title: Pandemic influenza planning for children and youth: who's looking out for our kids?
abstract: Recent worldwide attention on influenza pandemics has mainly focused on planning and preparation. Some published plans appear to have missed some unique considerations relevant to children and youth, leaving a serious and potentially devastating gap in our pandemic response. This paper highlights those unique considerations and encourages health administrators and policy-makers to rise to the challenge and demonstrate leadership by ensuring that all institutions consider children and youth in their pandemic planning.
authors.affiliation: SickKids Hospital, Toronto.
authors.forename: Cindy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bruce-Barrett
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Matlow
authors.forename: Sandra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rafman
authors.forename: Lindy
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Samson
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000818:Animals; D001717:Birds; D002648:Child; D004189:Disaster Planning; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D053124:Influenza A Virus, H5N1 Subtype; D005585:Influenza in Birds; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009313:National Health Programs; D009864:Ontario / Q000453:epidemiology; D010371:Pediatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration