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AAP Policy authored by the Council on Children and Disasters
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Thomas Demaria, PhD; Arwa Nasir, MBBS, MSc, MPH, FAAP; Sairam Kumar, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH; Arwa Nasir, MBBS, MSc, MPH, FAAP; Evelyn Berger-Jenkins, MD, FAAP; Tiffani Johnson, MD, FAAP; Paul Dworkin, MD, FAAP; Beth Ellen Davis, MD, MPH, FAAP; Natasha Sriraman, MD, MPH, FABM, FAAP; Abigail Schlesinger, MD; Terry Stancin, PhD, ABPP; Heather Fraser, LCSW; Kathleen Hobson Davis, LSW; Anne DeBattista, PhD, CPNP, PMHS; Zoë Warczak, MD, FAAP; Robyn R. Wheatley, MPH; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, MSc, FACMT, FAAP; Kevin Chatham-Stephens, MD, MPH, FAAP; Deanna L. Dahl-Grove, MD, FAAP; H. Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP; Eric J. Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Natasha Gill, MD, MPH, FAAP; Shana Godfred-Cato, DO, FAAP; Stephanie E. Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Brent D. Kaziny, MD, MA, FAAP; Scott M. Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Joelle N. Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Eileen Glasstetter, MS
June 17 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Mary Bono Cataletto, MD, FAAP, FCCP; Patrick Hogan, MD; Christina B. Wu, MD, MPH, FAAP; Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, FAAP; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Abby L. Nerlinger, MD, FAAP; Lisa H. Patel, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Lauren Zajac, MD, MHP, FAAP; Kimberly A. Gray, PhD; Jeanne Briskin; Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD, MSc; Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary H. Ward, PhD; Paul Spire; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Deanna L. Dahl-Grove, MD, FAAP; H. Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP; Eric J. Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Aaron H. Gardner, MD, MS, FAAP; Stephanie E. Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott M. Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Joelle N. Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Stephanie Smiley, MA; SECTION ON PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE; Richard M. Kravitz, MD, FAAP; Rajeev Bhatia, MD, FAAP; Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, FAAP; Brooke Gustafson, MD, FAAP; Binal Kancherla, MD, FAAP; Benjamin Kopp, MD, FAAP; Susan L. Millard, MD, FAAP, FCCP; Rebekah J. Nevel, MD, FAAP; Andrew G. Sokolow, MD, FAAP; Kristin Van Hook, MD, FAAP; Laura N. Laskosz, MPH; SECTION ON MINORITY HEALTH, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION; Nia Heard Garris, MD, MSc, FAAP; Kimberly Brown, MD, FAAP; Nathan Chomilo, MD, FAAP; Nathaniel Jones, MD; Patricia Rodriguez, MD, FAAP; Valencia Walker, MD, FAAP; Ngozi Onyema-Melton
February 20 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Mary Bono Cataletto, MD, FAAP, FCCP; Patrick Hogan, MD; Christina B. Wu, MD, MPH, FAAP; Aaron Bernstein, MD, MPH, FAAP; COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH AND CLIMATE CHANGE; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Sophie J. Balk, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Gredia Maria Huerta-Montañez, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Abby L. Nerlinger, MD, FAAP; Lisa H. Patel, MD, FAAP; Rebecca Philipsborn, MD, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP; Lauren Zajac, MD, MHP, FAAP; Kimberly A. Gray, PhD; Jeanne Briskin; Nathaniel G. DeNicola, MD, MSc; Matt Karwowski, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mary H. Ward, PhD; Paul Spire; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Deanna L. Dahl-Grove, MD, FAAP; H. Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP; Eric J. Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Aaron H. Gardner, MD, MS, FAAP; Stephanie E. Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott M. Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Joelle N. Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Stephanie Smiley, MA; SECTION ON PEDIATRIC PULMONOLOGY AND SLEEP MEDICINE; Richard M. Kravitz, MD, FAAP; Rajeev Bhatia, MD, FAAP; Theresa W. Guilbert, MD, FAAP; Brooke Gustafson, MD, FAAP; Binal Kancherla, MD, FAAP; Benjamin Kopp, MD, FAAP; Susan L. Millard, MD, FAAP, FCCP; Rebekah J. Nevel, MD, FAAP; Andrew G. Sokolow, MD, FAAP; Kristin Van Hook, MD, FAAP; Laura N. Laskosz, MPH; SECTION ON MINORITY HEALTH, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION; Nia Heard Garris, MD, MSc, FAAP; Kimberly Brown, MD, FAAP; Nathan Chomilo, MD, FAAP; Nathaniel Jones, MD; Patricia Rodriguez, MD, FAAP; Valencia Walker, MD, FAAP; Ngozi Onyema-Melton
February 20 2024
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
James M. Callahan, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Steve Baldwin, MD, FACEP; Chelsea Bodnar, MD, MPhil, FAAP; Susan Fuchs, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Steven Krug, MD, FAAP; Cynthiana Lightfoot, EMT-P; Mordechai Raskas, MD, EdM, FAAP; Stuart Weinberg, MD, FAAP; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; James Callahan, MD, FAAP, FACEP; Javier Gonzalez del Rey, MD, MEd, FAAP; Toni Gross, MD, MPH, FAAP; Madeline Joseph, MD, FAAP; Lois Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Elizabeth Mack, MD, MS, FAAP; Jennifer Marin, MD, MSc, FAAP; Suzan Mazor, MD, FAAP; Ronald Paul, MD, FAAP; Nathan Timm, MD, FAAP; Ann Dietrich, MD; Andrew Eisenberg, MD, MHA; Cynthia Wright Johnson, MSN, RN; Cynthiana Lightfoot, BFA, NRP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Brian Moore, MD, MPH, FAAP; Diane Pilkey, RN, MPH; Katherine Remick, MD, FAAP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FAAP, FACEP; Sally Snow, RN, BSN, CPEN, FAEN; Mary Fallat, MD, FAAP; Terry Adirim, MD, MPH, FAAP; Michael S. D. Agus, MD, FAAP; Thomas Chun, MD, MPH, FAAP; Gregory Conners, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Edward Conway, Jr, MD, MS, FAAP; Nanette Dudley, MD, FAAP; Natalie Lane, MD, FAAP; Charles Macias, MD, MPH, FAAP; Prashant Mahajan, MD, MPH, MBA, FAAP; Joan Shook, MD, MBA, FAAP; Joseph Wright, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sue Tellez; COUNCIL ON CLINICAL INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; Emily Chui Webber, MD, FAAP; Sandy Lee Chung, MD, FAAP; Kevin Reid Dufendach, MD, MS, FAAP; Marvin Bruce Harper, MD, FAAP; Brandan P. Kennedy, MD, FAAP; Eli Matthew Lourie, MD, FAAP; Heather C. O’Donnell, MD, FAAP; Reza Sadeghian, MD, MBA, MSc, FAAP; Eric Shelov, MD, MBI, FAAP; Srinivasan Suresh, MD, MBA, FAAP; Andrew Michael Wiesenthal, MD, SM, FAAP; Francis Dick-Wai Chan, MD, FAAP; Han Yu (Stephanie) Liou, MD; Gregg M. Alexander, DO; Eric L. Beyer, MD, FAAP; Anne B. Francis, MD, FAAP; Alexander M. Hamling, MD, MBA, FAAP; Eric G. Handler, MD, MPH, FAAP; Timothy D. Johnson, DO, MMM; Eric Steven Kirkendall, MD, MBI, FAAP; Donald E. Lighter, II, MD, MBA, FAAP; Ann M. Mann, MD, FAAP; Stephen James Morgan, MD, FAAP; Stuart T. Weinberg, MD, FAAP; Jeffrey Alan Wright, MD, FAAP; Dale Clark Alverson, MD, FAAP; Mordechai Raskas, MD, EdM, FAAP; Melissa Sarah Van Cain, MD, FAAP; Lisa Krams; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS; Steven Krug, MD, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Deanna Dahl Grove, MD, FAAP; Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHCM, FAAP; Eric Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Aaron Gardner, MD, MS, FAAP; Stephanie Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; David Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Laura Aird, MS; AMERICAN COLLEGE OF EMERGENCY PHYSICIANS, PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE COMMITTEE; Ann M. Dietrich, MD; Kiyetta H. Alade, MD; Christopher S. Amato, MD; Zaza Atanelov, MD; Marc Auerbach, MD; Isabel A. Barata, MD, FACEP; Lee S. Benjamin, MD, FACEP; Kathleen T. Berg, MD; Kathleen Brown, MD, FACEP; Cindy Chang, MD; Jessica Chow, MD; Corrie E. Chumpitazi, MD, MS, FACEP; Ilene A. Claudius, MD, FACEP; Joshua Easter, MD; Ashley Foster, MD; Sean M. Fox, MD, FACEP; Marianne Gausche-Hill, MD, FACEP; Michael J. Gerardi, MD, FACEP; Jeffrey M. Goodloe, MD, FACEP; Melanie Heniff, MD, JD, FAAP, FACEP; James (Jim) L. Homme, MD, FACEP; Paul T. Ishimine, MD, FACEP; Susan D. John, MD; Madeline M. Joseph, MD, FACEP; Samuel Hiu-Fung Lam, MD, MPH, RDMS, FACEP; Simone L. Lawson, MD; Moon O. Lee, MD, FACEP; Joyce Li, MD; Sophia D. Lin, MD; Dyllon Ivy Martini, MD; Larry Bruce Mellick, MD, FACEP; Donna Mendez, MD; Emory M. Petrack, MD, FACEP; Lauren Rice, MD; Emily A. Rose, MD, FACEP; Timothy Ruttan, MD, FACEP; Mohsen Saidinejad, MD, MBA, FACEP; Genevieve Santillanes, MD, FACEP; Joelle N. Simpson, MD, MPH, FACEP; Shyam M. Sivasankar, MD; Daniel Slubowski, MD; Annalise Sorrentino, MD, FACEP; Michael J. Stoner, MD, FACEP; Carmen D. Sulton, MD, FACEP; Jonathan H. Valente, MD, FACEP; Samreen Vora, MD, FACEP; Jessica J. Wall, MD; Dina Wallin, MD, FACEP; Theresa A. Walls, MD, MPH; Muhammad Waseem, MD, MS; Dale P. Woolridge, MD, PhD, FACEP; Sam Shahid, MBBS, MPH
February 20 2023
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Marlene Melzer-Lange, MD, FAAP; Andrew N. Hashikawa, MD, MS, FAAP; Peter A. Gorski, MD, MPA, FAAP; COUNCIL ON CHILDREN AND DISASTERS, COUNCIL ON INJURY, VIOLENCE, AND POISON PREVENTION, COUNCIL ON SCHOOL HEALTH; Steven Krug, MD, FAAP; Carl Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Deanna Dahl-Grove, MD, FAAP; H. Dele Davies, MD, MS, MHSM, FAAP; Eric Dziuban, MD, DTM, CPH, FAAP; Aaron Gardner, MD, MS, FAAP; Stephanie Griese, MD, MPH, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; Joelle Simpson, MD, MPH, FAAP; Benjamin D. Hoffman, MD, FAAP; Phyllis F. Agran, MD, MA, MPH, FAAP; Michael Peter Hirsh, MD, FAAP; Brian Duncan Johnston, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sadiqa Kendi, MD, CPST, FAAP; Lois Kaye Lee, MD, MPH, FAAP; Kathy Wingo Monroe, MD, FAAP; Judy Schaechter, MD, MBA, FAAP; Milton Tenenbein, MD, FAAP; Mark R. Zonfrillo, MD, MSCE, FAAP
September 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Technical Report
Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD, FAAP; Margaret C. Fisher, MD, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Ann Lowry, MD, FAAP; Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP; Aaron S. Bernstein, MD, FAAP; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Pacheco, MD, FAAP; Adam J. Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD, FAAP; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP
February 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
Sarita Chung, MD, FAAP; Carl R. Baum, MD, FACMT, FAAP; Ann-Christine Nyquist, MD, MSPH, FAAP; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL, COUNCIL ON ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH, COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES; Steven E. Krug, MD, FAAP; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD, FAAP; Margaret C. Fisher, MD, FAAP; Scott Needle, MD, FAAP; David J. Schonfeld, MD, FAAP; Jennifer Ann Lowry, MD, FAAP; Samantha Ahdoot, MD, FAAP; Aaron S. Bernstein, MD, FAAP; Aparna Bole, MD, FAAP; Lori G. Byron, MD, FAAP; Philip J. Landrigan, MD, MSc, FAAP; Steven M. Marcus, MD, FAAP; Susan E. Pacheco, MD, FAAP; Adam J. Spanier, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Alan D. Woolf, MD, MPH, FAAP, FAACT, FACMT; Yvonne A. Maldonado, MD, FAAP; Theoklis E. Zaoutis, MD, MSCE, FAAP; Ritu Banerjee, MD, PhD; Elizabeth D. Barnett, MD, FAAP; James D. Campbell, MD, MS, FAAP; Jeffrey S. Gerber, MD, PhD, FAAP; Athena P. Kourtis, MD, PhD, MPH, FAAP; Ruth Lynfield, MD, FAAP; Flor M. Munoz, MD, MSc, FAAP; Dawn Nolt, MD, MPH, FAAP; Sean T. O’Leary, MD, MPH, FAAP; Mark H. Sawyer, MD, FAAP; William J. Steinbach, MD, FAAP; Tina Q. Tan, MD, FAAP
February 01 2020
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
Wanda D. Barfield, MD; Steven E. Krug, MD; COMMITTEE ON FETUS AND NEWBORN; DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL; Kristi L. Watterberg, MD; Susan W. Aucott, MD; William E. Benitz, MD; Eric C. Eichenwald, MD; Jay P. Goldsmith, MD; Ivan L. Hand, MD; Brenda B. Poindexter, MD; Karen M. Puopolo, MD; Dan L. Stewart, MD; Steven E. Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret C. Fisher, MD; Scott M. Needle, MD; David J. Schonfeld, MD
May 01 2017
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
David J. Schonfeld, MD; Thomas Demaria, PhD; COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH, DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL; Michael Yogman, MD; Nerissa S. Bauer, MD; Thresia Gambon, MD; Arthur Lavin, MD; Keith Lemmon, MD; Gerri Mattson, MD; Jason Rafferty, MD; Lawrence Wissow, MD; Steven E. Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret C. Fisher, MD; Scott M. Needle, MD
September 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL; Steven E. Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret C. Fisher, MD; Scott M. Needle, MD; David J. Schonfeld, MD
February 01 2016
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Policy Statement
DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL; COMMITTEE ON PEDIATRIC EMERGENCY MEDICINE; Steven E. Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret C. Fisher, MD; David J. Schonfeld, MD; Joan E. Shook, MD; Thomas H. Chun, MD; Gregory P. Conners; MD MPH MBA, FAAP; Edward E. Conway, Jr, MD; Nanette Christine Dudley, MD; Susan M. Fuchs, MD; Natalie Edith Lane, MD; Charles G. Macias; MD MPH, FAAP; Brian R. Moore, MD
November 01 2015
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
David J. Schonfeld, MD; Thomas Demaria, PhD; the DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL AND COMMITTEE ON PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF CHILD AND FAMILY HEALTH; Steven Elliot Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret C. Fisher, MD; Scott Needle, MD; David J. Schonfeld, MD; Michael W. Yogman, MD; Thresia B. Gambon, MD; Arthur Lavin, MD; LTC Keith M. Lemmon, MD; Gerri Mattson, MD; Laura Joan McGuinn, MD; Jason Richard Rafferty, MD; Lawrence Sagin Wissow, MD
October 01 2015
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
John S. Bradley, MD; Georgina Peacock, MD; Steven E. Krug, MD; William A. Bower, MD; Amanda C. Cohn, MD; Dana Meaney-Delman, MD; Andrew T. Pavia, MD; AAP COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES and DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL; Steven E. Krug, MD; Sarita Chung, MD; Daniel B. Fagbuyi, MD; Margaret Fisher, MD; Scott Needle, MD; David J. Schonfeld, MD; Michael Thomas Brady, MD; Carrie Lynn Byington, MD; H. Dele Davies, MD; Kathryn M. Edwards, MD; Mary Anne Jackson, MD; Yvonne Aida Maldonado, MD; Dennis Murray, MD; Walter A. Orenstein, MD; Mobeen H. Rathore, MD; Mark H. Sawyer, MD; Gordon E. Schutze, MD; Rodney E. Willoughby, Jr, MD; Theoklis Zaoutis, MD
May 01 2014
From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report
John S. Bradley, MD; Georgina Peacock, MD; Steven E. Krug, MD; William A. Bower, MD; Amanda C. Cohn, MD; Dana Meaney-Delman, MD; Andrew T. Pavia, MD; AAP COMMITTEE ON INFECTIOUS DISEASES and DISASTER PREPAREDNESS ADVISORY COUNCIL
May 01 2014