Overview
A disaster or emergency can make it difficult to feed infants and young children safely. The pages linked below have handouts that can be printed as resources for emergency preparedness and response personnel and families. Some of the material is also available in Spanish.
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Learn more about using a rapid needs assessment for families with children to assess needs.
Learn more about breastfeeding your baby during an emergency.
Learn how to hand express breast milk. This may be especially important in an emergency or disaster.
Learn more about cup feeding, an alternative way to feed an infant during an emergency.
What families with infants and young children need in an emergency kit.
Learn more about how to prepare and store powdered infant formula during an emergency.
Instructions for cleaning infant and child feeding items during emergencies.
Signs to print and use in emergency shelters to direct families to infant feeding areas.