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Special Needs Shelters

Florida Department of Health in Nassau County

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  •  904-875-6100
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    Fax

    904-428-5634
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    Mailing Address

    Florida Department of Health in Nassau County 

    1620 Nectarine St. 

    Fernandina Beach, FL 32034


     

    Fernandina Beach – Main Office

    1620 Nectarine St. 

    Fernandina Beach, FL 32034

     

    Environmental Public Health

    86026 Pages Dairy Rd. W. 

    Yulee, FL 32097

     

    Callahan Clinic

    45377 N. Mickler St. 

    Callahan, FL 32011

     

    Hilliard Clinic

    37203 Pecan St. 

    Hilliard, FL 32046

     

    Yulee Clinic

    86014 Pages Dairy Rd. 

    Yulee, FL 32097

     

    Yulee Dental Clinic

    86207 Felmor Rd. 

    Yulee, FL 32097

     

    Baker County Office – WIC

    480 W. Lowder St. 

    Macclenny, FL 32063

Register for Special Needs Assistance During Evacuations

Residents who are elderly, have physical, mental, or sensory disabilities, are visually or hearing impaired, or require supplemental oxygen should register for Nassau County Emergency Management’s Special Needs Shelter program.

The Florida Department of Health's Special Needs Registry is for residents who will need assistance getting to a shelter or managing their medical needs in a shelter during a disaster. Information in the Special Needs Registry provides local emergency management planners with valuable information to prepare for evacuations and mass care operations. Existing Special Needs Registrants must update their information annually; ideally, prior to the start of hurricane season (June 1st).

The time to register is when there are no storms threatening the area. New Special Needs Registry applications will stop being accepted 72 hours prior to the expected arrival of tropical storm winds.

Residents whose only option during an evacuation is to go to a public shelter should register in advance if:

  1. They do not have personal transportation and will need a ride to get to the shelter when an evacuation is ordered.
  2. Their daily healthcare needs exceed the basic first aid provided at general population shelters, they use home medical equipment that requires uninterrupted electricity (e.g., oxygen concentrator, nebulizer), or they are medically stable but need help with Activities of Daily Living (ADLs). Special Needs Shelters allocate space for the registrant, their equipment, and their caregivers; they are intended to provide, to the extent possible under emergency conditions, an environment that can sustain a vulnerable individual's level of health.