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Disaster Awareness,
Preparedness and Recovery
ILRU Program at
TIRR Memorial Hermann and
UT Health Science Center
Houston, Texas
Outline
• Background and Motivation
• Disaster Preparedness
• Disaster Recovery
• Accomplishments
• Mitigation
• Key Disability Concepts
• Best Practice Summary
Stimulus for Involvement
TS Allison, 2001
Dates: June 8 and 9, 2001
Highest sustained winds: 60 mph
Fatalities: 55
Damage: $5.5 billion
Notes: It rained 40 inches in Houston in two
days; 30,000 people became homeless
after the storm flooded over 70,000
houses and destroyed 2,744 homes.
Disaster Preparedness
ILRU Program at
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas
Hurricane Katrina, 2005
Landfall: August 29, 2005
Highest sustained winds: 175 mph
Fatalities: 1,833
Damage: $108 billion
Notes: Hurricane Katrina was the costliest
natural disaster in US history. More than a
million people were evacuated, the largest
proportion to Houston, Texas.
Stimulus for Involvement
Hurricane Rita, 2005
Landfall: September 23, 2005
Highest sustained winds: 180 mph
Fatalities: 125
Damage: $12 billion
Notes: An estimated 107 people died in the
mass evacuation as 2.5 million people
tried to flee Houston and Galveston prior
to the hurricane’s landfall.
• Make a plan for evacuation
• Make sure your evacuation vehicle is in good running order and filled with gas
• If you don’t have a personal vehicle, make arrangements with family or friends
• In any case, Register for 2-1-1
Prepare to Evacuate
Prepare to Evacuate
• Put together a Go Bag
Include copies of prescriptions, medications, and eye glasses (extras of each if you have them); Other important personal papers; medical supplies and devices; extra clothes, snacks, and a pillow
• Evacuation will be by zip code
Prepare to Evacuate
• Pay attention to public
announcements
– Watch and listen to TV and radio
– Monitor online information sources
– Enroll or join a buddy network
Prepare to Evacuate
• Arrange for alternative
communication, if needed
• Get battery-operated or crank up
emergency radio (and stock extra
batteries for it)
Prepare to Shelter-in-Place
• Gather home reinforcement materials
• Gather staples of foodstuff and
supplies
• Gather backup meds and batteries
• Make special arrangements if you are
power-dependent
Prepare to Shelter-in-Place
• Gather home reinforcement materials
• Gather staples of foodstuff and
supplies
• Gather backup meds and batteries
• Make special arrangements if you are
power-dependent
Be Resilient
• Notify family and friends of your
plans
• Remind and help others to prepare
• Participate in community
preparedness planning and recovery
efforts
Disaster Preparedness for
People with Disabilities
www.disability911.org
www.disability911.com
www.ilru.org
Disaster Preparedness for
People with Disabilities
www.disability911.org
www.disability911.com
www.ilru.org
Disaster Recovery
ILRU Program at
TIRR Memorial Hermann
Houston, Texas
Stimulus for Involvement
Hurricane Ike, 2008
Landfall: September 13, 2008
Highest sustained winds: 110 mph
Fatalities: 195
Notes: Large portions of Houston and
Southeast Texas were without power for
more than two weeks after the storm. Ike
was the second costliest natural disaster
in US history at $37.6 billion.
Call Center
Shelter Search
• Collaborated with UT Health Science
Center
– Identify critical disability and medical needs
– Provide prescription assistance
– Health care referrals
Community Engagement
• Call Center
– Secured permission from NIDRR to use staff
normally assigned to other grant projects
– Secured permission to use
• Houston’s Metrolift Data Base
• PUC’s Critical Care Customer Registry for the
greater Houston area
– Collaborated with UT Health Science Center
to use their automated messaging system
Staff
Grant Funding
Service Area by County
• Brazoria
• Chambers
• Ft. Bend
• Galveston
• Hardin
• Harris
• Jefferson
• Liberty
• Montgomery
• Orange
• San Jacinto
• Walker
• Waller
Process Overview
Ike Related Incident
• Damage to home,
possession, vehicle
• Loss of primary
residence
• Physical injury
• Evacuation
• Loss/damage to
medical equipment
• Medical or mental
health issues
• Loss of loved one(s)
• Displacement
What is a Disability?
• Physical, Visual, Hearing Impairment • Cognitive / Intellectual Deficits • Psychiatric / Mental Health Issues • Severe / Chronic Medical Condition
Disaster Recovery Services
Disability-specific,
not disaster-specific
Disability Definition =
Wide Range of Services
Chart 2 $350 and below $1 - $1,250 $1,250 - $2,000
Family
(More than one
person with a
disability)
Any unmet need
that isn't disability
related*
Any unmet need that
is disability related
Any unmet need
that compromises
the client’s health
and or safety
Client Funding Guidelines for Ike Recovery Project
Chart 1 $250 and below $1 - $1,000 $1,000 - $1,500
Individual
Any unmet need that
isn't disability
related*
Any unmet need that
is disability related
Any unmet need
that compromises
the client’s health
and or safety
* Needs that aren’t disability related include basic needs like food,
clothing, furniture, etc.
Marketing the Project
• Create collateral materials
• Develop educational presentations
• Network at disaster recovery meetings
• Exhibit at disaster related community
events
• Call on social service/disaster recovery
agencies
Developing a Referral Stream
• Catholic Charities
• United Way
• Neighborhood Centers, Inc.
• Mainland Children’s Partnership
• Care for Elders, etc.
Project = Safety Net
Focus: Disability Needs
Collaboration with Agencies
• UM Army
• Helping Hands
• Rebuilding Together Houston
• Furniture Bank-Houston
• Prevent Blindness, etc.
Benefits of Collaboration
Accomplishments
50 Ramps
21 Construction / Repair Projects
Accomplishments
Durable Medical / Safety Equipment
for 197 clients
Nutritional Support / Medical Supplies
for 65 clients
Accomplishments
Furniture / Appliances / Housewares
for 69 clients
Resource referrals
for 178 clients
Education
for 126 clients
People with Disabilities Served
800 clients in 2008
21 clients in 2009
534 clients in 2010
151 clients in 2011
1506 clients to date
Recovery Response
Mitigation
Disaster
Key Concepts in Disability
• Integration
• Equal-Access
• Self-Determination
• Physical Access
• Effective Communication
• Reasonable Modification
Best Practice Summary
• Utilize disability specialists
• Capitalize on available disability data
bases
• Secure permission to use staff assigned to
other grants for emergency situations
• Collaborate with main stream agencies
• Partner with social service, non-profit and
faith-based organizations
Contact Information
Lex Frieden
Professor of Health Informatics
University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston
ILRU Program
TIRR Memorial Hermann
713.520.0232 Ext. 124