Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition
Prepare
Respond
Recover
Our mission is to develop healthcare emergency preparedness response and recovery capabilities through collaboration, training, and planning.
Who We Are
Learn about the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition: our Executive Council, members and our purpose.
HVA Survey
Give us your input! Help us understand how you rank hazards and what gaps you want the Coalition to focus on.
#PEPI26 Challenge
Get Kids Involved. Include a pediatric component in a training or exercise, take a photo and share it on Facebook or LinkedIn & tag us using #PEPI26
Ready To Go Exercises
A repository of ready to go trainings, tabletop and functional exercises collected by the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition.
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Disaster Preparedness
Have you ever wondered how susceptible your community is to disasters?
The Disaster Preparedness fact sheet provides an overview of the overall risk index while providing information on how to make your community more resilient. This fact sheet also includes national/state resources, local resources, and resources to aid in your personal preparedness.
Action Steps:
Summary of infographic
- Expected Annual Loss Index: Relatively High
- Social Vulnerability Index: Relatively High
- Community Resilience Index: Relatively Low
- Top hazards: Hurricanes, lightning, wildfire, drought, riverine flooding
- Vulnerability factors include poverty, age 65+, non-English speakers, and mobile housing
Click your county to learn more about that county’s risk index:
National/State Resources
Learn more about the National Risk Index dataset and online tool.
The official website of the Florida Division of Emergency Management
Technical Resources, Assistance Center, and Information Exchange (TRACIE) was created to provide information and technical assistance.
NOAA, National Hurricane Center
The mission is to save lives, mitigate property loss, improve economic efficiency, and increase understanding of the hazards.
National public service campaign designed to educate and empower the American people to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate emergencies and disasters.
Official site of the Florida Healthcare Coalitions.
Local Resources
Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition
The mission of the Southwest Florida Healthcare Coalition is to develop healthcare emergency preparedness response and recovery capabilities through collaboration, training, and planning.
Local County Health Department and Emergency Management Information
Each county’s fact sheet includes direct links to that specific county’s local county health department’s Emergency Preparedness and Response department and local Emergency Management. Please choose the county you are interested in to get this information.
Your Personal Preparedness
Learn more about the special needs shelters and how to register
Evacuation zone and route maps and storm surge maps
Disaster Preparedness Checklist
Access to a downloadable checklist
The official 2024 Florida Hurricane Guide
Coalition Plans & Annexes
ReunificationResources
Looking at the region’s needs and gaps in reunification and family notification.