Citation

Foster M, Barnby E. NASN Sch. Nurse 2018; 33(3): 160-162.

Affiliation

Clinical Associate Professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville, Huntsville, AL, elizabeth.barnby@uah.edu , 256-824-4231, 301 Sparkman Dr., Huntsville, AL 35899.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, National Association of School Nurses, Publisher SAGE Publishing)

DOI

10.1177/1942602X17753066

PMID

29351048

Abstract

Children are a population that has an increased risk of harm during any disaster events. This risk can be decreased by educating children in disaster preparedness skills. This article outlines a basic modifiable curriculum for teaching weather-related disaster preparedness to children ages 10-13, and shares how this was accomplished at an elementary school in North Alabama through a collaboration between the school and a local college of nursing.

Language: en

Keywords

collaboration; disaster preparedness; programs; stress management