| Preparedness | Response | Recovery |
1. Assessment, analysis and planning |
Obtain available data on the number of children with disabilities. | X | | |
Map assessment tools commonly used with children, including in early childhood. Adapt them to meet the requirements of children with disabilities and train staff to use them. | X | X | |
Map health service providers and their accessibility. Include professionals with expertise in paediatrics, nutrition, early intervention, early childhood development and rehabilitation. | X | X | |
Document the health and psychosocial and nutritional needs of children with disabilities. (For example, a child with a disability who has lost parents or caregivers may also be malnourished or depressed.) | X | X | |
Assess what training health workers need with respect to children with disabilities and their inclusion. | X | X | |
When screening children with disabilities in needs assessments and health surveys, consider using the UNICEF-Washington Group Child Functioning Module, or other standardized assessment tools that have been tested by humanitarian actors and stakeholders. | X | X | |
Identify barriers and risks that children with disabilities face when they access child health services. | X | X | |
2. Resource mobilization |
Plan, budget and implement training for health staff on the rights of children with disabilities. Include child development, and early detection of disability. | X | X | X |
3. Implementation |
Make health services and programmes accessible to children and adolescents with disabilities, and their caregivers, by removing barriers to their full inclusion. | | X | X |
Involve girls and boys with disabilities, and their caregivers, in designing, implementing, monitoring and evaluating health programmes. | | X | X |
Integrate early detection of disability in relevant programmes. Include school health, nutrition, maternal health and newborn health. | X | X | X |
Integrate health information and disability management in maternal and child health programmes and services. Include immunization, antenatal and postnatal care, nutrition, and sexual and reproductive health. | | X | X |
Integrate early identification and detection of disability in the work of community-based workers and community health practitioners. Assist them to identify children with disabilities, including intellectual and psychosocial disabilities, and refer them for early intervention. | X | X | X |
Where child health programmes are delivered through schools, run outreach programmes for out-of-school children with disabilities. | | X | X |
Encourage parents and caregivers of children with disabilities to join parent support groups. Disseminate child health information and education through community health centres. | X | X | X |
4. Coordination |
Coordinate with other sectors to ensure that children with disabilities have access to assistance and protection. | | X | X |
Develop and implement referral systems for children with disabilities. Include targeted services, such as occupational and speech therapy. | X | X | X |
5. Monitoring and evaluation |
Include indicators about girls and boys with disabilities in monitoring tools. Report on the health outcomes for girls and boys with disabilities. | | X | X |