What is already known about this topic?
Healthy People 2020 includes objectives to improve school preparedness, response, and recovery plans in the event of a disaster.
What is added by this report?
Analyses of data found differences in trends by urbanicity in district requirements for crisis plans. In 2016, large districts (≥10,000 students) were significantly more likely than were small districts (≤4,999 students) to provide funding for or offer training on crisis preparedness for school faculty, staff members, and students’ families.
What are the implications for public health practice?
To meet Healthy People 2020 targets, increases are needed in district adoption and implementation of policies. Strengthening plans for infectious disease outbreaks, especially in rural districts, could help ensure that children and communities remain healthy and productive.
Healthy People 2020 includes objectives to improve school preparedness, response, and recovery plans in the event of a disaster.
What is added by this report?
Analyses of data found differences in trends by urbanicity in district requirements for crisis plans. In 2016, large districts (≥10,000 students) were significantly more likely than were small districts (≤4,999 students) to provide funding for or offer training on crisis preparedness for school faculty, staff members, and students’ families.
What are the implications for public health practice?
To meet Healthy People 2020 targets, increases are needed in district adoption and implementation of policies. Strengthening plans for infectious disease outbreaks, especially in rural districts, could help ensure that children and communities remain healthy and productive.
Children spend the majority of their time at
school and are particularly vulnerable to the negative emotional and
behavioral impacts of disasters, including anxiety, depressive symptoms,
impaired social relationships, and poor school performance (1).
Because of concerns about inadequate school-based emergency planning to
address the unique needs of children and the adults who support them,
Healthy People 2020 includes objectives to improve school preparedness,
response, and recovery plans (Preparedness [PREP]-5) (2).
To examine improvements over time and gaps in school preparedness plans, data from the 2006, 2012, and 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) were analyzed to assess changes in the percentage of districts meeting PREP-5 objectives.
Findings from these analyses indicate that districts met the PREP-5 objective for requiring schools to include post-disaster mental health services in their crisis preparedness plans for the first time in 2016. However, trend analyses did not reveal statistically significant increases from 2006 to 2016 in the percentage of districts meeting any of the PREP-5 objectives. Differences in preparedness were detected in analyses stratified by urbanicity and census region, highlighting strengths and challenges in emergency planning for schools.
To promote the health and safety of faculty, staff members, children, and families, school districts are encouraged to adopt and implement policies to improve school crisis preparedness, response, and recovery plans.
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To examine improvements over time and gaps in school preparedness plans, data from the 2006, 2012, and 2016 School Health Policies and Practices Study (SHPPS) were analyzed to assess changes in the percentage of districts meeting PREP-5 objectives.
Findings from these analyses indicate that districts met the PREP-5 objective for requiring schools to include post-disaster mental health services in their crisis preparedness plans for the first time in 2016. However, trend analyses did not reveal statistically significant increases from 2006 to 2016 in the percentage of districts meeting any of the PREP-5 objectives. Differences in preparedness were detected in analyses stratified by urbanicity and census region, highlighting strengths and challenges in emergency planning for schools.
To promote the health and safety of faculty, staff members, children, and families, school districts are encouraged to adopt and implement policies to improve school crisis preparedness, response, and recovery plans.
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