Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Front and Center).

Federal Emergency Management Agency. (Front and Center). The Federal Emergency Management Agency The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is the federal agency responsible for coordinating emergency planning, preparedness, risk reduction, response, and recovery. The agency works closely with state and local governments by funding emergency programs and providing technical (FEMA FEMA,n.pr See Federal Emergency Management Agency. ) advocates discussingthe threat of natural disasters with children in order to emphasize thesafety precautions precautionsInfectious disease The constellation of activities intended to minimize exposure to an infectious agent; precautions imply that the isolation of an infected Pt is optional, but not mandatory. that should be taken, but admits that it is oftenmuch more difficult to talk about the threat of a terrorism attack. LikeNASP NASP National Association of School PsychologistsNASP National Aerospace PlaneNASP National Association of Safety ProfessionalsNASP National Application Service ProviderNASP National Association for Shoplifting PreventionNASP National Airport System Plan , the agency recommends providing children with reassurance andunderstandable information. There is research on the immediate and long-term psychologicaleffects of war and terrorism on children--as both direct and indirectvictims. The FEMA for Kids area of the agency's Web site has aresources page for parents and teachers, and a sampling of this researchis listed there. For more information, visit www.fema.gov/kids/terrism.htm.