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disaster planning, response, and recovery. The report presents recommendations
relative to 11 individual categories:
1. Disaster Management and Recovery
2. Mental Health
3. Child Physical Health and Trauma
4. Emergency Medical Services (EMS) and Pediatric Transport
5. Disaster Case Management
6. Child Care and Early Education
7. Elementary and Secondary Education
8. Child Welfare and Juvenile Justice
9. Sheltering Standards, Services, and Supplies
10. Housing
11. Evacuation
The recommendations presented in the NCCD report have broad implica-
tions for emergency planning, management, and response. Emergency Support
Functions (ESFs) particularly impacted by the recommendations include ESF-5,
Emergency Management; ESF-6, Mass Care, Sheltering, and Human Services;
ESF-7, Logistics and Resource Management; and ESF-8, Public Health and
Medical Services. This chapter explores some of the key recommendations set
forth in the report and offers considerations for practical implementation of key
provisions.
Disaster Management and Recovery
Relative to disaster management and recovery, the NCCD report provides four
recommendations discussed below.
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Distinguish and comprehensively integrate the needs of children across all
inter- and intragovernmental disaster management activities and operations.
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Accelerate development and implementation of the National Disaster
Recovery Framework with an explicit emphasis on addressing the immediate
and long-term physical and mental health, educational, housing, and human
services recovery needs of children.
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) should ensure that
information required for timely and effective delivery of recovery services to
children and families is collected and shared with appropriate entities.
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FEMA should establish interagency agreements to provide disaster prepared-
ness funding, technical assistance, training, and other resources to state and
local child serving systems and child congregate care facilities.
