Children and Disasters

    A Week of Traumas: Helping Others Cope


    This has been a week to remember, and many of the memories will be sad ones. The 2013 Boston Marathon, held Monday, will be remembered …

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    Human Influenza 2012-2013 called Epidemic and is not a Pandemic


    Reported this morning was the 2012-2013 Human Influenza is a pandemic, it is not a pandemic but  an epidemic in many states.  The Centers for …

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    Helping Children Cope with School Violence


    December 14, 2012 was a horrific day for children and families in Newtown, Connecticut, and vicariously for the rest of the world as people learned …

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    Centers for Disease Control — Drought and Human Health


    The Centers for Disease Control have a link with information on health issues related to the drought.  Information included on this web page is water, …

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    Drought NEIL Webinar: Drought Recovery Critical Issues for the Unexpected Helper in Drought.


    A reminder of the EDEN webinar tomorrow, Drought Recovery Critical Issues for the Unexpected Helper in Drought.  The webinar is Tuesday October 16, 2012 from …

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    Family Preparedness Friday


    Master’s of Disaster

    Looking for some new tools to help educate your child on disasters, including disaster preparedness?

    The American Red Cross’s Masters of Disaster

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    Family Preparedness Friday


    When Thunder Roars, Go Indoors!

    Did you see pictures from last night’s thunderstorm in the Northeast? If not check out this awesome video footage of …

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    Family Preparedness Friday


    Texts, Texts, and More Texts

    Did you know that in times of a disaster that you may have better luck sending a text message than …

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    Family Preparedness Friday


    Communication Is Key

    Does your family have a communication plan? Did you even know a communication plan is a key piece to your family’s disaster …

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