Media Release

TUESDAY, DECEMBER 11, 2007
Contact: Brittan K. Bates, Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (401) 946-9996
Larkin Barker, Office of Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts (401) 222-2371
Andrea Bagnall Degos, Rhode Island Department of Health (401) 222-3998

LT. GOV. ROBERTS, RIEMA, HEALTH TO LAUNCH RHODE ISLAND'S SPECIAL NEEDS EMERGENCY REGISTRY
Registry will help state appropriately plan for emergency situations

PROVIDENCE— Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, the Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency (RIEMA), and the Rhode Island Department of Health (HEALTH) will join forces on Thursday, December 13 at 11:00 a.m. at Meeting Street to encourage Rhode Islanders with disabilities, chronic conditions and special health care needs to sign up with Rhode Island's newly created
Special Needs Emergency Registry.

Whether a Rhode Islander uses oxygen, insulin, a wheelchair, prosthesis, an assistive animal, or is visually or hearing impaired, all Rhode Islanders with special needs will be urged to register or have a family member register for them. Information provided to the Special Needs Emergency Registry will help state planners and emergency responders appropriately prepare for the needs of all Rhode Islanders during emergency situations.

Who:
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts
Rhode Island Emergency Management Agency Director Robert Warren
Rhode Island Department of Health Director Dr. David R. Gifford

What:
Lt. Gov. Elizabeth Roberts, RIEMA, HEALTH to Launch Rhode Island's Special Needs Emergency Registry

When:
Thursday, December 13, 2007
11:00 a.m.

Where:
Meeting Street
1000 Eddy Street, Providence