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Managing children in disasters : planning for their unique needs / Jane A. Bullock, George D. Haddow, Damon P. Coppola.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Boca Raton, FL : CRC Press, c2011.Description: xvi, 378 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781439837665
  • 143983766X
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 363.34 22
LOC classification:
  • HV555.U6 B85 2011
Contents:
Unique needs of children in disasters -- Child infrastructure -- Mitigation -- Preparedness -- Response -- Recovery -- Emergency management resources focused on children's needs.
Summary: Written by seasoned FEMA professionals who developed a training course on managing children's needs in disasters, this reference is a first-of-its-kind publication exploring the management of the care of children care during disasters. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach, addressing family structure, housing, schooling, family, mental health, and psycho-social issues. This book identifies the unique needs of children in disasters, examines the infrastructure that supports children in their daily lives, and explains how all involved parties can better prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from future disasters. Case studies clarifying concepts are included.
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Non-Fiction Non-Fiction Waimate Located at Event Centre 363.34 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Not For Loan Not For Loan A00614106

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Unique needs of children in disasters -- Child infrastructure -- Mitigation -- Preparedness -- Response -- Recovery -- Emergency management resources focused on children's needs.

Written by seasoned FEMA professionals who developed a training course on managing children's needs in disasters, this reference is a first-of-its-kind publication exploring the management of the care of children care during disasters. It takes a cross-disciplinary approach, addressing family structure, housing, schooling, family, mental health, and psycho-social issues. This book identifies the unique needs of children in disasters, examines the infrastructure that supports children in their daily lives, and explains how all involved parties can better prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from future disasters. Case studies clarifying concepts are included.

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