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Emergency preparedness

How can organizations that serve older adults, and residential communities in particular, ensure they are prepared to protect clients and staff in all emergency scenarios? This special section brings ICAA users up to date. Click here to download article. Listed below links to the valuable resources that will assist you in case of an emergency.

Canada

• Emergency Preparedness Guide
  
• A Guide to Influenza Pandemic Preparedness and Response in Long-Term Care Homes
  
• Pandemic Influenza
  
• General Preparedness
  
• Emergencies and Disasters

United States

• AARP: We Can Do Better: Lessons Learned in Protecting Older Persons in Disasters
  
• Administration on Aging: Emergency Assistance Guide
  
• Disaster assistance resources
  
• CDC: Public Health Workbook to Define, Locate and Reach Special, Vulnerable, and At-Risk Populations in an Emergency (Draft)
  
• Emergency Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety - Tips for People with Activity Limitations and Disabilities (2006)
  
• Emergency Preparedness and Disaster Relief For People with Disabilities and Older Adults
  
• DisabilityInfo.Gov: Emergency Preparedness
  
• Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA): Disability preparedness information
  
• Florida Department of Elder Affairs: Disaster Preparedness Guide for Elders
  
• Interagency Coordinating Council on Emergency Preparedness and Individuals with Disabilities (US Department of Homeland Security) Disability Preparedness Resource Center
  
• National Council on Disability: Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
  
• National Organization on Disability: Emergency preparedness for individuals with sensory disabilities
  
• National Preparedness Month
  
• Occupational Safety and Health Administration: Emergency Preparedness and Response
  
• Pandemic Flu: Long-Term Care and Other Residential Facilities Pandemic Influenza Checklist
  
• San Francisco Office of Emergency Services and Homeland Security: Are You Prepared?
  
• US Department of Health and Human Services: Disasters and Emergencies
  
• US Department of Justice: ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community
  
• Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
  
• US Department of Transportation: Report to Congress on Evaluation of Gulf Coast Communities' Catastrophic Evacuation Plans
  
• Working Conference on Emergency Management and Individuals with Disabilities and the Elderly
  
• "Special People, Special Care": Homeland Protection Professional, March 2006