There isn't a single American city, in my estimation, that has sufficient plans for a nuclear terrorist event..

Poverty leads to hardship and failure..

There are several very good websites which describe the details of preparedness planning for citizens..

If a severe pandemic materializes, all of society could pay a heavy price for decades of failing to create a rational system of health care that work….

Kids get a lot of lip service in disaster planning, but they tend to get far fewer resources than they need. The mantra of 'children are our most val….

Immigrant children are highly vulnerable. Their level of disadvantage and fragility has consistently grown due to factors outside their control..

The risks are far greater to your child of not getting immunized than any kind of speculative potential relationship between the vaccine and the deve….

Fallout shelters are like bell-bottoms. They've gone in and out of favor..

The problem with most children's hospitals is that they are passive. They are high quality. They are filled with the best doctors. But their function….

The best way to get a sense of what kinds of emergencies might present themselves in your community is by contacting local chapters of the American R….

Every school should have well-rehearsed emergency response protocols covering a variety of possible scenarios, from fire to armed intruders. Schools ….

When children are hungry, sleepy from a night spent fighting untreated asthma, or hobbled by symptoms of undiagnosed illnesses, they are less likely ….

Disasters like Oklahoma City and 9/11 were time-limited. The children who were affected psychologically could go to a place of normalcy..

There has been a transition from a nuclear-annihilation scenario to an isolated-terrorist-nuclear-bomb scenario. But we're still locked into a mind-s….

Having insurance doesn't guarantee good health outcomes, but it is a critical factor..

Seven million ship cargo containers come into the United States every year. Five to seven percent only are inspected - five to seven percent..

The reality is that it's harder to recruit pediatric subspecialists if you're not recruiting them for a children's hospital..

Police officers and firemen are so visible in their daily work, there's no mistaking they're there - and that presence makes people feel secure..

Even the best community organizations and faith-based initiatives and the extraordinary charity of Americans across the country can't carry the brunt….

There's detailed information on how to assemble a nuclear weapon from parts. There's books about how to build a nuclear bomb..

If we ensure access to health care and 'best practice' asthma treatment for children, especially those at high risk, there is the potential to save t….