Disaster Assistance

Commissioned by
THE U.S. ADMINISTRATION ON AGING, FERNANDO M. TORRES-GIL, ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR AGING

THE KANSAS DEPARTMENT ON AGING, JOANNE HURST, SECRETARY

MARCH, 1995 -- Produced under the Direction of:

• ALICIA VALADEZ ORS, DIRECTOR NATIONAL DISASTER COORDINATOR OFFICE OF FIELD OPERATIONS AOA, WASHINGTON, DC
• Larry Brewster, Regional Administrator;
• Gregory Wilder, Regional Disaster Coordinator Administration on Aging, Region VII
• Richard Wagner, Project Supervisor;
• Ray Menendez & Mike Schmidt Editorial Staff;
• Kansas Department on Aging

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Table of Contents:

• I Preface
• II. Executive Summary
• III. Older Persons and Their Response to Disaster
  • A. Special Concerns
  • B. Elder Response
  • C. Transfer Trauma
    
• IV. The State Unit on Aging
  • A. Operations
  • B. Checklist
    
• V. Operations of the Area Agency on Aging
  • A. Preparedness
  • B. An AAA in Action
    
• VI. Disaster Application Centers
• VII. Disaster Social Services
• VIII. Fiscal Considerations
• IX. Native Americans
• X. Disaster Advocacy and Outreach Program
  • A. Introductory Material
  • B. Psychology of Recovery
  • C. A Training Program
    
• XI. Preventing Abuse and Exploitation of Seniors
• XII Special Disaster Insights
  • A. Civil Disorder
  • B. Heat Wave
  • C. Tornadoes
  • D. Earthquake
  • E. Disaster Type Summary
    
• XIII. Disaster Manual Planning Committee

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