Toolkits Search Results for: Food Security
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Added: Jul 16, 2020
Information on community paramedicine programs that focus on connecting patients with resources for food, housing, transportation, and other social services.
...food, housing, transportation, and other social services. --- View more Community Paramedicine Models for Referrals for Social Services In addition to performing critical primary care functions, community paramedics often provide support to patients through care navigation...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about unique considerations related to for rural community preparedness and response to bioterrorism.
...food and water supplies to Americans. Planning, Response, and Recovery Guidelines for Rural Hospitals and Healthcare Facilities Rural hospitals and healthcare facilities play a crucial role in bioterrorism response. Illnesses related to an attack will...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Planning, response, and recovery considerations for emergencies and disasters involving equipment and infrastructure failure in rural areas.
...security threats, and natural disasters. In rural areas, a power grid failure would disrupt care within healthcare facilities, as electronic health records and equipment rely on electricity to operate. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Outlines key considerations for emergency response in rural communities including equipment and resource needs, communications, and the beginning of recovery efforts.
...security, and the economy. Examples of these activities include: Conducting preliminary needs assessments – Local communities may conduct a needs assessment to determine immediate needs, such as search and rescue or other critical assistance. Assessing needs...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes how Methodist Fremont Health, a hospital in rural Dodge County, Nebraska, responded to flooding that left all roads in and out of the city inaccessible in March of 2019.
...food and necessary supplies. A statewide emergency declaration was issued on March 11 in anticipation of the storm. Cities and counties stood up emergency operations centers and, in many cases, issued evacuation orders, including...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Shares how the city of Gulf Shores, Alabama prepared for, responded to, and recovered from Hurricane Sally during the COVID-19 pandemic in September of 2020.
...food, water, power, and shelter; this can become another issue that falls to first responders. Instead of arriving independently, Brown suggested that unaffiliated individual volunteers looking to help with disaster recovery apply...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about preparing for, responding to, and recovering from mass casualty incidents in rural communities.
...food and water for families and victims while they wait for updated information about their loved ones. Mass casualty incidents can also take an emotional toll on hospital staff and first responders. Hospitals should develop...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes considerations for specific populations in rural areas related to emergency preparedness and response.
...Security (DHS) provides planning and preparedness resources for older adults and for individuals working with older populations online. For more information on services and supports for older adults in rural communities, see the Community Supports...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Learn about programs and services available to rural communities to support emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
...Security (DHS) Coordinates federal resources to support state and local governments who declare an emergency or major disaster , as described in the Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act Coordinating agency for the Community Planning...
Added: Nov 14, 2022
Describes how the Greenbrier County COVID-19 Task Force in West Virginia responded to the COVID-19 pandemic beginning in March of 2020.
...Security and Emergency Management Agency (GCHSEMA) was another crucial leader in the COVID-19 response and vaccination effort. With GCHD spearheading public health and GCHSEMA directing disaster management, other capacities were made stronger. Other organizations...