The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill Parental education and child physical health study published following the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill. Learn More
Founding Director Irwin Redlener On the pandemic, harnessing celebrity fame, and public health activism. Read more. Learn More
The Case for Disaster Risk Education Op-ed: American Rescue Plan for Improving Disaster Risk Reduction Education. Read more. Learn More
Nautilus Book Award Winner Dr. Redlener received the 2020 Gold Medal Nautilus Book Award for The Future of Us: What the Dreams of Children Mean for Twenty-First-Century America. Learn More
RCRC Issue Briefs Putting children at the forefront of disaster policy blog. Read in English and Español. Learn More
COVID-19 Recovery Must Prioritize Children Op-Ed: Dr. Redlener and Jeff Schlegelmilch discuss COVID-19 and children and propose five child-centric recovery objectives. Read here. Learn More
RCRC Issue Briefs The RCRC Initiative has released a set of digital issue briefs on contemporary policy priorities for children & disasters. Explore them here & read an EI blog post here. Learn More
Talking to Kids about Covid-19 Covid-19 & Children Communications Guide Talking to kids about Covid-19, a guide for healthcare providers. Access the guides: https://bit.ly/ncdp-gd-3 Learn More
Today’s children are the pandemic generation. Dr. Redlener & Children’s Health Fund EVP and co-founder Karen Redlener, co-pen op-ed sharing their concern for the future of today’s children. Read the WaPo piece here. Learn More
Children, Parents, & Coronavirus: A Guide Dr. Redlener and the NCDP team have created a guide to help adults buffer the impact of COVID-19 on the children in their care. Access the tool in English and Spanish. Learn More
Children of Puerto Rico and #COVID-19 Join us for a live RCRC Initiative-led webinar series kicking off on 4/8/2020, in partnership with IDJ, that focuses on the unique needs of children in Puerto Rico. Learn More
Mass Shootings: How to Reassure Children In light of the recent shootings, Dr. Redlener offers guidance on how to proactively help children cope after the crisis. Read his perspective here. Learn More
Irwin Redlener decries use of tear gas on children. Tear gas should never be used on children. Period. Read the full WaPo op-ed here. Learn More
Hurricane Michael Education Continuity Director Redlener pens new Daily Beast op-ed alerting leadership on the necessity of educational continuity post-disaster. Learn More
RCRC Toolbox Release The RCRC initiative launched the RCRC Toolbox, a dynamic set of tools developed for communities to prepare for the needs of children after a disaster. Read the press release & watch introductory webinar. Learn More
Arkansans Ask: Children & Disasters The Resilient Children / Resilient Communities Initiative was featured on an episode of AETN’s Arkansans Ask, which focused on Children and disasters. Watch the full episode here. Learn More
NCDP at NACCHO Preparedness Summit NCDP experts will be presenting at the NACCHO Public Health Preparedness Summit. Check out Tue 4/25 sessions: A-11 Using Real-Time Geospatial Social Media Data for Disaster Response and (B-2) Developing Community Resilience with a Special Focus on Child-Serving Institutions: Perspectives from Two Pilot Communities. Also visit our Booth # 307 in the Exhibit Hall on Wed and … Continue reading “NCDP at NACCHO Preparedness Summit” Learn More
In a Disaster, Where Would Your Kids Go? Jeff Schlegelmilch, Barbara Garbarino, and Jennifer Smith discuss the RCRC initiative‘s work to promote child-focused disaster resilience in Putnam County, NY. Read the piece. Learn More
Acts of terrorism and mass violence targeting schools A global historical analysis and domestic preparedness implications for US schools. Read the full analysis for detailed findings. Learn More
Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters Dr. Lori Peek delivered an inspirational keynote to the Arkansas Early Childhood Association. Watch the full talk here. Learn More
New Report on US Preparedness Read the full report on US attitudes about family preparedness, trust in government, climate change, terrorism and more. Learn More
NEW Issue #12: Children & Disasters Bulletin Dr. Bob Kanter reviews current outbreaks, critical care guidance in a disaster, and addresses ventilator allocation during a pandemic. Read this issue. Learn More
School Interventions After the Joplin Tornado Drs. Kanter & Abramson highlight importance of schools post-disaster. Download here. Learn More
NEW Issue #8: Children & Disasters Bulletin Dr. Bob Kanter on MERS, Tamiflu, and research vs. practice. Read bulletin. Learn More
Children & Disasters Bulletin Launch Explore our new offering and sign-up for future releases. Read the Bulletin. Learn More
