If you are attending the NACCHO Preparedness Summit 2024, be sure to join WRAP-EM at our Tabletop Workshop!   ...

A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics was released February 20, 2024 on the impact of climate change on children's health.  Climate Change and Children’s Health: Building a Healthy Future for Every Child By: S. Ahdoot, C.R. Baum, M.B. Cataletto, et al. The warming of our planet matters to every child. Driven by fossil fuel-generated greenhouse gas emissions, climate conditions stable since the founding of modern pediatrics in the...

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is looking for students in grades 8 through 11 interested in supporting disaster preparedness to join the FEMA Youth Preparedness Council (YPC). The online application is now open, and closes March 4, 2024 at 11:59 p.m. PT. To learn more about the YPC and application requirements, visit Ready.gov/kids/youth-preparedness-council and visit https://community.fema.gov/PreparednessCommunity/s/apply-to-ypc to apply. An information...

Join the Upcoming WRAP-EM EMSC Collaboration Quarterly Webinar February 12, 2024 at 12:00-1:00pm PST / 1:00-2:00pm MST Our guest speaker this time is Dr. Mary Fallat, Professor of Surgery at University of Louisville School of Medicine and Medical Director, Surgical Quality at Norton Children's Hospital.Dr. Fallat's presentation will be: "Understanding the Sphere of Influence that Comprehensive Trauma Care brings to Regional Pediatric Preparedness". Trauma remains the leading cause of...

    Resources in Response to the War in Israel International wars and conflict heighten our sense of danger and may cause worry about what will happen in the days and weeks ahead. Those with families in the region may be concerned about the safety of their loved ones as well as with how their children may be impacted in their own communities. Some may be hearing about the death of their loved ones or finding out that they are missing or in direct danger. Others have...