Emergency Preparedness: Building Community Resiliency Through Community Integration

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Building Community ResiliencyThrough Community Integration Meetings

Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Projects

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Jean Paul Roggiero, MPAMelissa Corrado, MBA

Primary Care Development CorporationNACHC Community Health Institute & EXPO

August 24, 2009
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OBJECTIVES Learn how to identify community partners and

leverage local resources prior to an incident.

Conduct a community emergency preparednessplanning session with community stakeholders.

Acquire lessons learned, both successes andchallenges, and the unique methods used byPCDC to achieve the above goal.

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Primary Care Development Corporation (PCDC)

Excellent Healthcare in Every Neighborhood Public Private Partnership formed in 1993

Mission: Strengthen primary care in underserved communities

Invest Providing capital to build facilities, expand practices, andupgrade outmoded equipment, leading to better services for morepatients

Strengthen Helping providers develop patient-centered

approaches that strengthen their practices and improve and expandcare

Lead... Promoting policies that increase access to quality primarycare in order to lower costs and improve the health of communities

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Primary Care Emergency Preparedness Project

Started in 2003/2004, funding from NYC Council andNYC DOHMH

PCEPPBasic- Assist PCCs to create/enhance an All Hazards

EOP and creating a multidisciplinary emergencymanagement committee.

PCEPPAdvanced- Assist PCCs in the creation of a comprehensive EP

Staff Training and Drills program including design,delivery & execution.

- Host community integration meetings withcommunity stakeholders.

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RESULTS68 New York City primary care centers have

increased their EP capacity and are better prepare to respond to an emergency or

disaster that could occur withinthe community

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Dana Meranus and Bindy Crouch,Healthcare Emergency Preparedness

Program, NYC DOHMH


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APPROACH toCOMMUNITY INTEGRATION

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Work with a clearly defined and focused region.

NYC landscape - Borough vs. community district.

Unique characteristics and vulnerabilities.

Partner with PCCs that have graduated our EPprojects in addition to engaging advocates& service coordinators for the community.


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Identify LocalCommunityStakeholders

Primary Care Centers Hospitals Police/Fire Houses of Worship

Community Board Local Elected Officials Community Based Org.

Emergency Preparedness Advanced Program

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COMMUNITY INTEGRATIONMEETING GOALS

Relationship building - laying the foundation

Educate non primary care partners on the capabilities of PCCs

Work together to develop an actionable EP plan that willfocus on the health and safety of the community

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Stakeholders were asked to develop and prioritizecommunity preparedness plan initiatives.

After goals were determined and agreed upon bythe group, specific initiatives/activities for each goalwere developed.

These action items were prioritized into short-term(6-12months) vs. long-term (years 1-2) objectives.

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MEETING STRUCTURE Laying the foundationIcebreaker, acclimation to EP Establishing importanceKey regional figure

Reviewing community attributesMust be local person Creating the Ideal State of Emergency Preparedness Organization of and gaining consensus on community

goalsDerived from Ideal State and best practices

Brainstorming activitiesWays to achieve goals Prioritizing goals and activities into community work

plan Establishing timeline and persons responsible


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Draft a consent formthat can be used towaive confidentiality sopeople can allow their info to be used for thelist.

6 mosMeals on Wheels,LandlordsAssociation

3.1. Create a registry of low mobilityor individuals with special needsthat requires assistance in anemergency.

GOAL 3 Plan to protect vulnerable populations Elderly & Homebound

TBD2.2. Identify shortage gaps and reach

out to adjacent communities for MOUs in high priority areas

Start in specific area asdefined by blocks

Chamber of commerce, localnews-paper rep.

2.1. Conduct comprehensive inventoryof resources

GOAL 2 Leverage community resources

Reach out to local radiostation to see aboutPSA

Houses of worship, CHC

1.1 Create one (1) community serviceannouncement related to EP

GOAL 1 Educate and empower the community

CommentsStatus

(Delayed, in process,complete)

Due DateKey Partners(NAMES BEST!)Activities/Initiatives


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CASE STUDY: READY ROCKAWAY Group of trained EP professionals comprised of

representation from of PCC, Hospitals, and other localcommunity organizations.

Inspired PCC EP Coordinator who participated in PCDCEP Projects to work with the community to prepare ahigh risk area of NYC for disaster.

Received funding from NYC Council to support the EPinitiatives. The majority of those initiatives wereformulated during the community integration meeting

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CHALLENGES AROUND COMMUNITYINTEGRATION MEETINGS

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Keeping the momentumfollow up! Establish a regular forum and communication mechanism Continually engage new community partners (especially

residents)

Ownership of the specific initiatives/ activities Tracking progress on process and outcomes

Continuing to align efforts with local, state, and nationalinitiatives

Securing ongoing support/ funding


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COMMUNITY OUTREACHSTRATEGY for PCC

Engage and seek support from local elected officials.Reach out to: Local Chamber of Commerce and its member. Local Citizen Corps Councils and its Partner Programs

(CERT, MRC). Local Media for initial coverage.

Aim to invite senior leaders from various institutions for Initial meeting.

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Questions?

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Thank you!

Melissa Corrado, MBA(212) 437-3932

[email protected]

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Jean Paul Roggiero, MPA(212) 437-3932

[email protected]

www.pcdcny.org

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