FYI<span></span><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK)</b> <br>Date: Monday, October 14, 2013<br>Subject: FW: CHFS News - Workshop to Address Communicating with Vulnerable Populations during Emergencies<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Fox, Barbara J (CHFS Office of Communications)
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<b>Sent:</b> Monday, October 14, 2013 9:14 AM<br>
<b>Subject:</b> CHFS News - Workshop to Address Communicating with Vulnerable Populations during Emergencies<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a name="141b741e90251e5b_OLE_LINK1"><b>Statewide News Release Media Contact:
</b></a>Gwenda Bond or Barbara Fox <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"> (502) 564-6786, Ext. 3100 or 3102<u></u><u></u></p>
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FRANKFORT, Ky.</b> (Oct. 14, 2013) – The Kentucky Department for Public Health (DPH) will host an interactive television (ITV) workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Eastern Time on Oct. 29 to address communicating with vulnerable populations during public health emergencies
or other disasters.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> “The Kentucky Outreach and Information Network has been one of DPH’s key partners for getting out information to vulnerable populations during public health emergencies,” said Stephanie
Mayfield, M.D., commissioner of DPH. “Reaching these populations with accurate and timely information during emergencies is one of our top priorities, and the program's comprehensive materials and approach have set a standard for public health outreach to
vulnerable populations across the nation.” <u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> The interactive workshop will give Kentucky Outreach and Information Network (KOIN) members the opportunity to engage in collaborative discussions, network and share ideas on ways to
improve communication and outreach to vulnerable populations throughout Kentucky.
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<p class="MsoNormal"> This year’s agenda features topics on responding to the needs of the blind populations during emergencies; pediatric preparedness; the needs of mental health patients during emergencies; and an update on the KOIN and Kentucky Functional
Access Needs Collaborative.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> The meeting will be led from the Kentucky Department for Public Health in Frankfort and broadcasted to ITV sites at local health departments across the state. This format will allow
local health department officials to get acquainted with their regional KOIN members to better prepare for emergencies.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> The goal of the KOIN, established in 2004, is to ensure that in the event of a public health emergency, communication channels are in place to contact some of Kentucky’s most difficult-to-reach
populations. Those populations include the deaf and hard of hearing, blind and visually impaired, limited English proficiency speakers, individuals with low literacy levels, the elderly, disabled, the economically disenfranchised and residents of remote rural
areas.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> If interested in attending a local workshop, contact Barbara Fox at (502) 564-6786, ext. 3102, or by e-mail at
<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'BarbaraJ.Fox@ky.gov');" target="_blank">BarbaraJ.Fox@ky.gov</a> for a list of participating ITV sites.<u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-right:15.3pt;line-height:13.0pt"> More information about the KOIN is available online at
<a href="http://www.healthalerts.ky.gov/KOIN.htm" target="_blank">www.healthalerts.ky.gov/KOIN.htm</a>.
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="margin-right:.4pt;text-align:center"><i>The Cabinet for Health and Family Services is home to most of the state's human services and health care programs, including Medicaid, the Department for Community Based Services
and the Department for Public Health. CHFS is one of the largest agencies in state government, with nearly 8,000 full and part-time employees throughout the Commonwealth focused on improving the lives and health of Kentuckians.
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