Emerging Partnerships Citizen Corps Councils Special Populations Emergency Management Public Health Medical Response Systems Others - many

Emergency Response Response starts locally Know your community and be sure they know you Response requires collaboration and partnerships It is called an emergency for a reason There will be some amount of disorder

Vulnerable and Hard to Reach Populations Who are you – what roles do you play Where are you Who do you need to connect with What do responders need to know How can responders help How can you help

Nebraska County and Regional Emergency Management Agencies

G-O-A-L G oal: A goal I will set as a result of this Summit O bstacle: What obstacle I will need to overcome to accomplish this goal A ction: What action steps I will take to overcome the obstacle and attain my goal L earn: What I learned in this Summit that will help me reach my goal.

G-O-A-L G oal: Connect with the local emergency manager and health department to streamline efforts O bstacle: Need to find out who to contact A ction: Refer to the LHD contact list and contact the Emergency Response Coordinator L earn: There are other people who are working toward a common goal

Two Truths & a Lie Write down two facts about the content covered today and one lie Try to stump your partner

Two Truths & a Lie 1. Citizen Corp Councils should plan to identify, prepare and assist disabled persons, non-English speaking & low-income in disaster situations 2. Emergency Managers are solely responsible to meet the needs of disabled persons during a disaster 3. Funds were available for Citizen Corp Councils to develop organized methods of managing volunteers in the community and partner with other groups

Share Contact Information Write down your contact information and how you think you fit into preparedness and response planning Give this to at least one person in this room that you don’t know

Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services Chris Newlon – Sue Medinger –