whole community summit thursday, july 19 th , 2012

WHOLE COMMUNITY SUMMITTHURSDAY, JULY 19TH, 2012

Emergency Planning for the Developmentally Disabled

Population

Handouts CHUG Supports a “Green Environment” so

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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 = HospitalsTier II = Special Needs Shelters Tier III = Congregate Care/ Like to Like ShelteringTier 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