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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18550.
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Abbreviations and Acronyms

AAP American Academy of Pediatrics
ACF Administration for Children and Families (HHS)
ASPR Office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response

BARDA Biomedical Advanced Research & Development Authority (ASPR)

CCP Crisis Counseling Assistance and Training Program
CDC Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CERT Community Emergency Response Team (FEMA)
CMS Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

DDH Disaster Distress Helpline
DHS Department of Homeland Security
DoD Department of Defense
DOJ Department of Justice

EHR electronic health record
EMS emergency medical services
EMSC emergency medical services for children
EPA Environmental Protection Agency
EUA emergency use authorization

FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency

Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18550.
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GAO Government Accountability Office
GIS geographic information system

HHS U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HPP Hospital Preparedness Program

MCM medical countermeasure
MOU memorandum of understanding

NCCD National Commission on Children and Disasters
NCDMPH National Center for Disaster Medicine and Public Health
NDMS National Disaster Medical System
NDRF National Disaster Recovery Framework (FEMA)
NGO nongovernmental organization
NICHD National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

OCFS New York State Office of Children and Family Services
OHSEPR Office of Human Services Emergency Preparedness and Response (ACF)

PAHPA Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
PHEMCE Public Health Emergency Medical Countermeasures Enterprise
PHS Public Health Service
POD point of distribution
PTSD posttraumatic stress disorder

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SNS Strategic National Stockpile
VOAD Volunteer Organizations Active in Disaster
Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18550.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix B: Abbreviations and Acronyms." Institute of Medicine. 2014. Preparedness, Response, and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families: Workshop Summary. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/18550.
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Preparedness, Response and Recovery Considerations for Children and Families is the summary of a workshop convened in June, 2013 by the Institute of Medicine Forum on Medical and Public Health Preparedness for Catastrophic Events to discuss disaster preparedness, response, and resilience relative to the needs of children and families, including children with special health care needs. Traditional and non-traditional medical and public health stakeholders from across federal, state, and local government health care coalitions, community organizations, school districts, child care providers, hospitals, private health care providers, insurers, academia, and other partners in municipal planning met to review existing tools and frameworks that can be modified to include children's needs; identify child-serving partners and organizations that can be leveraged in planning to improve outcomes for children; highlight best practices in resilience and recovery strategies for children; and raise awareness of the need to integrate children's considerations throughout local and state emergency plans.

Communities across the United States face the threat of emergencies and disasters almost every day, natural and man-made, urban and rural, large and small. Although children represent nearly 25 percent of the U.S. population, current state and local disaster preparedness plans often do not include specific considerations for children and families. The preparedness and resilience of communities related to children will require a systems framework for disaster preparedness across traditional and non-traditional medical and public health stakeholders, including community organizations, schools, and other partners in municipal planning. This report examines resilience strategies that lead to successful recovery in children after a disaster and discusses current approaches and interventions to improve recovery in children.

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