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Persons with Access and Functional Needs
Contact the Bureau of Preparedness and Response
- 850-245-4040
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Mailing Address
Florida Department of Health
4052 Bald Cypress Way, Bin A23
Tallahassee, FL 32399
This webpage is a toolkit for community planners who seek to better understand the needs of persons with access and functional needs before, during and after a disaster or incident.
These individuals include, but are not limited to, persons with physical, cognitive or developmental disabilities. These also include persons with limited English proficiency, geographically or culturally isolated, medically or chemically dependent, homeless, frail elderly and children.
Meeting the needs of persons with access and functional needs during or following a disaster is a key component of public health and medical preparedness planning.
This webpage is a toolkit for community planners who seek to better understand the needs of persons with access and functional needs before, during and after a disaster or incident.
Persons with access and functional needs are often defined as individuals whose unique needs may not be fully integrated into planning for disaster response.
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