Disaster Planning


Health Care And Housing Are Human Rights

Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Response
for People Experiencing Homelessness
Content Manager: Sabrina Edgington
DISASTER PLANNING FOR PEOPLE EXPERIENCING HOMELESSNESS

Disaster Planning For People Experiencing Homelessness, March 2009. Federal reports and lessons learned from a number of communities tell us that we are not prepared to meet the disaster-related needs of people who are homeless. This publication provides an overview of important issues to consider when planning for the needs of homeless people during disasters. Practical guidance for each issue area is offered for local officials, emergency planners, homeless service providers and others who are involved in the disaster planning process. The final part of the document offers guidance to help Health Care for the Homeless providers and others involved in homeless service provision facilitate conversations with emergency planners in their communities.
Healing Hands | August 2004 | Disaster Planning Requires Time, Resources, Collaboration
Directory of Disaster Response and Recovery Resources, June 2009, Canavan Associates. The goals of the Directory are to: 1.) Provide Continuums of Care (CoC) a guide to the development of disaster/emergency preparedness. 2.) Help CoCs better understand the disaster/emergency response and recovery process. 3.) Enhance CoC capacity to respond and recover from disasters/emergencies by providing an inventory of potential resources addressing both organizational and individual needs. 4.) Encourage coordination and collaboration between CoCs and disaster/emergency organizations.

HEALTH CARE DELIVERY DURING A DISASTER

A Mobile Medical Care Approach Targeting Underserved Populations In Post-Hurricane Katrina Mississippi, by David M. Krol; Michael Redlener; Alan Shapiro; Ania Wajnberg, Journal of Health Care for Poor and Underserved. 2007. 18(2): 331-340.

BUILDING COLLABORATIONS

Collaborating with community health centers, 2008. Prepared by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, this report offers examples of various models of collaboration related to discrete aspects of emergency response.
National Voluntary Organizations Active in Disaster (National VOAD). Members of National VOAD form a coalition of nonprofit organizations that respond to disasters as part of their overall mission.

TRAINING AND VIDEOS

Ethical Issues in Disaster Response, 2007. This half-hour, online training module addresses ethical issues in disaster response such as cultural competence and ethical conflicts which arise when there is an inequality of power and/or control. Enrollment in the module is free of charge and provides continuing education credits.
One Size Doesn’t Fit All: Emergency Management for Healthcare for the Homeless Programs | Mollie Melbourne | National Association of Community Health Centers | during the National Health Care for the Homeless Conference and Policy Symposium | June 2008 | Phoenix, Arizona
Partnering for Prevention Video Presentation, prepared by FIRE 20/20, this video presents perspectives from different multicultural communities including African American, Chinese, Blind, Muslim, Homeless, Filipino, Hmong, Somali and Hispanic/Latino communities.
Alternative Marketing & Messaging to Prepare Vulnerable Populations, 2008. Sponsored by Centers For Disease Control And Prevention (CDC), prepared by Collaborating Agencies Responding To Disaster (CARD) and SUNY Albany Center for Public Health. Continuing Education Units are available.

POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

Health center emergency management program expectations, 2007. Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Policy Information Notice.
Health care at the crossroads: Strategies for creating and sustaining community-wide emergency preparedness systems, 2003. Prepared by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations, the purpose of this report is to frame the issues that must be addressed in developing community-wide preparedness and to delineate federal and state responsibilities for eliminating barriers and for facilitating and sustaining—through leadership, funding and other resource deployment—community-based emergency preparedness across the United States.

ADDITIONAL RESOURCES

Emerging Infectious Diseases | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Influenza A H1N1 (Swine Flu) Pandemic Planning for Agencies within Continuums of Care
National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities This site, produced jointly by Drexel University School of Public Health’s Center for Health Equality and The Office of Minority Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, offers a comprehensive library of information related to emergency preparedness for culturally diverse communities.
Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective | Emerging Infectious Diseases | Vol. 14, No. 5 | May 2008
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Technical Assistance Center. SAMHSA resources to prepare States, Territories, and local entities to deliver an effective behavioral health response after disasters.