Data is vital fort Pediatric Disaster Science, Hazard Vulnerability Assessments and a myriad of Emergency Management planning as well as continuity of operations preparedness for schools, childcare, hospitals, public heath and community readiness. You have likely read about recent reports of data being taken down, restricted or no longer publicly accessible from numerous governmental websites. There are also reports of numerous independent organizations and groups downloading datasets prior to being taken down in order to preserve decades of vital demographic and community data needed for scientific study.

The following is a link to a curated list of alternative datasets from “The Journalist’s Resource: “As the US government removes health websites and data, here’s a list of non-government data alternatives” –https://journalistsresource.org/home/as-the-us-government-removes-health-websites-and-data-heres-a-list-of-non-government-data-alternatives/

The article also has tips for how to preserve archived data for those interested. Please share this information with appropriate individuals working to meet the needs of children in disaster. Information is vital to preparedness and public health. 

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