CDC Guidance to Healthcare Providers – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/
COVID-19: Information for Healthcare Professionals –https://www.nj.gov/health/cd/topics/covid2019_healthcare.shtml
Notification of Enforcement Discretion for Telehealth Remote Communications During the COVID-19 Nationwide Public Health Emergency – https://www.hhs.gov/hipaa/for-professionals/special-topics/emergency-preparedness/notification-enforcement-discretion-telehealth/index.html
Criteria for Return to Work for Healthcare Personnel with Suspected or Confirmed COVID-19 (Interim Guidance) – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/hcp/return-to-work.html
FREE TESTING SITES
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New Jersey State Interscholastic Activities Association
NJSIAA Parent/Guardian Concussion Policy Acknowledgment Form
Return to Learn / Return to Play CDC – Concussion
HEADS UP to Health Care Providers
ACE Care Plan Form (Work and School Versions)
Concussion in Sports Palm Card
Information for Patients – Heads Up: Preventing Concussion fact sheet
NCAA Information and Educational Programs & National High School Federation – Free learning course on concussion designed for coaches, but is very good. A 20 minute Internet program presented by a sports medicine physician who heads the Federation sports Safety Committee. Do not be intimidated by having to register and appear to pay for the course; it is FREE!! ImPACT is a computer-based Neuropsychological Testing system for four domains: verbal memory, visual memory, speed of processing and reaction time. For New Jersey, the “gold-standard” of computer-based neuropsychological testing done by high schools – and in primary care offices and concussion centers. A brief 20 to 40 minute testing format; not a substitute for a full neuropsychological testing battery done by neuropsychologists. Brain Injury Association of New Jersey – BIANJ Concussion in Sports Committee a held Concussion Summit in February 2006 at Giants Stadium and has been active in assisting 100 high schools in New Jersey to obtain ImPACT at a reduced rate for a three year period. Producer of concussion poster for your office walls. Computerized Neuropsychological Tests
ANAM Axon Sports (exclusive distributor of the CogState test in North America) Headminder ImPACT
Developmental Screening
RESOURCES
Developmental Monitoring and Screening (CDC)
Healthy Child Care America (AAP)
Positive Parenting Tips (CDC)
“Learn the Signs. Act Early.” Campaign (CDC)
TOOLS
CHADIS – leading screening, decision support and patient engagement system designed to streamline patient communication and optimize healthcare
Ages & Stages (Brooks Publishing)
SWYC (additional ages and languages available)
Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC)
Preschool Pediatric Symptom Checklist (PPSC)
The Role of Pediatrics in Disaster Preparedness (Recorded Webinar) presented by Dr. Laurence Flint [Recording / PDF]
AAP Children and Disasters – Pediatricians can serve as expert advisors to local, state, and federal agencies and committees and play a key role in disaster and terrorism preparedness with families, children, and their communities. Preparedness Checklist for Pediatric Offices Talking to Children about Natural Disasters NJ Office of Emergency Management HealthyChildren.org – Safety & Prevention NJ Foodbank Helpful phone numbers and websites to share with community members:
- FEMA – Hurricane Sandy Disaster Assistance Phone Number 1-800-FEMA (3262) for disaster assistance
- Website for those able to access: disasterassistance.gov
- Applying for Disaster Assistance FAQ:
- Help after a disaster in multiple languages
- Disaster Distress Helpline: 1-800-985-5990
- Small Business Administration Disaster Assistance:
- Phone Number: 1-800-659-2955
- Website for those able to access
- In need of volunteers? Reach out to the Church of Latter Day Saints in NJ (offered on the call) by contacting Brad Thatcher (917-304-4937, thatcher@yahoo.com)
- Shelter Locator: http://www.redcross.org/find-help/shelter
- Phone Number: 1-800-REDCROSS.
- For those with mobile devices: Text “Shelter + Your Zip code” to 4332.
- Operation Hope-description of free services below:
- Phone Number 1-888-388-HOPE (4673)
- Disaster SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) Information
- National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster:
Operation Hope OPERATION HOPE PROVIDES FINANCIAL RECOVERY SERVICES AFTER HURRICANE SANDY Financial dignity nonprofit Operation HOPE begins financial triage for individuals effected by Hurricane Sandy. Through its disaster preparedness and recovery division, HOPE Coalition America (HCA), Operation HOPE announced today the availability for individuals and small business owners to call 888-388-HOPE (4673) for free information, guidance and assistance for loss associated with storm recovery. The services provided include:
- Disaster Recovery Budget
- Mortgage on a Destroyed Home
- Home Inspections and Repair Contracts
- Assistance with Working with Your Creditors
- Referrals to Government and Private Agencies
- Assistance with Obtaining Copies of Destroyed Documents
- Insurance Claims Assistance
- Completing Applications for Grants and Loans
1. AAP Storage and Handling Tip Sheet Disaster Planning
2. Emergency Vaccine Retrieval and Storage Plan Worksheet
4A. Emergency Information Form for Children With Special Needs
4B. Emergency Preparedness for Children with Special Health Care Needs
5. Public Evacuation/Medical Needs Sheltering Checklist
7. Family Communication Plan – Parents
8. Family Communication Plan – Children
A Disaster Preparedness Plan for Pediatricians
Emergency Information Form For Children With Special Health Care Needs
Policy Statement: The Pediatrician and Disaster Preparedness
Preparedness Checklist For Pediatric Practices
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CDC CHILDHOOD IMMUNIZATION SCHEDULES
Childhood vaccines protect against 14 serious diseases including polio, measles, whooping cough and chickenpox. For a complete schedule of age-appropriate vaccinations, please click here. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Recommended Immunization Schedules FOR PROVIDERS
CAREGIVERS: Infants and Children (birth through 6 years old) [English / Spanish] Preteens & Teens (7 through 18 years old) [English / Spanish]
IMMUNIZATION APPS
CDC VACCINE SCHEDULES APP FOR CLINICIANS AND OTHER IMMUNIZATION PROVIDERS Healthcare professionals who recommend or administer vaccines can immediately access all CDC recommended immunization schedules and footnotes using the CDC Vaccine Schedules app. Optimized for tablets and useful on smartphones, the app shows the child, adolescent, and adult vaccines recommended by the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP)
HEALTH INSURANCE MARKETPLACE [ENGLISH / SPANISH]
NJ MEDICAID & MANAGED CARE PLANS
MEDICAL
UnitedHealthcare Community Plan
DENTAL
UnitedHealthCare Community Plan
COMMERCIAL INSURANCE PLANS
SUDDEN CARDIAC DEATH IN YOUNG ATHLETES [ENGLISH / SPANISH]
STUDENT-ATHLETE CARDIAC ASSESSMENT PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT MODULE
For information on how to access the online module, please click here.
New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force Final Report – June 15, 2011
Providing Leadership: New Jersey Student Athlete Cardiac Screening Task Force
Autism – Navigating Through the Maze
InsureKidsNow.gov – child or teen may qualify for free or low-cost health insurance coverage through Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP)
STATE AGENCIES
Department of Children & Families
Department of Banking & Insurance
CHILDREN’S HOSPITALS
Goryeb Children’s Hospital – Morristown Medical Center
Bristol-Myers Squibb Children’s Hospital – Rutgers, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital
K. Hovnanian Children’s Hospital – Jersey Shore University Medical Center
Children’s Hospital of New Jersey – Newark Beth Israel
Children’s Specialized Hospital
Children’s Regional Hospital – Cooper University Hospital
Joseph M. Sanzari Children’s Hospital – Hackensack University Medical Center
St. Joseph’s Children’s Hospital
The Children’s Hospital at Saint Peter’s University Hospital
The Unterberg Children’s Hospital – Monmouth Medical Center
University Hospital Pediatrics, Newark, NJ
COMMUNITY BASED ORGANIZATIONS
Advocates for Children of New Jersey
Essex Pregnancy & Parenting Connection
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network of New Jersey (SPANNJ)
Central Jersey Family Health Consortium
ASSOCIATIONS
New Jersey Academy of Pediatric Dentistry
New Jersey Academy of Family Physicians
New Jersey Dental Hygienists Association
New Jersey State Nurses Association (NJSNA)
New Jersey State School Nurses Association (NJSSNA)