Disaster Recover
Plan
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Introduction
• A disaster is considered anything out of the ordinary that
happens that prevents access to key processes.
• Recovery is considered the activities that occur before, during
and after a disastrous event.
• The disaster recovery process is focused on restoring and
revitalizing communities that have been impacted by a disaster
in Villa Health Community.
Introduction Cont…
• The ideal disaster recovery plan will result in solutions and not
additional problems.
• Disaster recovery begins at the while emergency response is still in
progress.
• Disasters come in many forms including but not limited to: fire, floods,
earthquakes, hurricanes, storms, lightening or air crashes.
• After speaking with hospital and community officials it is clear their
disaster recovery plan needs updated.
MAP-IT Framework
• MAP-IT framework is used to plan and evaluate public health interventions such as disaster
recovery.
• Step 1: to mobilize collaborative partners.
• Determining what the end goal of the recovery effort should be.
• In the case of the Villa Health community affected by the storms, the first goal is collaborating
with local EMS agencies to determine a plan to reach and provide care for those who may be hurt
and in need of immediate medical attention.
• Deploying a search and rescue team with the assumption that they will be deployed into the
community after the immediate danger is over.
• Including state and government officials as the implications of the disaster will more than likely
overwhelm the community’s resources (“MAP-IT,” 2020)
MAP-IT Framework Cont…
• Step 2: Assessing the disaster
• Who is affected?
• What resources are needed to meet goals?
• What resources are on hand to meet the goals?
• Gives the team a sense of what can and can not be done versus what the team
would like to do.
• Involving in each community leader and key stakeholder determining what the
important issues are and working together to resolve them.
• Issues include lack of shelters and electricity.
Determinants of Health
• Collaboration with city managers as informational resources to social
services.
• Having them in the same room to facilitate communication is important.
• Achieved by implementing a Community Emergency Response Team made
up of people living in the community.
• Training the community to prepare for the disaster.
• Including appropriate members of the community as representatives from
these vulnerable populations in the community planning meetings (Walkin,
2018).
Vulnerable Population
• Vulnerability exists according to where people live, work and play
• Includes children those with pre-existing social, economic and health disparities
and the aged.
• Addressing the needs of these vulnerable populations during disasters includes
focusing on barriers that may exist.
• Barriers include:
i. Problem of what is considered a layered disaster.
ii. Diversity and lack of unity.
iii. Mistrust of the government (Wolkin, 2018).
Needs from Assessment
• Access to EMS and the hospital as soon as the
immediate danger from the storms have passed.
• Need for search and rescue teams assembled and
standing by to seek out those who are unable to
garner help for themselves.
• Need for utilities like power companies
Planning MAP-IT
• Implementation and mobilization of an incident command center.
• The center should be centrally located and include EMS administration and
hospital administration.
• Should be staffed with disaster management teams and essential service
providers.
• Responsible for mobilizing the utility companies to the must vulnerable areas as
needed.
• Responsible for fielding calls for help.
• Proper triage training before the storm (“FEMA, 2018).
Final Phase
• Organized and traceable recovery efforts.
• Timely distribution of information.
• Barriers to communication include:
• Technological barriers- result from problems based on the technology uses for the
management of the crisis.
• Organizational barriers- arise between organizations during crisis management.
• Social barriers - arise because of the perceived differences among the individuals
involves in the crisis response organizations or the public (Fischer, Possega, &
Fischback, 2016).
Conclusion
• In conclusion, effective disaster recovery plans should use the
MAP-IT framework in an effort to be organized and effective.
• This framework includes strategies to mobilize partners,
assess the needs of the community, create and implement a
plan to reach discussed objectives, and tracking of the plan
progress.
Conclusion cont…
• A healthy relationship between the Villa Health community and
leaders can be facilitated in an effort to improve recovery
objectives.
• An effective recovery plan utilizes government resources while
addressing health disparities, the needs of the community, and
communication barriers. Organized planning and implementation
will result in a positive outcome for all.
References
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• Disaster recovery reform act of 2018 transforms field of emergency management . (2018). Retrieved from
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• Fischer, D., Possega, O., & Fischbach, K. (2016, June 15). Communication barriers in crisis management: a literature review. Association
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• MAP-IT: a guide to using Healthy People 2020 in your community . (2020). Retrieved from https://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/tools-
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• Robert T. Stafford disaster relief and emergency assistance act. (2020). Retrieved from
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• U.S. Department of the Interior. (2020). National disaster response and recovery. Retrieved from https://www.doi.gov/recovery
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