Top NRC News Items
TI and SP Coalition Help Delaware EMSC Implement Pediatric Emergency Care Facility Recognition Program
The federal EMSC Program is proud to recognize the Delaware EMSC program as the fifth state in the nation to successfully implement the Pediatric Emergency Care Facility Recognition Program. According to a news release issued by Delaware Health and Social Services, "Every Delaware acute care hospital that treats children voluntarily chose to participate in this new program, which required them to meet state standards and be visited by a review team." Read more..
ACS to Update Equipment for Ambulance Document:
EMSC to Present A Unified Response to Guide Revision Process
The EMSC National Resource Center (NRC) is soliciting input from EMSC grantees and stakeholders to help update the document Equipment for Ambulances. To ensure that the EMSC perspective is incorporated, the EMSC NRC would like to consolidate EMSC grantee and stakeholder opinions into one cohesive list of recommendations, which will then be presented to the review committee for which the Health Resources and Services Administration has representation. To facilitate the development of this list, EMSC grantees and stakeholders are encouraged to complete the Equipment for Ambulances survey, hosted at SurveyMonkey.com by March 1, 2012. Read more..
EMSC Program Launches "PEDPrepared," A Pediatric Disaster Clearinghouse
In its 2010 Report to the President and Congress, the National Commission on Children and Disasters drew attention to the limited availability and inaccessibility of resources for pediatric disaster preparedness. Read more..
NRC Updates Coalition Building and Cultural Competency Toolboxes
The EMSC National Resource Center (NRC) has recently updated its toolbox on Coalition Building. The Coalition Building toolbox features a variety of resources that can assist the EMSC community in achieving collaborative results by committing to coalition building and appropriately engaging a sufficient number of key stakeholders. The Cultural Competency includes a variety of resources offering culturally and linguistically appropriate Read more..
Events
Annual EMSC Program Meeting
Each year, the Emergency Medical Services for Children (EMSC) Program holds an Annual Program Meeting in the late Spring/early Summer. The meeting is typically held jointly with the Mid-year Meeting of the National Association of State EMS Officials.
May 7-11, 2012
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State Partnership Town Hall Conference Call
This call will focus on the upcoming National Pediatric Readiness Project. This project, formed out of a partnership between EMSC, the American Academy of Pediatrics, the American College of Emergency Physicians, the American Academy of Family Physicians, and the Emergency Nurses Association, will begin with the release of a national survey of hospital emergency departments assessing their readiness to care for children of all ages based on the Guidelines for the Care of Children in the Emergency Department.
February 22, 2012 (1:00 pm)
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Latest Publications
iAdvocate Podcast Series
The iAdvocate video podcasts focus on the public policy process and will equip individuals with information and strategies to effect legislative change at the federal, state, and local levels. While many of the examples used in this series refer to the federal policymaking process, most of the tools and tips are also applicable at the state and local levels.
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Health Policy News
The January issue of This Month in Health Policy News is now available for download. The report includes federal and state policy-related news items on emergency care and readiness, child and adolescent health, public health prevention efforts, health insurance, and federal and state budget issues, among other current and emerging topics.
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