Emergency & Disaster Management

Overview

What You’ll Learn

1. Definitions of emergency and disaster
2. Primax Care’s policy approach (compliance, planning, continuity of supports)
3. The Person-Centred Emergency Preparedness (P-CEP) model: 8 core topics
4. Practical steps, roles, and responsibilities during emergencies
5. Documentation and reviewing personal emergency plans

Definitions

• Emergency: A serious, unexpected event posing an immediate risk to health, life, or the environment (e.g. fire, flood, storm, pandemic).
• Disaster: A larger-scale event—natural or human-made—potentially causing extensive harm (e.g. cyclone, bushfire, major outbreak).
• Continuity of Supports: Ensuring participants receive essential services before, during, and after emergencies.
• Person-centred emergency preparedness (P-CEP): A structured approach ensuring each individual’s capabilities, needs, and environment are considered in emergency plans.