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State of Alaska Office of Children's Services/Foster Care Resources
The State of Alaska Administrative Code that addresses "Environment Health and Safety" in licensed facilities (7 AAC 10.1000-7 AAC 10.1095)
Correspondence and Discussion with Izabel Bowers, Emergency Response Coordinator for the Office of Children's Services, including Powerpoint Presentation "Statewide Emergency Response Plan" presented to the OCS Regional Children Services Managers in November of 2007.
Understanding the Regulations: What Alaskan Foster Parent Need to Know #10: Fire Safety, First Aid, and Emergency Preparedness in the Foster Home. (December 2006.) Written and produced by the Alaska Center for Resource Families, Fairbanks, Alaska.www.acrf.org
INFORMATION PACKET: Emergency Preparedness for Resource Families. December 2006. Assembled and available through the Alaska Center for Resource Families, Fairbanks, Alaska. www.acrf.org
Disaster Preparation/Emergency Preparedness
Want to learn more about disaster relief in Alaska? Find out more about the Alaska Chapter of the American Red Cross at http://www.alaska.redcross.org/
Fairbanks Flood Picture http://www.northstar.k12.ak.us/schools/upk/projectsfolder/chena/changing/slides/03.html
Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management http://www.ak-prepared.com/
Ready.gov (www.ready.gov) A website maintained by the United States Homeland Security Department with lots of good information about disaster preparedness.
The 1964 Earthquake http://www.usc.edu/dept/tsunamis/alaska/1964/webpages/index.html
Municipality of Anchorage "Emergency Preparedness Resources" Planning Brochure Developed by the Municipality of Anchorage Office of Emergency Management. 2007.
Get Ready with Freddie! materials for children published by the Home Safety Council and Weekly Reader Custom Publishing. Washington DC. 2007. www.homesafetycouncil.org
Southcentral Public Health Partnership Preparedness Minute Video Series. University of Alabama, School of Public Health. 2005. http://www.soph.uab.edu/scphp/default.aspx?ID=627
American Red Cross Fact Sheet "Shelter in Place." February 2003.
Helping Children Cope
Managing Strong Emotional Reactions to Traumatic Events:
Tips for Parents and Teachers http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/angermgmt_general.aspx
Children and Fear of War and Terrorism: Tips for Parents and Teachers http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/children_war_general.aspx
Helping Children Cope in a Disaster (Preparedness Minute) http://www1.southcentralpartnership.org/websites/SCCPHP/default.asp?ID=161
Coping with Crisis: Helping Children with Special Needs http://www.nasponline.org/resources/crisis_safety/specpop_general.aspx
