Mission
The mission of the Pediatric Pandemic Network is to leverage the resources and expertise of children’s hospitals in collaboration with national partners to empower all healthcare systems and their communities to be prepared to provide high-quality pediatric care in everyday emergencies, disasters, and global health threats.
Vision
The vision of the Pediatric Pandemic Network is for all children and families to receive high-quality care in everyday emergencies, disasters, and global health threats.
Our History
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, PPN has been at the forefront of sharing resources and expertise to address the systemic shortcomings in pediatric care, striving to build resilient healthcare systems that can effectively respond to both current and future crises.
We aim to ensure that no child is left behind, and that their health and well-being remain a top priority in all disaster preparedness and response efforts. We work to foster collaboration among healthcare providers, support innovative research tailored to the unique needs of the pediatric population, and real-time dissemination of research-informed pediatric care for future pandemics.
Our Hub Site Partners
Goals
Increase the proportion of children’s hospitals working in partnership with local, state, regional, and/or national emergency preparedness systems including health care, disaster preparedness, and emergency management sectors, to provide education and develop preparedness plans to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
Increase the number and types of collaborations that children’s hospitals develop with emergency preparedness systems, national organizations focused on improving pediatric emergency readiness, and community partners, to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
Improve the pediatric emergency readiness of health care systems including prehospital, emergency department, and inpatient settings to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
Increase the capability of telehealth/telemedicine systems to better address the unique needs of children and their families.
Funding
The network is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.