The following recommendations have been taken from a variety of reports written to improve the nation's disaster prevention, response, relief, and recovery systems. Through tracking the progress of each, we'll see what has been done to fix the problems so dangerously realized after Hurricane Katrina.
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Recommendations
Rec #341 Children With Special Health Care Needs Addressing the Needs of People with DisabilitiesRecommendation 8.2, Page 32 |
Maintain medications and equipment in case of supply disruptions during emergencies. |
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Rec #342Children With Special Health Care NeedsAddressing the Needs of People with Disabilities Recommendation 8.3, Page 32 |
Know how to obtain additional medications and equipment during a disaster or emergency. |
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Rec #343Children With Special Health Care NeedsAddressing the Needs of People with Disabilities Recommendation 8.4, Page 32 |
Train family members to assume the role of in-home health care providers who may not be available during a disaster. |
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Rec #344Children With Special Health Care NeedsAddressing the Needs of People with Disabilities Recommendation 8.5, Page 32 |
Keep up-to-date emergency information to provide health care workers with the patient’s medical information in case the regular care provider is not available. |
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Rec #345Children With Special Health Care NeedsAddressing the Needs of People with Disabilities Recommendation 8.6, Page 32 |
Create a 72-hour or longer emergency preparedness kit. |
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Rec #251Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #119, Page 121-122 |
DHS should make citizen and community preparedness a National priority. To facilitate this initiative, Cabinet Secretaries and other prominent National public figures (e.g. the Surgeon General) should serve as spokespersons to promote citizen and community preparedness. |
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Rec #252Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #119a, Page 121-122 |
DHS should make citizen and community preparedness a National priority. To facilitate this initiative, Cabinet Secretaries and other prominent National public figures (e.g. the Surgeon General) should serve as spokespersons to promote citizen and community preparedness. |
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Rec #253Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #119b, Page 122 |
DHS should make citizen and community preparedness a National priority. To facilitate this initiative, Cabinet Secretaries and other prominent National public figures (e.g. the Surgeon General) should serve as spokespersons to promote citizen and community preparedness. |
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Rec #254Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #119c, Page 122 |
DHS should make citizen and community preparedness a National priority. To facilitate this initiative, Cabinet Secretaries and other prominent National public figures (e.g. the Surgeon General) should serve as spokespersons to promote citizen and community preparedness. |
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Rec #255Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #120, Page 122 |
DHS should consider increasing grant funding for citizen and community preparedness programs and where program metrics demonstrate effectiveness, DHS should consider allowing greater use of Federal funds for Citizen Corps Council staff positions at the State and local level within the FY07 grant program. |
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Rec #256Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #121, Page 122 |
DHS should build baseline skills and capabilities needed by all citizens and communities. |
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Rec #257Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #122, Page 122 |
DHS should develop tools for State and local governments to use in order to prepare, train, exercise, and engage citizens and communities in all areas of preparedness in FY06. |
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Rec #258Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #123, Page 122-123 |
The Department of Education (DOEd), working with DHS, should include individual and community preparedness into current elementary and secondary educational programs. |
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Rec #259Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #124, Page 123 |
DHS should immediately highlight preparedness best practices through the DHS Lessons Learned and Information Sharing website (www.llis.gov)and the Citizen Corps Council’s National conference. |
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Rec #260Citizen and Community PreparednessLessons Learned Recommendation #125 |
Working with the National Governors Association, DHS should encourage the establishment of State tax relief holidays throughout the year to allow citizens to purchase disaster preparedness supplies. |
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