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EPISODE · Jul 15, 2026 · 41 MIN

The Preparedness Gap Nobody's Talking About: Extreme Weather and Kids

from Early Childhood Chats · host Institute for Childhood Preparedness

Emergency medicine physician and climate health researcher Dr. Tess Wiskel of Harvard Medical School joins Andy Roszak to talk about what extreme weather actually means for early childhood programs. They cover why young children are uniquely vulnerable, how rising heat affects classrooms and outdoor play, what frontline clinic research tells us about preparedness gaps, the resources available to build climate resilience, and the practical steps every program can take today to protect children and staff.Learn more about Tess:➡️ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tess-wiskel-0a587b35/➡️ https://hsph.harvard.edu/profile/tess-wiskel/➡️ https://fxb.harvard.edu/blog/directory/tess-wiskel-md/➡️ https://www.crisisready.io/team/tess-wiskel/Resources:➡️ https://toolkit.climate.gov/topic/health-care➡️ https://www.americares.org/what-we-do/community-health/climate-resilient-health-clinics/Papers:➡️ https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/disaster-medicine-and-public-health-preparedness/article/preparedness-information-needs-and-interruptions-in-medical-care-after-the-california-oak-fire/F2FE1BF5A2CB195D25D7BFCC8D081AB4➡️ https://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12875-024-02622-y➡️ https://www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj-2025-086218?__cf_chl_f_tk=MLhcjcUoDcoxU4PMzpb1ClKqXsU3nEUg9wy3vuAQWj4-1783442437-1.0.1.1-JnjBqHJHX16K3LdDFKG3rtkf6tCm6wFWp5mDVHCGkOA----------------------------Early Childhood Chats is hosted by Andrew Roszak - JD, MPA, EMT-PExecutive Director at the Institute for Childhood Preparedness. The Institute for Childhood Preparedness is proud to use its decades of experience to offer comprehensive and expert disaster and emergency preparedness trainings live in-person, via webinar, and on-demand online. // Visit: https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/ to find out more // Schedule your training today https://www.childhoodpreparedness.org/trainingFOLLOW UShttps://www.instagram.com/childhoodpreparedness/ https://www.facebook.com/ChildPreparedhttps://twitter.com/ChildPreparedhttps://www.linkedin.com/company/institute-for-childhood-preparedness© Institute for Childhood Preparedness 2025 all rights reserved

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