Emergency Preparedness for PWD

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Emergency Preparedness for PWD
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Background

• 2002 SILC Congress

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Defining the SILCs Role In Emergency Management

• Adopted February, 2002
• By
• Missouri SILC

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Key Points

• Events of Sept. 11, 2001 Impact short comings
  of emergency plans.
• 8,000 people treated released without
  connection to long-term service.
• Isolation Communication Housing Medications
  - Transportation

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• Media Portrayal of the pity stereotype
• Needs NOT understood by emergency management
  personnel under funding by Charitable/FEMA/SEMA
• Needs were ignored by the Media

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Lessons Learned from Katrina/Rita

• No Calvary riding in on a white horse
• Must be more prepared individually
• FEMA/SEMA didnt apply any lessons from 911
• Needs still not understood by Emergency
  Management Personnel

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SILCs Role

• PSA, Press Release to statewide media markets
• Relationship with SEMA
• IL Advocate involved in State development and
  ongoing implementation of emergency
  management/disaster relief program.

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• Establish committee to review policies
  procedures related to people w/disabilities
  make recommendations
• Assess emergency management/disaster relief
  resources dollars, volunteers, TA, peer
  counseling, equipment loan, emergency shelter
• Provide TA Training to other CILs

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Special Task Force Responsibilities
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POPULATIONS WITH SPECIAL NEEDS

• Children
• Elderly
• Minority
• Non-English Speaking
• Serious Mental Illnesses
• Disabilities

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GOALS

• Define Special Needs Population
• Develop a Task Force committee structure
• Assure participation of a broad spectrum of
  interested groups and individuals
• Identify special needs populations and their
  disaster related needs
• Develop comprehensive special needs population
  emergency response plans (state and local)

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Special Needs Population Definition
Any individual, group, or community whose age,
physical, mental, emotional, cognitive, cultural,
ethnic, socio-economic status, language,
citizenship status, or any other circumstance
creates barriers to understanding or the ability
to act/react in the manner in which the general
population has been requested to proceed during
all phases of emergency management.
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PLANNING STEPS

• IDENTIFY BARRIERS THAT PROHIBIT UNDERSTANDING OR
  ABILITY TO ACT/REACT DURING AN EMERGENCY BE THEY
  NATURAL, ACCIDENTAL, OR INTENTIONAL
• IDENTIFY IVTERVENTIONS
• IDENTIFY RESOURCES
• IDENTIFY ACCOUNTABILITY

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Committee

• Steering Committee
• Committee I
• Age, physical, mental, emotional, cognitive
• Committee II
• Cultural, ethnic, socio-economic status,
  language, citizenship status, homeless
• Sub Groups
• Children and Youth, Seniors and People with
  Disabilities, Culturally Competent Disaster
  Planning/Response

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PEDIATRIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

• Specific needs of children
• Operational and infrastructure issues
• Public information/risk communication strategies
• Activities integrated between public health and
  hospital communities

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Buy in From CILs

• What is required of CILs
• Training needs Opportunities
• CIL expertise
• Local Involvement

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LOCAL CILS

• Networking
• State Emergency Plan Annex for Special Needs
  Population
• Local Planning Template
• Standard Operating Guides

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• Local CILS should evaluate available resources
  communication, transportation, housing, health
  care, more
• Assure Unserved or underserved areas are served
  via nearest CIL
• Consider resource development of funds earmarked
  specifically for emergency management

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NVOAD National Volunteer Organizations Active
in Disasters Local COAD Community
Organizations Active in
Disaster Citizen Corps. 39 Councils in
Missouri www.citezencorps.gov CERT Community
Emergency Response Team
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CIL Community Involvement

• Networking with Red Cross/Salvation Army
• Local Emergency Management
• Local County Emergency Management
• SEMA Regional Coordinators

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CIL Preparations

• Have own plan to include staffing
• Emergency Supplies, water, food, blankets,
  pillows, etc.
• Communications back up (Telephones, Computers,
  etc.)
• PRACTICE PRACTICE - PRACTICE

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Individual Preparation

• Ready in 3
• Create a Plan
• Prepare a Kit
• Look for Information
• www.dhss.mo.gov
• Click on Ready in 3 Icon

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American Red Cross
Emergency disaster preparedness for People
with Disabilities www.redcross.org Click on
Publications Education Materials General
Disaster Preparedness Title
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Missouri Barriers

• Funding
• Emergency Response Attitudes
• State Mentality Trust
• CIL Staffing
• Finding our Niche

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Get involved with Emergency Disaster Preparedness
as if your life depends on it.Because it does!
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Be at the Planning Process Table.-----Nothi
ng about us without us!