Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies Collaborating Makes Sense

Purpose of Topic Page To consolidate a vast amount of resources To provide a robust and comprehensive compendium To facilitate the use of this resource as a pediatric component of disaster information programs.

Resource Selection Guidelines Authority, credibility, affiliation Content, coverage, currency Point of view Professional level audience Access, navigation, availability

Types of Resources Biomedical journal articles Documents and Resources – Papers – White papers – Training materials – Guidelines – Factsheets – More…

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Databases Searched Disaster Lit for documents and other resources PubMed for biomedical articles

Topic Searching General search OR Topic-specific search New topics will be added

Partner Organizations Hope to add more organizations as partners

Organizations and Agencies These organizations create disaster- related and emergency information on children

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General Search: Documents Search string: children OR child OR pediatric OR infant OR baby OR teen OR adolescent Results: 553 (on Sept 9, 2014) Refine by: Source Publication type Publication year Author

General Search: Articles Results from PubMed Look for Free PMC Article tag

Topic Search: Hospital Preparedness Search string: (children OR child OR pediatric OR infant OR baby OR teen OR adolescent) AND (hospital AND (preparedness OR surge) Results: 23 (on Sept 9, 2014)

Topic Search: Articles Results from PubMed Look for Free PMC Article tag

Contact Information Elizabeth Norton Technical Information Specialist Disaster Information Management Research Center Specialized Information Services National Library of Medicine