The Collier County Health Department has developed a program to assist our residential enclave communities with their preparedness efforts. The intended outcome is an active emergency management resource that is aware, educated, organized and trained to meet the challenges during a natural or man made disaster. RED plan communities will be provided consistent communication of vetted, useful public health information, organizational continuity of operations planning (COOP), and development of an all hazards operations plan (EOP). In the event of a bioterrorism event, accidental or intentional nuclear radiation release, widespread communicable disease such as a pandemic flu event or large scale food borne illness, the strategic national stockpile (SNS) of antibiotics and antidotes can be in our community within 12 hours of the request. With health department provided planning and training, RED plan communities will potentially possess the unique ability to operate their own vaccination center for their community's residents. Activation of a RED plan community Point Of Dispensing (POD) is at the discretion of the Health Department Director. The residential enclaves that have not made the preparedness efforts to become a RED plan community will need to go to public distribution clinics. No other agency, community organization or preparedness effort has the ability to potentially provide your enclave SNS supplies and the capability, without legal liability, to administer these life saving medicines. An all important focus of the RED plan remains the information provided by consistent communication with the health department and the web site collierprepares.org, which will be invaluable to the residents of your enclave during a public health emergency. Partnering with all the various community preparedness entities will provide a true all hazards approach to your preparedness efforts. For more information please contact:

Jefferson Welle, R.N.
Preparedness Prevention Specialist
Collier County Health Department
3339 East Tamiami Trail, Suite 145
Naples, FL 34112
(239) 252-2631

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