§247d–4b Children’s Preparedness Unit

Summary

Keep an internal team at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention called the Children’s Preparedness Unit to give expert advice on what children need before, during, and after public health emergencies. The Unit must include one or more pediatricians and can include other child health experts like behavioral scientists, psychologists, epidemiologists, biostatisticians, and communications staff. The Unit can help state, local, Tribal, and territorial planners; provide technical help, training, and consultation (including support to meet measurable, evidence-based benchmarks and standards under sections 247d–3a and 247d–3b); improve planning and public awareness about children’s needs; work with public-private groups such as health care coalitions; advise on guidance and clinical recommendations; and do other related preparedness tasks the Secretary finds appropriate. Director — the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Unit — the internal Children’s Preparedness Unit of experts.