Special Populations
Project Team
Project Scope
Web-Based GIS System to Assist Community Emergency Planning for Vulnerable Populations:
http://maps.kansasgis.org/kalhd/
User Training
Two videos are available for instruction on using the GIS Vulnerable Populations site. (Note: we are using a free video hostiing site (www.vimeo.com.) To access the video, click on the link below and then click on the video box to start the play.)
Map Overlays/Detailed Information Loading Instructions
Zoom/Panning Instructions
Kathleen Harnish-Doucett | Kansas Collaborative |
Joel Wright | Kansas Collaborative |
Ken Nelson | DASC |
Edie Snethen | KALHD |
Betty Amos | Wyandotte |
Jane Shirley | Jefferson |
Paula Rowden | Stevens |
Lily Akings | Barton |
Midge Ransom | East Central Region |
Sherry Angell | North Central Region |
Project Scope
The 2006 Emergency Preparedness Grant and the second year of the Pandemic Influenza Grant guidance require community preparedness planning to address the special needs of vulnerable populations. The goal of the project is to research information on special populations that exist from state and federal information sources and map the data through a web based GIS system. The project will provide this information to each county so that local efforts can focus on the planning for special populations rather than researching data. On September 26, 2006, a group of local health department representatives met with the project team to discuss local needs on this issue. The project team is currently working with staff at KDEM and KDHE to coordinate efforts between public health and emergency management at the state level.