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Ramsey County | Base Plan 15 (Source: FEMA’s Guidance on Planning for Integration of Functional Needs Support Services in General Population Shelters [2010]) 1.5.2 INCLUSIVITY PLANNING CONSIDERATIONS Inclusive planning considerations for this CEOP include, but are not limited to, the following: •Planning for disproportionately impacted, at-risk, or people with access and functional needs is an integrated layer throughout all emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities and functions. •Expertise and cultural inclusion based on the situational awareness will be made available to field and tactical operations, including knowledge of the impacts on disproportionately impacted individuals. •Appropriate maps, data, and situational awareness regarding disproportionately impacted individuals, particularly diverse populations and those with DAFN, will be prioritized to support equitable policy decisions and response efforts. •Communications, transportation, and sheltering accessibility are often the three areas most repeatedly identified as needing improvement in relation to disproportionately impacted individuals and/or people with DAFN, and as such should be prioritized in response efforts. •The term “whole community planning” includes the business community as well, and they should be incorporated into inclusive planning efforts in preparedness and response. •Identifying languages and communicating actionable messages using a variety of technologies to address the needs of people with DAFN in multiple languages is necessary. •Diverse communities are made up of individuals with varied communication and messaging styles and preferences, and outreach communication strategies need to incorporate a wide variety of methodologies to adequately address everyone. •There will be different populations affected during different incidents; and with functional variables associated with transience (visitors, travelers, workers, etc.); their needs will vary and the EOC staff will need to recognize language and service needs to respond appropriately. •Disproportionately impacted individuals live throughout Ramsey County and may commonly be found in neighborhoods lacking adequate resources on a daily basis (e.g., areas with limited access to fresh, healthful foods, accessible transportation, accessible housing, access to health maintenance services). •The County’s DAFN Coordinator will participate in RCEOC operations to coordinate response activities, resources, and support partnerships with community- and faith-based organizations and other VOADs required for ensuring equitable, quality response during an activation.