WHOLE COMMUNITY SUMMITTHURSDAY, JULY 19TH, 2012
Emergency Planning for the Developmentally Disabled
Population
Handouts
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CHUG’s Mission
“To promote and develop integrated collaborations to support the
emergency preparedness requirements of Functional Needs
individuals and organizations through research, education,
planning and response programs.”
CHUG’s Partnerships and Collaborations
JCRRTJoint Community Resource and Recovery Team
PPERS
PPERS
PPERS Mission
To develop a unified, collaborative, coordinated response by private provider ambulances in Illinois to assist in large scale events and/or disaster situations
Title 77: Public Health, Chapter I: Department of Public Health
Subchapter c: Long Term Care Facilities
Part 300 Skilled Nursing Facilities and Intermediate Care Facilities
CodeSection 300.670, Disaster
Preparedness
Coordination with Local Authorities
“Annual forwarding of copies of all disaster policies and plans required under Section 300.670 to the local health authority and local emergency management agency having jurisdiction” Including: Emergency water supply agreements Description of emergency electrical power Participation with local emergency planning
activities.
Defining “Special Needs” Populations
Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; who live in institutionalized settings; who are elderly; who are children; who are from diverse cultures; who have limited English proficiency; or who are non-English speaking; or who are transportation disadvantaged.”
--National Response Framework (2008)
Defining “Special Needs” Populations
“Populations whose members may have additional needs before, during, and after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to: maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and medical care.
Four Tiered Approach to Sheltering
Tier I = Hospitals
Tier II = Special Needs Shelters
Tier III = Congregate Care/ Like to Like Sheltering
Tier IV = Red Cross Shelters
I
II III
IV
Hospitals
Like-To-Like
CHUG
Alternate Care Sites
Shelter-In -Place
General Population Shelters
New Proposed Model
IEMA “Hub & Spoke Model” for Catastrophic Mass Care/ Mass Sheltering
Hub Major Arena…Processing Center
Spokes General Population Shelters Like-to-like Shelters Special Needs Shelters Hospitals
Patient Continuum of Care Model
UNIT
STAGING
RELOCATION
TRANSPORT
Multi-faceted, Scalable Model
1. Functional Areas of Care
Populations whose members may have additional needs, before, during and after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to: Maintaining Independence Communication Transportation Supervision Medical Care
2. Types of Care
3. Locations of Care
4. Scalable Model of Care
Shelter-in-Place Alternative Housing Temporary Shelters/Processing Centers General Population Shelters Like-to-like Shelters Hospitals
Identifying DD Populations
Who serves institutionalized and Home Bound individuals?
Functional Needs Registries SNAP
Communicating with DD Populations
Push Method Reverse 911
Providing Resources to DD Populations
Once again Identify organizations that serve the DD Population in your community!!!
Evacuating the DD Population
CHUG/PPERS PLAN
Planning for Functional Needs and DD Populations
City of Chicago Suburban Cook County Effingham County LaSalle County Quincy County
CHUG Contact Information
2250 East Devon, Unit 320, Des Plaines, IL 60018
Phone: 847-803-2484 Fax: 847-803-2483 Connie Polke Cell: 847-812-1629 Bill Pretzer Cell: 847-812-0733
www.chugteam.org