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I. PURPOSE: <br />The purpose of the Kittitas County Public Health Department's (KCPHD),Emergency Operation <br />Plan (EOP) is to provide guidelines for coordinated preparedness and response to emergency <br />incidents that fall under Emergency Support Function (ESF) 8, Public Health and Medical <br />Services, or incidents that may have public health implications in Kittitas County. <br />II. SCOPE: <br />The plan is specific to KCPHD employees. KCPHD emergency response works in conjunction <br />with the Kittitas County Comprehensive Emergency Management Plan (CEMP) in coordination <br />with the Kittitas County Emergency Management Department as well as under the Regional lead <br />of Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response Region 7, including Chelan, Douglas, <br />Grant, Okanogan, and Kittitas County. <br />III. SITUATION OVERVIEW: <br />A. Population estimates by the Offrce of Financial management as of April 1,2020 put Kittitas <br />County at 48,140. According to the US Census, approximately 8,053 residents are persons under <br />the age of eighteen. In addition, Central Washington University (CWtl) has 15,818 enrolled <br />students. For People with Access and Functional Needs (DAFN), KCPHD has identified some <br />general numbers, which will be annually updated and expanded: <br />Population Subset Percentage of Population+Numberof People <br />Disabilitv Stqtus t2.8To 5,839 <br />Heorinq Difficultv 3.O%2,257 <br />frsion DillicutU l.8o/o 805 <br />Cognitive Diflicul$4.9%2,L46 <br />Ambuldtol Diffrcuttv 5.6%2,4L3 <br />Self-Care Difficultv 1.6%683 v <br />lndependent Livino Difficultv 4.2%1.566 <br />Li mited E ng I i s h -S pea ki n g <br />Households <br />os%15gs* <br />Houstnq Unfts vvtthout o vehicle 4.t%749.. <br />Single Porent Households with <br />Own Children under 78 <br />2,8%506'* <br />Single Householder, no <br />spouse/wftter present <br />48%8,828.* <br />*U.S. Census 2019 estimates <br />*'Number of households/housing units, not individuals <br />9