New Disaster-Preparedness Resource Provides Valuable Information for Pediatricians and Emergency Response Planners

U.S. Newswire, October, 2006

To: National Desk

Contact: AHRQ Public Affairs, 301-427-1863, 301-427-1865 or Marjorie Tharp of AAP, 202-347-8600

WASHINGTON, Oct. 27 /U.S. Newswire/ -- HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ), in partnership with the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP), today released Pediatric Terrorism and Disaster Preparedness: A Resource for Pediatricians. The resource is intended to increase awareness about the unique needs of children and encourage collaboration among pediatricians, state and local emergency response planners, health care systems, and others involved in planning and response efforts for natural disasters and terrorism incidents.

"This resource provides critical information about how pediatricians and other physicians caring for children can...

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