Emergency Planning for the Developmentally Disabled Population

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“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.”

JCRRT Joint Community Resource and Recovery Team PPERS

PPERS

 To develop a unified, collaborative, coordinated response by private provider ambulances in Illinois to assist in large scale events and/or disaster situations

 “Annual forwarding of copies of all disaster policies and plans required under Section 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.

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)

“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.

Tier I = Hospitals Tier II = Special Needs Shelters Tier III = Congregate Care/ Like to Like Sheltering Tier IV = Red Cross Shelters I IIIII II III IV

Hospitals Like-To- Like CHUG Alternate Care Sites Shelter-In -Place General Population Shelters New Proposed Model

 Hub  Major Arena…Processing Center  Spokes  General Population Shelters  Like-to-like Shelters  Special Needs Shelters  Hospitals

 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

 Shelter-in-Place  Alternative Housing  Temporary Shelters/Processing Centers  General Population Shelters  Like-to-like Shelters  Hospitals

 Who serves institutionalized and Home Bound individuals?  Functional Needs Registries  SNAP

 Push Method  Reverse 911

 Once again Identify organizations that serve the DD Population in your community!!!

 CHUG/PPERS PLAN

 City of Chicago  Suburban Cook County  Effingham County  LaSalle County  Quincy County

 2250 East Devon, Unit 320, Des Plaines, IL  Phone:  Fax:  Connie Polke Cell:  Bill Pretzer Cell: 