1. Working with Community Partners
Regulatory Compliance…
One Piece of the Puzzle

2. Gila River Indian Community
34 miles south of Sky Harbor
374,000 acres
21,000+ members
Established 1859
Represented by the Akimel-O’odham (Pima) & Pee Posh (Maricopa) People

3. Public Health Emergency Preparedness
GRHC…is a great partner
Support each other in our goals
Discussed 1 component of the PHEP process – the nuts & bolts
There is another piece…the soft side

4. Coalitions A way to get there Provide a pathway for success
Coalitions are not organizational charts
Coalitions are not bylaws
The Strength is in the Partnerships…

5. Why Coalitions Connect multiple sectors
Collaborate and develop plans, policies and strategies
Relationship building
Diversity brings solutions
Today’s environment make it all the more necessary

6. Disasters - What We Know
More frequent
Impact more than before
No boundaries
Even small disasters identify gaps
Response used to be a government function…
Today’s demographics issues…
Age, baby boomers, AFN, chronic health issues, and the list could go on…

7. And the list could go on…
This is exactly the issue
Its what we don’t know that surprises us
Its social media that motivates us
Its how your community organizes
Its what they know that decides what is important for us

8. Whole Community…It’s us, isn’t it?
It’s you, it’s me…it’s the people to your right and to your left…
No longer just about government
If only those in your directory today….
At the end of the day…it’s the core group of people brought together for a common cause

9. Whole Community
“Its an idea, an approach how we organize together to conduct the business we call emergency management”
Who can identify our needs?
Who knows our capabilities?
How do you empower others?
Who are our champions?

10. AT&T

11. “Reach out & Touch Someone”
AT&T
“Reach out & Touch Someone”

12. Who’s on your team Subject matter experts Emergency Management Staff
First Responders
Hospitals
Who is missing?

13. Food For Thought Whole Community = Those that know the community best
How would you define community?
Diversity in membership
What works well already…are there service group, associations, current best practices…

14. At the End of the Day You Want
People you work with on a regular basis… AT&T
Group that understands the complexities of the community
Community leaders, at least those that can build those relationships
Leverage what already exists
Decentralize the processes – empower

15. Creating Action First understand that alone we cannot get things done
Each community has their own way…
However, it starts by having plans that are inclusive…if you don’t say it, it doesn’t exist
Find your champions and use them
Finally, follow thru

16. GRIC Examples Multi-Agency Coordination Group
Committee – Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Chemical – Tribal Emergency Response Commission
Grant group
Incident Management Team

17. How do we know it works… When is activity/action “institutionalized”
There is a written plan
All action is according to the plan, strategy or agreement
The action is repeated
Then it is institutionalized!

18. Robert DeLeon Gila River Indian Community
Thank You!
Robert DeLeon
Gila River Indian Community