health resources on children in disasters and emergencies collaborating makes sense
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Health Resources on Children in Disasters and Emergencies
Collaborating Makes Sense
Purpose of Topic Page
• To consolidate a vast amount of resources
• To provide a robust and comprehensive compendium
• To facilitate the use of this resource as a pediatric component of disaster information programs.
Resource Selection Guidelines
• Authority, credibility, affiliation• Content, coverage, currency• Point of view• Professional level audience• Access, navigation, availability
Types of Resources
• Biomedical journal articles• Documents and Resources– Papers– White papers– Training materials– Guidelines– Factsheets– More…
Tour of Topic Page
Databases Searched
• Disaster Lit for documents and other resources• PubMed for biomedical articles
Topic Searching
• General search OR
• Topic-specific search
• New topics will be added
Partner Organizations
• Hope to add more organizations as partners
Organizations and Agencies
These organizations create disaster-related and emergency information on children
Make Suggestions
General Search: DocumentsSearch string:children OR child OR pediatric OR infant OR baby OR teen OR adolescent
Results: 553 (on Sept 9, 2014)
Refine by: • Source• Publication type• Publication year• Author
General Search: Articles
• Results from PubMed
• Look for Free PMC Article tag
Topic Search: Hospital Preparedness
Search string:(children OR child OR pediatric OR infant OR baby OR teen OR adolescent) AND (hospital AND (preparedness OR surge)
Results: 23 (on Sept 9, 2014)
Topic Search: Articles
• Results from PubMed
• Look for Free PMC Article tag
Contact Information
Elizabeth NortonTechnical Information SpecialistDisaster Information Management Research CenterSpecialized Information ServicesNational Library of [email protected]
http://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.govhttp://disasterinfo.nlm.nih.gov/dimrc/children.html