Vulnerable Populations and Emergency Preparedness
Vulnerable Populations and Emergency Preparedness :
In emergency preparedness at-risk individuals, vulnerable populations, and special needs populations are terms often used interchangeably to characterize groups whose needs are not fully addressed by traditional health and social service providers. They include people with physical and intellectual disabilities, limited or non-English speakers, persons who are geographically or culturally isolated, substance abusers and addicts, people who live in poverty or rely on public assistance, people without private transportation or who rely on public transportation, the homeless, the elderly and children. (Trust for America's Health, Ready or Not 2007, p. 79)
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