Course Child Reunification Considerations for Communities

Acknowledgements

We gratefully acknowledge the following individuals who contributed to the development of this toolkit:

• Abby Bailey, MPA, NRP, Norton Children’s Hospital Hub Site/Pediatric Pandemic Network
• Brigitte French, CA-PEM, IAEM-CEM, DVM, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital/Pediatric Pandemic Network
• Nita Gupta, MD, Children’s Minnesota
• Ashley Liebre, MPH, Yale School of Medicine, Yale University
• David C. McCarthy, BA, NREMT (Ret), UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital/Pediatric Pandemic Network, Emergency Preparedness Solutions LLC
• Irene L. Navis, AICP, UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital/Pediatric Pandemic Network, CBRN Domain
• Mike Peoples, American Red Cross
• Rebekah H. Reynosa, MS, CEM, MEP, CHEP, Intermountain Primary Children’s Hospital (2017–2024); Penn State Health (2024–Present)
• Alison Schonwald, MD, Touchstone Neurodevelopmental Center; Department of Pediatrics, Cambridge Health Alliance
• Joseph M. Urrea, CEM, MEP, Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Emergency Management
• Regina Yaskey, MD, Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital
• Joseph Zaydel, FEMA

Editors

• Brittni Blaser, MIHMEP, MoCEM II, Children’s Mercy Kansas City
• Rachel Mazzara, MPH, SSM Health Cardinal Glennon Children’s Hospital
• Kristy Deutschmann, BS, Pediatric Pandemic Network
• Sarita Chung, MD, Division of Emergency Medicine, Boston Children’s Hospital; Harvard Medical School
• Anna Lin, MD, FAAP, Stanford School of Medicine, Stanford Medicine Children’s Health

Pilot Organizations

We would also like to thank the organizations that helped pilot this toolkit. Their teams reviewed the content, provided valuable feedback, and implemented recommended best practices. We are extremely grateful for their contributions.

St. Louis Area Regional Response System

Pilot contact: Shelley Brandt