Pre-disaster preparation training |
Provision of flyers, checklists or pamphlets on disaster preparation
Provision of “Grab and Go” disaster preparedness bags as a means to initiate disaster preparedness discussions with patients
One-on-one disaster preparedness training adopted by Dialysis Services
Group meetings and one-on-one discussions on disaster preparedness for persons living with HIVa
Individualized assistance to generate a disaster plan and contact medical needs shelters for some home care patients
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Written materials not useful for patients of limited literacy and/or English language skills
Financial constraints limit numbers of “Grab and Go” bags available
Limited contact with patients precludes timely disaster preparedness training
Patients' limited interest on planning for disaster preparedness
Patients' lack of compliance with training
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Evacuation support |
Transportation support enhanced
Mechanisms in place to register for transportation support
Agencies serving persons living with HIV are capable of providing some transportation, as well as some resources for evacuation (gas allowance)
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Provisions for post-disaster care |
Some institutions ask for phone numbers of relatives or friends who may help locate displaced patients
In Mississippi, 1-800 Community Center number patients can use to find out what clinics are open post-disaster
Medical, dialysis and HIV social services providers proactively furnish their patients with information on medical and other resources they can access along their intended evacuation route
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Patients' prescriptions and knowledge of treatments |
Medical, dialysis and HIV social services providers proactively furnish their patients with written records of their prescribed medications and any relevant treatment details.
Some progress made with the provision of advance prescription medications
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Medical needs shelters |
Mandates to open medical needs shelters in Alabama, and enhancement to the capacity of medical needs shelters in Mississippi as a direct result of the experience with Hurricane Katrina
In Alabama, efforts to coordinate cross-county lines to enhance medical needs shelters capacity
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Specially in Alabama, concern that demand will most likely exceed current medical needs shelter capacity
Patients with special medical needs, such as those with cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, etc. cannot be housed at medical needs shelters
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