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Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations: Past, Present Future

Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. . Background. Federal legislation and Presidential directivesResponse evaluationsFederal funding requirementFlorida's response experience. Promote, protect and improve the health of all pe

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Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations: Past, Present Future

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    1. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations: Past, Present & Future Susan Bulecza, RN, MSN, CNS, APRN,BC November 2008

    2. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Background Federal legislation and Presidential directives Response evaluations Federal funding requirement Florida’s response experience

    3. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Current Status Shelter and sheltering infrastructure enhancements Funding allocations Enhanced local planning collaboration

    4. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Current Status Targeted population assessments Enhanced individual preparedness for those at-risk Standard data set and GIS Mapping

    5. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. The Population Not limited by a definition Vulnerability can be static or transitory Fundamental Expectation-planning must address those most at-risk for an adverse health outcome Static: Medically Complex Functionally Disabled Frail Elderly Two and Under Transitory: Chronic Medical Seniors in High-rise Buildings Children Static: Medically Complex Functionally Disabled Frail Elderly Two and Under Transitory: Chronic Medical Seniors in High-rise Buildings Children

    6. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Planning Approach Utilized ESF 8 Situation Unit Developed analysis methodology Collected data sets and developed snapshot Developing standard set of maps for each county County profiles Three basic elements: People System Providers/Responders Determining who is at risk Built on past event experience Quantifying the populationsThree basic elements: People System Providers/Responders Determining who is at risk Built on past event experience Quantifying the populations

    7. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Vulnerability Snapshot Over 65 years old One or more disabilities Below Poverty Uninsured Medicaid Children with Special Health Needs Under 3 years old WIC clients Dialysis clients Oxygen dependent Developmentally Disabled Brain/Spinal Cord Injured

    8. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Data Resources Federal Data Sets US Census CMS (Medicare/Medicaid) National Weather Service State Data Sets Vital Statistics Health Care Facility Licensure County/City Profiles Environmental Hazards Organization Data Sets End Stage Renal Disease Network

    9. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida.

    10. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida.

    11. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida.

    12. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida.

    13. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida.

    14. Promote, protect and improve the health of all people in Florida. Next Steps Analyze current strategies and identify gaps Continue data set integration Develop vulnerable population toolkit Ensure messaging integration

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