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Emerging Partnerships

Emerging Partnerships. Citizen Corps Councils Special Populations Emergency Management Public Health Medical Response Systems Others - many. Emergency Response. Response starts locally Know your community and be sure they know you Response requires collaboration and partnerships

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Emerging Partnerships

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  1. Emerging Partnerships • Citizen Corps Councils • Special Populations • Emergency Management • Public Health • Medical Response Systems • Others - many

  2. Emergency Response • Response starts locally • Know your community and be sure they know you • Response requires collaboration and partnerships • It is called an emergency for a reason • There will be some amount of disorder

  3. Vulnerable and Hard to Reach Populations • Who are you – what roles do you play • Where are you • Who do you need to connect with • What do responders need to know • How can responders help • How can you help

  4. elderly Mentally ill Undocumented Persons Limited/non English Speaking Disabilities Mobility Impairments People with service animals Isolated Low Income Single parents Transportation Dependent Medically Dependent Cultural Diversity

  5. Nebraska County and Regional Emergency Management Agencies

  6. G-O-A-L • Goal: A goal I will set as a result of this Summit • Obstacle: What obstacle I will need to overcome to accomplish this goal • Action: What action steps I will take to overcome the obstacle and attain my goal • Learn: What I learned in this Summit that will help me reach my goal.

  7. G-O-A-L • Goal: Connect with the local emergency manager and health department to streamline efforts • Obstacle: Need to find out who to contact • Action: Refer to the LHD contact list and contact the Emergency Response Coordinator • Learn: There are other people who are working toward a common goal

  8. Two Truths & a Lie • Write down two facts about the content covered today and one lie • Try to stump your partner

  9. Two Truths & a Lie 1. Citizen Corp Councils should plan to identify, prepare and assist disabled persons, non-English speaking & low-income in disaster situations 2. Emergency Managers are solely responsible to meet the needs of disabled persons during a disaster 3. Funds were available for Citizen Corp Councils to develop organized methods of managing volunteers in the community and partner with other groups

  10. Share Contact Information • Write down your contact information and how you think you fit into preparedness and response planning • Give this to at least one person in this room that you don’t know

  11. Nebraska Department of Health & Human Services • Chris Newlon • 402-471-1995 • Christine.Newlon@dhhs.ne.gov • Sue Medinger • 402-471-0191 • Sue.Medinger@dhhs.ne.gov

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