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Social and Medical Needs Registries

Social and Medical Needs Registries. John R. Hudson Special Needs Planner Office of Emergency Management. Social Needs Defined. People who in the event of an emergency are: Vulnerable At risk Hard to reach Not medically dependent. Social Needs Defined. This group may require:

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Social and Medical Needs Registries

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  1. Social and Medical Needs Registries John R. Hudson Special Needs Planner Office of Emergency Management

  2. Social Needs Defined People who in the event of an emergency are: • Vulnerable • At risk • Hard to reach • Not medically dependent

  3. Social Needs Defined This group may require: • Specialized communications • Specialized transportation, and • Do not require additional support at shelter

  4. Social Needs Defined People who are: • older adults or young children • economically disadvantaged • reliant on public transportation • isolated by culture or religion • isolated by a lack of access to or knowledge of technology • incarcerated • living in licensed residential facilities

  5. Social Needs Defined And people who have: • household pets or service animals • limited language proficiency • disabilities

  6. Social Needs Plan Register agencies and faith based groups that serve population.

  7. Social Needs Plan Communications – transmit information on emergency preparedness, response and recovery • CEAN • Channel 16 • Emergency Information Line (24 lines) & TTY • Local media • Outreach campaigns

  8. Social Needs Plan Transportation • Privately owned vehicles • Connector Bus • Public School Buses • FASTRAN • Collector points at the County’s Park and Ride lots.

  9. Social Needs Plan Household Pets • Transported with owners • Transported to the shelter • Cages for canines and felines • Muzzles and leashes will be required/provided • Service animals always accompany owners

  10. Social Needs Plan Shelter • Operated by the American Red Cross and the Department of Family Services • Locations will be determined by the incident

  11. Medical Needs Defined People with medical needs • have a high-risk health condition that is either temporary or chronic • cannot manage for themselves in a general shelter or evacuation center • require assistance in performing activities of daily living • require care for and the monitoring of a health condition

  12. Medical Needs Defined Examples: • People with mobility impairments • People with condition which make them dependent on electricity • People with medical conditions that will require additional support during emergencies

  13. Medical Needs Plan Registry • Online registry and downloadable forms • Stored on a confidential and secure server • Verify the information submitted • Annual confirmation • Assistance registering available

  14. Medical Needs Plan Communications – transmit information on emergency preparedness, response and recovery • CEAN • Channel 16 • Emergency Information Line (24 lines) & TTY • Local media • Outreach campaigns

  15. Medical Needs Plan Transportation • Privately owned vehicles • FASTRAN • Emergency Medical Service • Service animals and household pets will accompany the individual

  16. Medical Needs Plan Shelter • Location determined by the incident • Housed at facilities separate from "general" shelters • Operated by the Department of Family Services and the American Red Cross • Staffed by individuals under contract and Department of Family Services' staff • Caregivers are expected to accompany the individual • Caregivers and dependent children will be allowed to accompany the individual • May be in nursing facilities • Additional sites

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