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#Prep4TheKids - Episode 15 - ESF#15: External Affairs

Resources https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/language-at-home-acs-5-year.html [https://www.census.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2023/language-at-home-acs-5-year.html] Family and Educator Resources (Savvy Cyber Kids)  https://savvycyberkids.org/ NetSmatz (NCMEC) https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home [https://www.missingkids.org/netsmartz/home] FEMA IPAWS Message Design Dashboard (good for other alert systems, too!) https://www.fema.gov/emergency-managers/practitioners/integrated-public-alert-warning-system The Warn Room - https://www.thewarnroom.com/ WEA Wireless Emergency Alerts https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea [https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/wireless-emergency-alerts-wea] https://bentearsolutions.com/learn2warn [https://bentearsolutions.com/learn2warn] ShakeAlert: An Earthquake Early Warning System for the West Coast of the United States:  https://www.shakealert.org/ NCMEC Family Emergency Playbook (video, infographics, guidance) https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters [https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters] CDC’s Crisis and Emergency Risk Communications (CERC) https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/ [https://emergency.cdc.gov/cerc/] Michael Prasad. (2022). Templated Crisis Communication for People With Disabilities, Access and Functional Needs. Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research , 5(2), 233–254. https://jicrcr.com/index.php/jicrcr/article/view/70/71 [https://jicrcr.com/index.php/jicrcr/article/view/70/71] Thanks for reading the CEMIR's Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecemir.substack.com/subscribe [https://thecemir.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

#Prep4TheKids - Episode 14 - ESF#14: Cross-Section Business and Infrastructure

Resources Emergency Playbook for Federal Human Services Programs: https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/human-services-emergency-playbook [https://aspe.hhs.gov/reports/human-services-emergency-playbook]Disaster Human Services Capabilities Playbook https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/training-technical-assistance/disaster-hs-capab-playbook [https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/training-technical-assistance/disaster-hs-capab-playbook]Post Disaster Housing: https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/disaster-human-services/post-disaster-housing [https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ohsepr/disaster-human-services/post-disaster-housing] Resilient Children Resilient Communities (RCRC Toolbox) https://rcrctoolbox.org/ Church of the Brethren Children Services https://www.brethren.org/cds/ [https://www.brethren.org/cds/] Child Life Disaster Relief https://cldisasterrelief.org/ Project: Camp https://projectcamp.co/ Red Cross Building Resilience in Children Through Coping Skills https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/teaching-kids-about-emergency-preparedness/building-resilience-in-children-through-coping-skills.html [https://www.redcross.org/get-help/how-to-prepare-for-emergencies/teaching-kids-about-emergency-preparedness/building-resilience-in-children-through-coping-skills.html] National VOAD - https://www.nvoad.org/ Article: Start or Restart VOADs/COADs During the Preparedness Phase https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/start-or-restart-voadscoads-during-the-preparedness-phase [https://domesticpreparedness.com/articles/start-or-restart-voadscoads-during-the-preparedness-phase] Article: The Role of Faith in Disasters https://domesticpreparedness.com/emergency-management/resilience-the-role-of-faith-in-disasters [https://domesticpreparedness.com/emergency-management/resilience-the-role-of-faith-in-disasters] Self-Brown S, Anderson P, Edwards S, McGill T. Child maltreatment and disaster prevention: a qualitative study of community agency perspectives. West J Emerg Med. 2013 Aug;14(4):401-7. doi: 10.5811/westjem.2013.2.16206. PMID: 23997850; PMCID: PMC3756707. Thanks for reading the CEMIR's Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. Full Disclosure: Michael Prasad is an elected volunteer  board member of the New Jersey VOAD (www.njvoad.org [https://www.njvoad.org]), representing the American Red Cross, where he is also a volunteer. Barton Dunant – Emergency Management Training and Consulting, which is also owned by York Drive, LLC and controlled by Michael Prasad is an affiliate member of the NJVOAD, as well.  Views expressed here may or may not reflect the official positions of any of these organizations. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecemir.substack.com/subscribe [https://thecemir.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

#Prep4TheKids - Episode 13 - ESF#13: Public Safety and Security

Resources and References Helping a Child with Autism Deal with Disaster (Autism Speaks) https://www.autismspeaks.org/helping-child-autism-deal-disaster#:~:text=After%20natural%20disasters%2C%20children%20are,natural%20disasters%2C%20death%20and%20tragedy. Emergency Planning for Juvenile Justice Residential Facilities (2011) https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/234936.pdf [https://www.ojp.gov/pdffiles1/ojjdp/234936.pdf]A Toolkit for Juvenile Justice Agencies to Help People Heal During and After Natural Disasters (Child Trends) https://bit.ly/3LTlvQx [https://bit.ly/3LTlvQx] Safe and Sound Schools:  https://safeandsoundschools.org/ Children Separated by Disaster: Reunification Challenges and Resources Webinar  Family Reunification Following Disasters Toolkit (AAP): https://bit.ly/3srTvsC [https://bit.ly/3srTvsC]Hospital Reception Site Planning Template https://bit.ly/3A9SHRc [https://bit.ly/3A9SHRc]National Center for Missing & Exploited Children  https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters#resources [https://www.missingkids.org/ourwork/disasters#resources] When & how to call 911. Teaching children how to call 911 using various phones. (About Kids Health 2020) Video  Know Your Address and Phone Number (Sesame Street) https://bit.ly/4dotukR [https://bit.ly/4dotukR] Daniel D. Broughton, Ernest E. Allen, Robert E. Hannemann, Joshua E. Petrikin; Getting 5000 Families Back Together: Reuniting Fractured Families After a Disaster: The Role of the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children. Pediatrics May 2006; 117 (Supplement_4): S442–S445. 10.1542/peds.2006-0099S https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11909504 [https://www.nbcnews.com/id/wbna11909504] https://www.nena.org/page/textresources [https://www.nena.org/page/textresources] https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Reunification-Method.html [https://iloveuguys.org/The-Standard-Reunification-Method.html] Thanks for reading the CEMIR's Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecemir.substack.com/subscribe [https://thecemir.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

#Prep4TheKids - Episode 12 - ESF#12: Energy

Resources Listos California Power Outage https://www.listoscalifornia.org/resources/?_search=power%20outage&_languages=english Power Shutoff Resource Guide & How Disability Rights California Can Help You https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/post/power-shutoff-resource-guide-how-disability-rights-california-can-help-you [https://www.disabilityrightsca.org/post/power-shutoff-resource-guide-how-disability-rights-california-can-help-you] Power Outage Power Outage│ Learn to Use Your Generator Safely https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Power-Outage-Learn-to-Use-Your-Generator-Safely [https://community.fema.gov/ProtectiveActions/s/article/Power-Outage-Learn-to-Use-Your-Generator-Safely] https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/home/best-portable-generator [https://www.businessinsider.com/guides/home/best-portable-generator] [contains referral sponsorships from vendors - no compensation to the CEMIR or the NPDC] Northrop AJ, Do V, Flores NM, Wilner LB, Sheffield PE, Casey JA. Power Outages: An Underappreciated Risk Factor for Children's Carbon Monoxide Poisoning. medRxiv [Preprint]. 2024 Jul 21:2024.07.20.24310120. doi: 10.1101/2024.07.20.24310120. PMID: 39072047; PMCID: PMC11275657. Northrop, Alexander J.a,b,*; Flores, Nina M.c; Do, Vivianc; Sheffield, Perry E.b; Casey, Joan A.c,d. Power outages and pediatric unintentional injury hospitalizations in New York State. Environmental Epidemiology 8(1):p e287, February 2024. | DOI: 10.1097/EE9.0000000000000287 Helping Young Children During Power Outages https://ianrnews.unl.edu/helping-young-children-during-power-outages [https://ianrnews.unl.edu/helping-young-children-during-power-outages] How To Help Your Kids Feel Safe When the Power Goes Out https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/how-to-help-your-kids-feel-safe-when-the-power-goes-out?srsltid=AfmBOopYkmtgvvrVKNFlsKekzmFGc7bEQuq7RvFEnt7IAPtPvZsztsj6 [https://luminaid.com/blogs/news/how-to-help-your-kids-feel-safe-when-the-power-goes-out?srsltid=AfmBOopYkmtgvvrVKNFlsKekzmFGc7bEQuq7RvFEnt7IAPtPvZsztsj6] Staying Safe During a Power Outage https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2024/07/staying-safe-during-a-power-outage [https://www.nationwidechildrens.org/family-resources-education/700childrens/2024/07/staying-safe-during-a-power-outage] HHS’s emPOWER Map [https://empowerprogram.hhs.gov/empowermap] is a good place for Emergency Managers to gain intelligence on a broad spectrum of potential folks in their jurisdiction who rely on power for medical devices. This mapping is not for response use, but rather for planning. The U.S. Department of Energy maintains a national dashboard system for electricity, oil, and natural gas status, by local providers. Contact your state or federal emergency management agencies to see if you can be qualified to obtain online access. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecemir.substack.com/subscribe [https://thecemir.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

An Introduction/Overview of Emergency Management for Organizations

Learn more about the Emergency Management mantras, dogma, doctrine and yes, quite a few acronyms at a free online chapter [https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/mono/10.1201/9781003474685/emergency-management-threats-hazards-michael-prasad] of the book Emergency Management Threats and Hazards: Water [https://michaelprasad.com/water-book]. Thanks for reading the CEMIR's Substack! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit thecemir.substack.com/subscribe [https://thecemir.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]