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Emergency Preparedness for Child Care Programs, a resource list compiled by NCCIC, at http://nccic.acf.hhs.gov/poptopics/disasterprep.html, includes information about a sample of Federal agencies, national organizations, and publications that have information for child care providers on preparing for emergencies. The President's Disaster Management E-gov Initiative, DisasterHelp, is aimed at greatly enhancing disaster management on an interagency and intergovernmental basis. The DisasterHelp Web site at http://www.disasterhelp.gov, provides a wide range of disaster information and services. The National Association for Regulatory Administration (NARA) has developed a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation for regulated child and adult care programs and regulatory agencies on emergency preparedness for disasters—Emergency Preparedness: Planning for Child and Adult Care Programs, by Judy Collins and Jim Loving. This resource is available on the NARA Web site at http://www.nara.affiniscape.com/associations/4734/files/Emergencypreparedness.ppt. Additional information about NARA is available at http://www.naralicensing.org/. The American Red Cross offers information about Hurricane Awareness on the Web at http://www.redcross.org/news/ds/0305hurricane/index.html, including materials on hurricane preparedness, and what to do before a storm, during a storm, and after a storm. It provides additional resources to assist in general emergency preparedness at home, school, work, and community at http://www.redcross.org/services/prepare/0,1082,0_239_,00.html. The Training section of the FEMA Web site provides resources for teachers and parents at http://www.fema.gov/about/training/index.shtm, including curriculum and activities and other disaster-related resources. Are You Ready? An In-depth Guide to Citizen Preparedness, a comprehensive resource on individual, family, and community preparedness is available on the FEMA Web site at http://www.fema.gov/areyouready. Disaster Training International helps adults learn to prepare children for disasters, to help children deal with disasters when they happen, and to respond to children’s needs in the wake of disasters. Disaster Training International provides training for adults who work with children which emphasizes practical suggestions and ideas for addressing issues related to natural disasters or human initiated violence, such as terrorism. Information is available on the Web at http://www.disastertraining.org/index.htm, including several articles related to emergency preparedness and information about the publication Developing an Emergency Management Plan, A Workbook for Programs Working with Young Children (2001), by Beryl Cheal. Emergency Preparedness Resource Inventory, from the Agency for Health Care Research and Quality, is a tool allowing local or regional planners to assemble an inventory of critical resources that would be useful in responding to a bioterrorist attack. This resource is available on the Web at http://www.ahrq.gov/research/epri. Community Emergency Response Teams educate people about disaster preparedness and train people in basic disaster response skills. Additional information is available online at http://www.citizencorps.gov/programs/cert.shtm. Emergency Preparedness Self-Learning Module for child care centers or family child care providers is available on the Web at http://www.ecels-healthychildcarepa.org/article.cfm?contentID=27. Emergency and Disaster Preparedness from the National Resource Center for Health and Safety in Child Care and Early Education is available online at http://www.healthykids.us/chapters/emergency_main.htm. Winter Storms: The Deceptive Killers: A Guide to Survival from the National Weather Service is available on the Web at http://www.nws.noaa.gov/om/brochures/wntrstm.htm. State Emergency/Disaster Preparedness Resources for Child Care Providers
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