Communication and Pediatric Emergency Preparedness Preparing for a disaster requires strategic planning; however, in recent years there have been several challenges, causing unnecessary deaths and illnesses. A critical component of emergency preparedness is communication at multiple levels. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) presented grand rounds on preparedness challenges for children in public health emergencies with discussions on strengths, challenges, and opportunities on how to improve the health and well-being of children during such events.
All public health planning requires a coalition of stakeholders to invest in the process of change. Throughout the discussion, presenters talked about the different levels of groups, individuals and organizations that must work together to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable populations during a crisis. As Dr. Michael Anderson discussed, preparing non-pediatric hospitals to treat children in an emergency situation by having a …show more content…
Patients look to their primary care provider (PCP) for guidance towards a healthier lifestyle, healing and support (Goold & Lipkin, 1999); therefore, it is not surprising when parents look to their children’s pediatrician on how to prepare for emergency disasters. Prior to the new initiative that uses a systems-based approach to increase community preparedness capability among healthcare providers , practitioners had little knowledge on the the role of public health in a crisis and were not fully equipped with resources needed to fully assist their patients during emergencies . However since the implementation of the initiative, providers are more knowledgeable on how to assist their patients and are able to provide care in community offices to offset the burden of hospitals (CDC, 2015). The success of this Pennsylvania initiative can be used as a standard for other
All public health planning requires a coalition of stakeholders to invest in the process of change. Throughout the discussion, presenters talked about the different levels of groups, individuals and organizations that must work together to ensure the safety of children and vulnerable populations during a crisis. As Dr. Michael Anderson discussed, preparing non-pediatric hospitals to treat children in an emergency situation by having a …show more content…
Patients look to their primary care provider (PCP) for guidance towards a healthier lifestyle, healing and support (Goold & Lipkin, 1999); therefore, it is not surprising when parents look to their children’s pediatrician on how to prepare for emergency disasters. Prior to the new initiative that uses a systems-based approach to increase community preparedness capability among healthcare providers , practitioners had little knowledge on the the role of public health in a crisis and were not fully equipped with resources needed to fully assist their patients during emergencies . However since the implementation of the initiative, providers are more knowledgeable on how to assist their patients and are able to provide care in community offices to offset the burden of hospitals (CDC, 2015). The success of this Pennsylvania initiative can be used as a standard for other