Access and Functional Needs. Population defined as those whose members may have additional response assistance needs that interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or public health emergency,3 including but not limited to communication, maintaining health, independence, support and safety, and transportation. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include children, people who live in congregate settings, older adults, pregnant and postpartum people, people with disabilities,4 people with chronic conditions, people with pharmacological dependency, people with limited access to transportation, people with limited English proficiency or non-English speakers, people with social and economic limitations, and people experiencing houselessness.5
Access and Functional Needs. Access and Functional Needs Populations are defined as those 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. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities, 2 live in institutionalized settings, are elderly, are children, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking, or are transportation disadvantaged.
Access and Functional Needs. Access and functional needs refers to individuals who may have needs before, during and after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to: maintaining independence, communication, transportation, supervision, and medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; live in institutionalized settings; are seniors; are children; are from diverse cultures; have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or are transportation disadvantaged. Mental and Behavioral Health Services: Mental and behavioral health services are health services that restore hand/or provide coping strategies for a state of well-being in which an individual realizes his or her own abilities, can cope with the normal stresses of life, work productively and fruitfully, and is able to make a contribution to his or her community. Pre-disaster Recovery Planning (Jurisdictional or Community): Pre-disaster recovery planning describes the establishment of processes and protocols, prior to a disaster, for coordinated post-disaster recovery planning and implementation through engagement between public health and key partners and sectors – including emergency management, healthcare providers, community leaders, media, businesses, service providers for at-risk populations, and more. (Definition adapted from the National Disaster Recovery Framework). Self-Sufficiency: Self-sufficiency refers to messages describing methods, tips, and strategies to assist members of the public focus on independence and self-reliance for health and well-being. Examples include: providing tips on self-care and staying safe and secure in one’s environment.
Access and Functional Needs. Refers to persons who may have additional needs before, during and after an incident in functional areas, including but not limited to maintaining health, independence, communication, transportation, support, services, self-determination, and medical care. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities; live in institutionalized settings; are older adults; are children; are from diverse cultures; have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking; or are transportation disadvantaged (U.S. Federal Emergency Management Agency definition).
Access and Functional Needs. HCPH coordinates response actions to ensure that access and functional needs are appropriately addressed during response. HCPH will coordinate the following: • HCPH utilizes jurisdictional risk assessments identified within the Annexes of the Xxxxxxxx County Hazard Mitigation Plan to identify and prioritize jurisdictional public health hazards and vulnerabilities; • Review of incident details to ensure all access and functional needs have been accounted for; • Outreach to partner organizations that serve access and functional needs; • Assistance with development of the IAP, to include points of contact for individuals and organizations who serve individuals with access and functional needs; • Provision of just-in-time training to response personnel regarding serving individuals with access and functional needs. The Emergency Response Supervisor has primary responsibility for the provision of these services. HCPH engages other internal/external programs that serve individuals with access and functional needs. These include the following: • Maternal and Child Health (Children and Pregnant women) • Council on Aging of Southwestern Ohio (Residents of long-term care facilities) • WIC (Women, Infants and Children with limited financial resources) • HIV/STD (Individuals with chronic illness) • Injury Prevention (Individuals with a drug addiction) • Xxxxxxxx County Developmental Disabilities Services • Xxxxxxxx County Mental Health and Recovery Services
Access and Functional Needs. Access and functional needs include anything that may make it more difficult, or even impossible, to access, without accommodations, the resources, support and interventions available during an emergency. The access and functional needs identified in HCPH service jurisdictions, as well as within the cities of Xxxxxxx and Springdale, have been detailed in Appendix 3 – HCPH CMIST Profile. Potential impacts from an incident may require HCPH to respond by initiating or supporting the following activities to address an incident: • Prophylaxis and Dispensing • Epidemiological Investigation and Surveillance • Infection Control • Prevention • Morgue Management • Medical Surge HCPH works with partners to ensure that all such efforts, as well as any others to mitigate, plan for, respond to and assist in the recovery from hazards, adequately serve individuals with access and functional needs. (See section 5.3.9 for additional details.)
Access and Functional Needs. Access and Functional Needs Populations are defined as those 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. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities, 2 live in institutionalized settings, are elderly, are children, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking, or are transportation disadvantaged. Means those actions, services, accommodations, and programmatic, architectural, and communication modifications that a covered entity must undertake or provide to afford individuals with disabilities a full and equal opportunity to use and enjoy programs, services, activities, goods, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations in the most integrated setting, in light of the exigent circumstances of the emergency and the legal obligation to undertake advance planning and prepare to meet the disability-related needs of individuals who have disabilities as defined by the ADA Amendments Act of 2008, P.L. 110-325, and those associated with them.2 Base Plan: A plan that is maintained by Local Public Health Authority, describing fundamental roles, responsibilities and activities performed during preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery phases. This plan may be titled as the Emergency Support Function #8, an annex to the County Emergency Operations Plan, Public Health All-Hazards Plan, or other title that fits into the standardized county emergency preparedness nomenclature.
Access and Functional Needs. Access and functional needs include anything that may make it more difficult, or even impossible, to access, without accommodations, the resources, support and interventions available during an emergency. The access and functional needs identified in HCPH service jurisdictions, as well as within the cities of Xxxxxxx and Springdale, have been detailed in Appendix 3 – HCPH CMIST Profile. Potential impacts from an incident may require HCPH to respond by initiating or supporting the following activities to address an incident: • Prophylaxis and Dispensing • Epidemiological Investigation and Surveillance • Infection Control • Prevention • Morgue Management • Medical Surge HCPH works with partners to ensure that all such efforts, as well as any others to mitigate, plan for, respond to and assist in the recovery from hazards, adequately serve individuals with access and functional needs. (See section 5.3.11 for additional details.). For a list of the agency’s access and functional needs partners, refer to Appendix 4 - HCPH CMIST Partner List.
Access and Functional Needs. Population defined as those whose members may have additional response assistance needs that interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or public health emergency,3 including but not limited to communication, maintaining health, independence, support and safety, and transportation. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include children, people who live in institutionalcongregate settings, older adults, pregnant and postpartum womenpeople, people with disabilities,4 people with chronic conditions, people with pharmacological dependency, people with limited access to transportation, people with limited English proficiency or non-English speakers, people with social and economic limitations, and individuals experiencing homuselessness.5 Base Plan: A plan that is maintained by the Local Public Health Authority (LPHA), describing fundamental roles, responsibilities, and activities performed during preparedness, mitigation, response, and recovery phases. This plan may be titled as the Emergency Support Function #8, an annex to the County Emergency Operations Plan, Public Health All-Hazards Plan, or other title that fits into the standardized county emergency preparedness nomenclature.
Access and Functional Needs. Access and Functional Needs Populations are defined as those 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. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include those who have disabilities, live in institutionalized settings, are elderly, are children, are from diverse cultures, have limited English proficiency or are non-English speaking, or are transportation disadvantaged. Includes anyone who may have additional needs that may interfere with their ability to access or receive medical care before, during, or after a disaster or public health emergency,3 including but not limited to communication, maintaining health, independence, support and safety, and transportation. Individuals in need of additional response assistance may include children, people who live in institutional settings, older adults, pregnant and postpartum women, people with disabilities,4 people with chronic conditions, people with pharmacological dependency, people with limited access to transportation, people with limited English proficiency or non-English speakers, people with social and economic limitations, and individuals experiencing homelessness.5 Base Plan: A plan that is maintained by the Local Public Health Authority (LPHA), describing fundamental roles, responsibilities, and activities performed during preparedness, mitigation, response and recovery phases. This plan may be titled as the Emergency Support Function #8, an annex to the County Emergency Operations Plan, Public Health All-Hazards Plan, or other title that fits into the standardized county emergency preparedness nomenclature.
