Nov 15, 2022
Nov 10, 2022
Amid the wave of severe respiratory illnesses among children that is pushing hospitals past capacity, multiple federally funded programs – the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), Emergency Medical Services for Children Innovation and Improvement Center (EIIC), and...
Nov 4, 2022
In October, the Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN) selected its first cohort of PPN Scholars. The six scholars represent diverse geographic regions, backgrounds, and disciplines, including emergency medicine, pediatrics, and trauma program management. Through the PPN...
Nov 3, 2022
Oct 28, 2022
Aug 30, 2022
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) has announced a new award of $9,700,000 per year to fund a five-year grant to establish the Regional Pediatric Pandemic Network. The purpose of the network is to prepare the nation and its children’s...
Jul 21, 2022
The Pediatric Pandemic Network (PPN), a national network of children’s hospitals and partners dedicated to improving pediatric disaster readiness and care, launched in 2021 with funding from the Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA). For the PPN’s...
Jul 19, 2022
Children’s National...
Jun 28, 2022
Many groups and organizations offer resources to help children, families, communities, and responders impacted by traumatic events, such as the devastating May 2022 mass shootings in Buffalo, NY and Uvalde, TX. National Child Traumatic Stress Network: NCTSN offers...
Jun 28, 2022
On June 17, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) authorized emergency use of the Moderna and Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccines for children 6 months and older. The Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP) of the Centers for Disease Control and...
