under school age at risk of being overlooked in disaster response and effectively excluding the child care sector from state recovery plans.Conclusions: Improved data sharing among agencies within the child care sector and between the child care sector and the emergency management sector is crucial to mitigate the risks for children aged 0-4 and to include them among vulnerable populations that receive top priority in first response, as well as to include the child care sector in economic redevelopment after major disasters.

scholarly journals Creating 'good' self-managers?: Facilitating and governing an online self care skills training course

2009 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Anne Kennedy ◽  
Anne Rogers ◽  
Caroline Sanders ◽  
Claire Gately ◽  
Victoria Lee
Keyword(s):  
Self Care ◽  
Skills Training ◽  
Training Course

Research on the Promotion Path of Collaborative Emergency Response Capability of Smoke-Free Cities in the Digital Age

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 5230-5245
Author(s):  
Qian Yuhao ◽  
Chen Junshi ◽  
Wang Chen ◽  
Liu Chen
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Qualitative Comparative Analysis ◽  
Control Mode ◽  
Disaster Prevention ◽  
Analysis Method ◽  
Emergency Plans ◽  
Information Resource Integration ◽  
Integration Mode

In recent years, major public safety incidents occur frequently in smoke-free cities. Under the complex and severe situation, the emergency preparedness capacity of smoke-free cities in China needs to be improved. In this paper, 50 fire emergency plans in smoke-free City F are taken as samples, and the qualitative comparative analysis method of clear set (csqca) is applied to explore the improvement path of emergency preparedness ability. Three influence paths are obtained to improve the emergency preparedness ability, which are information resource integration mode, business collaboration pre control mode and system route mode. The results provide reference for improving the effectiveness of pre disaster prevention, enhance the emergency preparedness capacity of smoke-free cities and improving the effect of emergency management.

scholarly journals Are There Adequate Policies and Programmes in Place to Protect Infants and Young Children During Emergencies?

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s58-s58
Author(s):  
Tracey Dale ◽  
Foster Hansson
Keyword(s):  
Local Government ◽  
Young Children ◽  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Federal State ◽  
Child Feeding ◽  
Young Child Feeding ◽  
Management Plans ◽  
Infants And Young Children ◽  
State Territory

Introduction:In emergencies, infants and young children are disproportionately affected due to specific food and fluid requirements, immature immune system, susceptibility to dehydration, and dependence on others. Provision of safe food and water to infants and young children is critical. However, it is challenging in the emergency context. Specific planning is vital to support infant and young child feeding in emergencies (IYCF-E).Aim:To identify the extent to which Australian emergency management plans and guidance account for the needs of infants and young children.Methods:An audit of Australian emergency management plans and guidance was conducted as a part of the 2018 World Breastfeeding Trends Initiative assessment of Australian infant feeding policies. All national and state/territory emergency preparedness plans, and a sample of local government area preparedness plans, response plans, and other guidance were identified and searched for content related to the needs of infants and young children. Plans and guidance were searched for content related to the needs of animals as a comparison.Results:Vulnerability of infants and young children was commonly noted. However, content related to supporting the specific needs of infants and young children through appropriate IYCF-E was almost totally absent. In some cases, the guidance that did exist was misleading or dangerous. No agency at the federal, state/territory, or local government level was identified as having met the responsibility for ensuring the needs of infants and young children. The absence of any coordinated response for the needs of infants and young children is in stark contrast to consideration of animal needs, which have a delegated authority, plans, and guidance at all levels of government.Discussion:Planning for the needs of infants and young children in emergencies in Australia is dangerously inadequate. Action should be taken to ensure that appropriate plans exist at all levels of government.

Putting Self-Management in the Context of Community-Dwelling American Indians Living With Type 2 Diabetes

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 108-117 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacqueline Jones ◽  
R. Turner Goins ◽  
Mark Schure ◽  
Blythe Winchester ◽  
Vickie Bradley
Keyword(s):  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
American Indians ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Self Care ◽  
Community Support ◽  
Community Dwelling ◽  
National Standards ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Community Food Security

Purpose The purpose of this qualitative descriptive study was to examine the National Standards for Diabetes Self-Management Education and Support (DSMES) defined diabetes self-care behaviors (healthy eating, being active, taking medication, monitoring, problem solving, reducing risk, and healthy coping) in the context of older community-dwelling American Indians (AIs). Methods Secondary theme analysis of transcribed semistructured qualitative interview data from 28 participants in the Native Elder Care Study aged >60 years identified factors that influence the DSMES self-care behaviors in the context of community-dwelling AIs. Results Four themes that characterized barriers, facilitators, and opportunities for DSMES to support self-care behaviors included community food security, care partners in self-care, community opportunities for diabetes support, and blending of both health worlds. Conclusion Tribal communities have contemporary strengths and cultural traditions that can be activated to enhance diabetes self-management education and support. Diabetes educators can work in tandem with community health representatives to strengthen the social and community support within which individual AIs with type 2 diabetes mellitus live. Community-based participatory research with AI caregivers, dyads, families, youth, and Indian Health Service clinicians may help to improve tribal food policy and school health initiatives, as well as develop intergenerational interventions for modeling effective diabetes self-management.

scholarly journals (A84) Video Documentation as a Supplemental Teaching Tool for Multi-Focused Emergency Management Exercises

2011 ◽  
Vol 26 (S1) ◽  
pp. s23-s24
Author(s):  
C. Tedeschi ◽  
L.M. Hilmi
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Large Scale ◽  
Life Support ◽  
Management Education ◽  
Evaluation Process ◽  
Video Footage ◽  
Video Recordings ◽  
Ongoing Training ◽  
Short Video ◽  
Evaluation And Monitoring

IntroductionEmergency management education and large-scale disaster drills help to increase local capacity for dealing with a multitude of hazards. Video recordings of disaster drills offer participants with little exposure to fundamental emergency management principles an introduction to important topics and scenarios. Such resources allow ongoing training and education, thus maximizing the investment required to mount a large-scale exercise.MethodsDuring emergency management exercises in Mumbai, India between 2008 and 2010, video recordings of prior exercises were used to augment training for clinicians, administrators and public health practitioners. During the exercises, videos depicting scenario-based disaster drills were produced for use as teaching and evaluation tools focused on pre-hospital care, trauma life support, and hospital operations. Videos are distributed digitally and online, extending the teaching impact of multi-day courses and serving as a benchmark for future exercises.ResultsDuring the 2010 exercise in Mumbai, approximately eight hours of video footage were recorded by professional producers, and by participants in the evaluation and monitoring track of the course. That footage was added to a library from exercises in Ahmedabad and Mumbai, India, in 2007 and 2008. Video was used as a tool for immediate feedback on participant performance as well as the foundation for ongoing instruction. Videos allowed students to be sensitized to important issues prior to taking part in a drill, and to participate in the post-drill evaluation process.ConclusionVideo documents of disaster management exercises serve as a valuable addition to an ongoing program of emergency management education and preparedness. Short video pieces increase the effectiveness of a teaching program by providing re-usable, easily accessible, and setting-specific teaching tools.

Emergency Preparedness, Response & Recovery Checklist Beyond the Emergency Management Plan

2006 ◽  
pp. 295-331 ◽  
Author(s):  
Elisabeth Belmont ◽  
Bruce Merlin Fried ◽  
Julianna S. Gonen ◽  
Anne M. Murphy ◽  
Jeffrey M. Sconyers ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Management Plan ◽  
Response Recovery

Emergency Preparedness

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter D Hurd ◽  
Stephenie Lukas ◽  
Ardis Hanson
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Management ◽  
Emergency Response ◽  
Emergency Preparedness ◽  
Disaster Preparedness ◽  
Community Pharmacists ◽  
Pharmacy Students ◽  
Rapid Responses ◽  
The Us ◽  
National Response

Pharmacists, and pharmacy students, normally have a limited exposure to the principles and structures of emergency management necessary to help coordinate effective and rapid responses. However, pharmacists’ work in disaster preparedness has taken many focuses. Community pharmacists develop emergency preparedness manuals, organize health-system pharmacy teams to respond to terrorism attacks, and identify essential actions for effective emergency response. This chapter focuses on the US health care system and emergency preparedness within its borders, starting with basic terminology and concepts and then moving onto the key components of U.S. National Response Frameworks and the role of pharmacists in the Frameworks and larger emergency preparedness and planning efforts.

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