2017. Sister Cities International. Annual Conference: July 13-15th! Virginia Beach

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Registration for the 2017 Sister Cities International Annual Conference in Virginia Beach is now OPEN! The 61st Annual Sister Cities Conference is your chance to meet sister cities leaders from around the globe for three days of networking, skill building, and fun! The conference, which will be held July 13-15th in Virginia Beach, Virginia is the premier sister city event of the year, uniting volunteers, elected leaders, municipal officials, and members of the diplomatic corp.    Take advantage of our Early Bird rate and save $100 on registration! For more information on hotels and other conference details visit us online at www.sistercities.org/annual-conference Register for the 2017 Annual Conference

March 27-28 Disparities In-person Meeting The Disparities Standing Committee meeting is scheduled for March 27-28 at the NQF offices in Washington, DC. During this meeting, the Disparities Standing Committee will identify and prioritize areas of measurement that can assess the extent to which stakeholders are employing effective interventions to reduce disparities and discuss an environmental scan of performance measures based on the priority areas of measurement. The public and NQF members are welcome to attend or dial in to the meeting. Details about how to participate in this meeting are available on the project page. The agenda and meeting materials will be posted to the project page as soon as they are available. Please contact the project team with any questions.

April 12, 2017 FEMA EMI. “Academic Perspective On Increasing Engagement With Faith-based Organizations in Disaster Preparedness”

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FEMA- Emergency Management Institute

Higher Education Program & National Training Liaison

Presents

“Academic Perspective On Increasing Engagement With Faith-based Organizations in Disaster Preparedness”

April 12, 2017          2:00 p.m. – 3:30 p.m. EDT

Description:

The webinar is a collaborative effort between the DHS Center for Faith-based and Neighborhood Partnerships and the FEMA Higher Education Program to ensure emergency managers, faith-based and community organizations are aware of academic partner resources and engagement opportunities.

The objectives for the webinar include:

• Increasing the number of academic institutions familiar with FEMA’s Higher Education Program
• Elevating best practices for partnering with academic institutions who work to engage faith-based and community organizations in disaster preparedness activities
• Increasing the knowledge of emergency managers on the resources and work being produced by academic partners regarding faith-based and community organization engagement in emergency management.

 Presenters:

• EMI Leadership
• Marcus Coleman, Special Assistant, DHS Center for Faith-based & Neighborhood Partnerships
• Brie Loskota, Executive Director of the Center for Religious and Civic Culture at the University of Southern California, Los Angeles
• Jamie Aten, Ph.D., Founder & Co-Director, Wheaton College Humanitarian Disaster Institute
• Wendy Walsh, Higher Education Program Manager, Moderator

Registration link is:

https://fema.connectsolutions.com/e4eg8e383ze/event/registration.html  

Conference Call-In: 800-320-4330, PIN: 376368

 For additional information: Contact Wendy Walsh, EMI Higher Education PM- wendy.walsh@fema.dhs.gov

Business as Usual? 2017 Leadership Announcement. DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnership

Business as usual, or shall we see a massive campaign program for all faith-based entities to move CERT, and other community engagement programs forward especially in our (African Descent), and other communities of color (Latina, Middle Eastern, and other immigrant communities).

CDS CEO Black Emergency Managers Association International

March 23, 2017

MEMORANDUM FOR:        DHS Center Partners

FROM:                                    DHS Center for Faith-Based and Neighborhood Partnerships (DHS Center)

                                               

SUBJECT:                              Leadership Announcement

This month Rev. Jamie Johnson was appointed by President Donald Trump to FEMA as the Director of the Center for Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships at the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The DHS Center is one of 13 centers in the federal government affiliated with the White House Office of Faith-Based & Neighborhood Partnerships. The DHS Center works to prepare faith-based institutions and community organizations to effectively respond to emergencies and natural disasters, as well as to help combat human trafficking and the exploitation of the poor and vulnerable.

Before accepting his presidential appointment, Rev. Johnson worked for many years in international humanitarian relief, helping charities provide food, water, clothing, and medical care to those suffering from natural disaster, famine, and poverty. Rev. Johnson holds a B.A. in theology from Bethany Global University and an M.A. in public policy from Regent University School of Government. Rev. Johnson and his wife Janis have been married for 30 years and have six children.

The DHS Center welcomes Rev. Johnson to the team and looks forward to continuing its mission and valued partnerships.  Please take a moment to visit our website at www.fema.gov/faith to learn more about our mission and resources that can help your community.  We are proud to serve the American people before, during and after disasters. 

April 27, 2017 - The (SHEC) Cultural Competency Resource Guide Spotlight Webinar Series: Human Trafficking and Criminal Behavior Across Minority Populations

Are you interested in learning more about cultural competency and utilizing cultural competency resources? The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) released its Cultural Competency Resource Guide in fall 2015. This guide is comprised of resources, trainers, institutions, and publications about cultural and linguistic competency that can be shared with the 10 Regional Health Equity Councils (RHECs), stakeholders, and partners to help address cultural barriers with healthcare systems. Additionally, this guide includes important terms for members of the SHEC to become familiar with as the Council develops a common language around cultural competency. To view the resource guide, visit http://region4.npa-rhec.org/in-the-spotlight/resourceguidewhitepaper. To follow up with the release of the Cultural Competency Resource Guide, the SHEC will host four webinars in various regions of the country.  The webinars will include speakers from organizations that focus on cultural competency.  Upon completion of this webinar, the participant will be able to accomplish the following from the specific organizational perspective: Identify human trafficking victimization and criminal behavior; Describe the intersectionality of social determinants and human trafficking; Explain the importance of trauma-informed care through a cultural competency lens; Discuss best practices for multidisciplinary and collaborative partnerships; and Identify cultural competency assessment and evaluation tools. The focus of the webinar will be responding to human trafficking victimization of marginalized, masked, and missed minority populations through a cultural competency lens. DATE: April 27, 2017 TIME: 2:00 p.m. – 3:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time SPEAKERS: Moderators:  Lynette M. Gibson, Associate Professor and Director of Research in Nursing, University of South Carolina Upstate Mary Black School of Nursing Presenter: Sunnetta “Sunny” Slaughter, CEO and Principal Consultant, Sunny Slaughter Consulting, and Co-Chair of Violence as a Public Health Issue Committee, SHEC (Region IV) Sunny Slaughter, LLC provides business and criminal consulting, training, and subject matter expertise. Ms. Slaughter offers over 30 years of executive leadership as a policy strategist, facilitator, law enforcement instructor, expert, and TEDx speaker. For the past decade, she has focused on the complexity of human trafficking schemes and the intersectionality of social determinants and the importance of responsive and responsible delivery of care through a cultural competency lens. Register Here: http://tinyurl.com/SHECHumanTraf Sign up for SHEC’s email listserv The Southeastern Health Equity Council (SHEC) is one of 10 regional health equity councils formed in 2011 as a part of the National Partnership for Action to End Health Disparities (NPA). The NPA is a national movement with the mission to improve the effectiveness of programs that target the elimination of health disparities through coordination of leaders, partners and stakeholders that are committed to action. SHEC is a coalition of leaders and health disparities experts representing several sectors and the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. SHEC envisions a region free of disparities in health and healthcare, where all people attain the highest level of health. Visit SHEC’s website for more information: http://region4.npa-rhec.org/ 1 If the registration link does not work, please copy the entire link and paste it into your web browser. For webinar-specific questions, contact the moderator at alang@explorepsa.com.