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Emergency Planning and Preparedness

Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 301: Interim Emergency Management Training Guide for Special Needs Populations

Interim guide, jointly developed by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, outlines how involving special needs populations in planning enables emergency managers to address the function-based needs of individuals. The guide explicitly addresses the needs of culturally diverse, non-English speaking, and limited English proficient populations and strategies to integrate them into emergency communication, evacuation, and recovery plans.

Emergency Planning for People with Disabilities - Montgomery County Government, Department of Health and Human Services, Aging & Disability Services

Website with information on emergency planning for people with disabilities. Also provides a list of useful resources.

Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

serve as a central clearinghouse of resources and an information exchange portal to facilitate communication, networking and collaboration to improve preparedness, build resilience and eliminate disparities for culturally diverse communities across all phases of an emergency. Sign up to recieve the eNewsletter on the home page.

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Emergency Preparedness Planning Toolkit for Diverse Populations

This online toolkit produced by the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness provides resources to public health planners and individuals from other sectors involved in preparedness efforts targeting diverse populations including those with limited English proficiency. These resources aim to improve outcomes for diverse populations during a public health emergency by focusing on planning considerations. In addition to planning resources, the toolkit features natural disaster-based HSEEP compliant tabletop exercises that users can customize to meet their needs.

Individual and Family Disaster Readiness for Vulnerable Individuals Living In The Community

The most vulnerable people in disaster situations are individuals who are elderly or have disabilities or other special needs. The Individual and Family Disaster Readiness project will develop a disaster readiness template for these vulnerable people in the Baltimore area.

Maryland Department of Disabilities

JoAnne Knapp, Director of Emergency Preparedness Policy
E-mail: jknapp@mdod.state.md.us

410-767-3647 (V)
1-800-637-4113 (TTY/Toll Free)

Website offers a wide range of information on emergency preparedness including news and announcements.

Being Ready: Disaster Preparedness for More Vulnerable Populations (Video)

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Office of Emergency Management and Homeland Security - Montgomery County Government
E-mail: mchomelandsecurity@montgomerycountymd.gov	240-777-2200 (V)
Educate the public on emergency preparedness for all hazards and focused outreach to the County's diverse and special populations. Website features information on disaster preparedness for the disabled and elderly. Sign up for Alert Montgomery to receive emergency notifications and severe weather and transportation alerts.

Preparedness for Terrorism and Other Emergencies - Montgomery County Government
		240-777-4200 (24 Hour Public Health Emergency Hotline)
Includes information on preparing an emergency supplies kit as well as online public health and emergency information.

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Last edited: 9/30/2009