The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) expresses sympathy to the people of Haiti as they cope with the aftermath of Tuesday’s devastating earthquake. The Academy is sending aid through its Friends of Children Fund to support the pediatricians in Haiti and the children and families they are caring for.
The AAP is working with the federal government and the National Association of Children’s Hospitals and Related Institutions to help identify medical needs in the disaster area and to coordinate the response from U.S. pediatricians.
Pediatricians and parents can help children with distress they may experience when learning about disasters. Families can start by talking to children in an age-appropriate way about their own family disaster preparedness plans, and by limiting children’s exposure to graphic images in the media of the disaster victims and devastation.
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The AAP has created The Friends of Children Disaster Relief Fund to help in all types of natural and man-made disasters in the following ways:
- Provide emergency relief to pediatricians and the children they treat;
- Address primary health care needs of children;
- Support for physicians to provide medical services (example: power generators for medical facilities, replacement of medical equipment damaged by the disaster);
- Support future disaster preparedness and response programs with a special focus on children.
Donations can be made by phone at 888/700-5378, online, or by sending your check payable to the Friends of Children Fund -- Disaster Relief to:
American Academy of Pediatrics
Development Lockbox
38367 Eagle Way
Chicago, IL 60678-1383
