ONLINE. COVID-19 Training for Health Workers: Preparedness and Response. DisasterReady June 2020

COVID-19 Training for Health Workers: Preparedness and Response Health Learn to safely and effectively screen, triage, and treat patients with COVID-19 through this free online training program provided in collaboration by Project HOPE, DisasterReady, and the Center for Human Rights and Humanitarian Studies at the Watson Institute of Brown University. This training is designed for health workers and leadership on the frontlines of the crisis to increase their capacity to respond rapidly and efficiently to the threat of COVID-19, while also protecting their own health. To meet the immediate needs of responders, the courses in this program are being released as they become available: Course 1: COVID-19 Background Course 2: Infection Prevention and Control (Coming soon) Course 3: Surveillance Course 4: Screening and Triage (Coming soon) Course 5: Diagnosis and Management (Coming soon) Course 6: Stabilization and Resuscitation Course 7: Medical Surge Operations Planning Course 8: Risk Communication and Public Health Messaging (Coming soon) Get Started

Cherry Pick as much as you like. You may not have the full formula for the solution.

cherry-picked; cherry-picking; cherry-picks

Definition of cherry-pick

intransitive verb

: to select the best or most desirable

transitive verb

: to select as being the best or most desirablealso : to select the best or most desirable fromcherry-picked the art collection

VOTE....Healthy Voting Guides June 2020

Public Health Officials and Voting Experts Release First-Ever Healthy Voting Guides

2020 is an election year, and we need to make sure our elections are safe, secure, and successful.  That's why NACCHO partnered with the nonpartisan We Can Vote coalition to help launch the country's first-ever Healthy Voting guides to provide up-to-date information to voters on how to safely participate in this year's elections.  Check out the Healthy Voting guide for your state, and share it with your friends, family, and community. Together, we can help make sure every eligible voter is able to safely register, vote, and have their voices heard.

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COVID-19 & Race. June 2020

This week’s COVID-19 and Race Commentary explores why the nationwide uprising for racial justice could bring big, lasting change, how racism harms health, and why building Black-owned businesses is key to an equitable recovery. Issue No 10. June 17, 2020 Beginning America’s Next Story By Angela Glover Blackwell Having been an advocate for racial justice for nearly 50 years, I am not surprised that people are asking me whether this moment is different. Is it going to lead to big, lasting change? My answer: This feels like a seismic shift, and the beginning of America’s next story. I grew up during the Civil Rights movement and graduated from college into the Black Power movement. Over the years, I’ve litigated to fight employment discrimination, protect consumer rights, and reform police. Alongside brilliant, dedicated Black residents and leaders, I worked to reduce Black infant mortality and bring grocery stores and investments to neglected Black neighborhoods. In solidarity with thousands of visionary activists, I’ve fought to obtain, protect, and defend our rights while unapologetically demanding racial equity — just and fair inclusion into a society where all can participate, prosper, and reach their full potential. I can recognize a big moment for change when I see one. This looks like the real thing. This uprising signals something different from the marches and goals of the Civil Rights movement. That movement saw America as a place of opportunity, and believed that things would get better for Black people if the system would just eliminate discriminatory laws that locked us out of participating in everything from voting to jobs to public accommodations. The Black Power movement believed that protesting segregation was not enough to remedy generations of structural racism. The proponents had a biting critique of capitalism and a deep love of Black culture and people. Black Power prioritized building Black economic and political might over integration into White society. In the end, neither movement fundamentally improved outcomes for the majority of Black Americans. The Civil Rights movement underestimated the power of racism to survive and even thrive after discriminatory laws were removed. The Black Power movement underestimated the degree of police violence it would confront and the impact of FBI infiltration on its credibility. It also underestimated the willingness of White America to abandon cities and set up race-based enclaves in surrounding areas, while simultaneously sucking the resources, infrastructure, and political clout out of urban centers where Black people were beginning to amass power. But today, the circumstances, the demands, and especially the capacities are different. There’s a growing consensus that something is fundamentally wrong in America, tied to racism and exclusion. A recent poll found that 76 percent of Americans consider racism and discrimination a “big problem,” up 26 points from 2015. This is a remarkable change in just a few years. This shift in perception is due to the savvy and uncompromising Movement for Black Lives and its courageous leaders. It also reflects the growing number of Black elected, civic, labor, government, and business leaders, as well as Black researchers, artists, and foundation executives who are increasingly using their Black power and platforms to call out structural racism, build solidarity with others who are feeling the full brunt of systemic exclusion, and call for bold change. We may also be witnessing a turning point for the White community. Not only are thousands of young White people joining protests in every region of the country, White business leaders, elected officials, scholars, and pundits are all rushing to show their support for those in the streets. They are calling out racism and admitting to their complicity in advancing it and ignoring it. They are also putting money and resources on the table to finally defeat racism. And now this new movement is demanding transformation. Americans have been watching the brutalization of Black bodies since before the founding of the country but somehow managed to deny the reality of what they had seen. The videotaped beating of Rodney King made police violence against Black people undeniable, but the videotaped murder of George Floyd has rendered it unacceptable. The righteous indignation of multiracial, multiethnic, multigenerational protesters is forcing the nation to wrestle with the ghosts of the past and the role that policing has played in institutionalizing brutality against Black people. As a result, we are now talking about defunding the police and reimagining community safety, instead of settling for minor reforms. But it’s not only about law enforcement. George Floyd was killed in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, in which Black Americans are 3.5 times more likely to die of the virus than Whites, and Latinx Americans are twice as likely to die. This is a result of longstanding structural racism in health-care access, housing, education, and the economy. As of April, less than half of the adult Black population was employed.  And people of color with jobs were more likely to be frontline industry workers with the greatest exposure to the coronavirus. As the world enters a deep economic recession, young people (and not just young people of color) are facing both inequality and extreme uncertainty. They wonder if they will ever have a good job, be able to buy a house, or save money for retirement. Young people of color had the highest unemployment rates before COVID-19, according to the US Department of Labor, and have even fewer job options now. As with prior social movements, youth are a driving force in this uprising and they aren’t interested in compromise. They want economic transformation and reject the current toxic inequality that favors the wealthy while limiting equitable opportunities, ravaging the planet, and throwing the most vulnerable people to the bottom of the economic pile.  It’s exhilarating to see this diverse movement centering Black people and standing up for transformative change. Let’s revel in this moment but remember that we won’t achieve lasting impact unless we continue to do the work. We must reach into our radical imaginations and bring forth a compelling vision for the nation we need and deserve. We must keep raising awareness, organizing, demanding change, using our power, building our movement, expanding our ranks, and moving forward.  Do the work and it will be different this time. Angela Glover Blackwell is Founder in Residence at PolicyLink and host of the podcast Radical Imagination. Highlights from the News, Analysis, and Commentary As states begin to reopen, California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Task Force on Business and Jobs Recovery issued an open letter calling out the insidious effects of structural racism across society, and urging business and civic leaders throughout the nation to rebuild the economy to be more inclusive and resilient. Recovering from COVID-19 “presents an opportunity to re-imagine our society and economy by striking out against injustice. We declare with one voice that this pattern of racial inequality must stop now and that the results of our attempt to redress the past and correct the present will manifest in this generation.” A critical recovery strategy that would build significant wealth in Black communities is the creation of more Black-owned businesses with broad public support so they can grow, Ron Busby, CEO of the U.S. Black Chambers, Inc., tells Forbes. In addition to serving as engines of wealth and job creation, small businesses owned by people of color are the emotional heart of neighborhoods suffering most because of COVID-19 and the economic aftershocks, as this New York Times story about a beloved bar in Oakland, California, poignantly illustrates. More Curated News, Analysis, and Commentary >> Please share with your networks, send your ideas and feedback, and follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram using hashtag #COVIDandRace. We hope you find the COVID-19 and Race Series an important tool for keeping up with news about the virus and its impact on communities we serve. As a nonprofit organization, PolicyLink is honored to provide resources to support the needs of our nation's 100 million economically insecure individuals. Generous partners like you make our work possible.

PTSD Awareness Month June 2020

PTSD Awareness Month

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is a disorder that develops in some people who have experienced a shocking, scary, or dangerous event. Anyone can develop PTSD at any age. This includes children, teens, and adults who have been through a physical or sexual assault, abuse, accident, disaster, or other serious events. During PTSD Awareness Month, learn the signs, symptoms, and treatments.

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COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESOURCES. June 2020

COVID-19 COMMUNITY RESOURCES

Our COVID-19 Community Resource Guide is now over 100 pages. 

This guide contains federal, state, and local information to keep you and your family safe. 

You can find the most updated version here. 

Urban Resilience webinar series: #7 WEBINAR: Tools and methods for climate action plans and transformative participation.

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Please, join next webinar from our Urban Resilience webinar series: #7 WEBINAR: Tools and methods for climate action plans and transformative participation.

The 7th webinar "Tools and methods for climate action plans and transformative participation " aims at presenting and discussing three different tools/approaches to enhance urban resilience at local level through capacity building and action plans. 

Climate Technology Centre and Network / Anthesis Lavola will focus on conducting diagnosis of vulnerability to climate change and developing energy and climate action plans; Adapt-Chile will address the value of ludic approaches for enhancing participation, specifically in groups where hierarchies may limit interaction; UN-Habitat will present the CityRAP tool for training city managers and municipal technicians to understand and plan actions aimed at reducing risk and building resilience through the elaboration of a City Resilience Action Plan.

18 June, 09:30 AM – 11:30 AM CET

Please connect 10-15 minutes before

#7 WEBINAR: https://lnkd.in/g65GNas

Registration: https://lnkd.in/g-VYP8N

WEBINAR SERIES: https://lnkd.in/gunbwEm

Recording: https://lnkd.in/g8ZacWV

Panelists:

- Fruzsina Straus, Human Settlements Officer, UN-Habitat Regional Office for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

- Selene Angelone, Urban Resilience Programme Specialist UN-Habitat Regional Office for Africa, Nairobi, Kenya

- Nadège Trocellier, Head of Climate Change Anthesis Group

- Cristóbal Reveco Umaña, Founder and International director (non-executive) Asociación Adapt-Chile, PhD candidiate, Climate Service Centre Germany (GERICS)

Moderator:

- Ash Carl, Director, Department of Urban Resilience Asian Disaster Preparedness Centre (ADPC)

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Recommendations for Improving National Nurse Preparedness for Pandemic Response: Early Lessons From COVID-19. June 2020

Recommendations for Improving National Nurse Preparedness for Pandemic Response: Early Lessons From COVID-19

This report describes myriad factors that influence nursing workforce development and training for pandemic response as well as the safety and support needed during pandemics at the government, system, organization, and individual levels. Also identified are some of the relevant stakeholders who can influence decision making at these levels. The report identifies gaps and proposes short- and long-term recommendations for ways to improve the readiness, safety, and support of the national nursing workforce for COVID-19 and future pandemics.

Flashback: Emergency Management: The State of Preparedness

Emergency Management: The State of Preparedness

By Kay C. Goss

The United States has built a solid foundation for emergency preparedness, which is based on the whole community concept of bringing together all levels of government, the private and nonprofit sectors, and the public. However, this 2016 article reminds communities that they must continue to work together and build strong leaders in order for the nation to withstand the many natural and human-caused incidents that may occur.

Flashback: Preparing the Next Generation of Emergency Service Leaders

Preparing the Next Generation of Emergency Service Leaders By Anthony S. Mangeri In a world where disasters and other emergency incidents occur every day, emergency service leaders are responsible for bringing calm and structure in the midst of crisis. Some of these leaders will begin this path as early as high school, while others will migrate to the emergency services as their roles and responsibilities change. As this 2013 article emphasizes, education is key for building strong leaders that can successfully tackle any future disaster.

Systems Failure: Comfort Zone. Reactionary Approaches Built in System

When diversity & inclusion are designed in your platform, there is no need to be reactionary when a crisis arises.

In your annual corporate, or expense account budget for membership in professional associations who do you support?

Your Comfort Zone.  Which do you feel comfortable supporting with an annual membership payment?

By July 2020 the dust shall settle and we shall return to business as usual.

BEMA International

The meaning of BEMA

be·ma /ˈbēmə/ Learn to pronounce noun 1.     the altar part or sanctuary in ancient and Orthodox churches. o   the podium or platform in a synagogue from which the Torah and Prophets are read. noun: bimah; plural noun: bimahs; noun: bima; plural noun: bimas o   HISTORICAL the platform from which orators spoke in ancient Athens.

                  

Black Emergency Managers Association International

Mission & Vision
MISSION Provide information, networking, educational & professional development opportunities, and to advance the emergency management and homeland security profession within Black, Latino, African-Descent, disenfranchised, and vulnerable population communities.  To assist and ensure diversity and community involvement in all phases of emergency management, and climate change to include grant opportunities, training, preparedness, etc. with emphasis on the long-term recovery of communities.
VISION Premier association of African-Descent Homeland Security & Emergency Management professional emergency managers. Be the premier African-Descent 'all-inclusive' association fulfilling our primary mission, and not exclude any individual, entity, or organization with an interest in the principles of emergency management in all communities. BEMA’s commitment to diversity by being open and inclusive as we leverage the strength found in the rich diversity of our membership and interactions with all communities.  Our inclusive culture extends to valuing diversity of thinking, backgrounds, experiences and culture.  This allows us to work locally with others across all borders to develop and deliver lifesaving services to communities. Diversity Vision: Fully embrace and promote inclusion across all divisions separating people, and communities. Diversity Defined: Diversity in its broadest sense encompasses all the characteristics, experiences and cultural influences that make each of us unique individuals. The differences and similarities can be categorized into several different dimensions: Internal – those we’re born with like gender and ethnicity; External – those which change over time like age; and Situational – characteristics that change based upon life choices, such as marital status and vocation.

IAEM News Release.  Reaction to a Crisis

News Release Leslie Luke Appointed IAEM-USA Diversity and Equity Advisor June 16, 2020 (Falls Church, Va.) – Today, IAEM-USA President Teri Smith, CEM, CPM, appointed Leslie Luke, deputy director of the Los Angeles County Chief Executive Office, Office of Emergency Management, as IAEM-USA diversity and equity advisor. The IAEM-USA Board of Directors approved the appointment during its meeting held today. Mr. Luke is the current chair of IAEM-USA’s Diversity Committee, which formed in 2011. As an association that values diversity, the International Association of Emergency Managers (IAEM) is committed to equality and justice. The Diversity Committee recently issued a statement that provided actions necessary to lead the organization and our members’ organizations to social equity. The new IAEM advisory position further elevates the importance of diversity and equity throughout IAEM programs. “As a board, we play a critical role in creating an organization that prioritizes, supports, and invests in diversity, inclusion, and equity,” stated IAEM-USA President Teri Smith, CEM, CPM. “We believe that we are better able to do this work effectively and with authenticity by having a diversity and equity advisor who advises the president, executive director, and board members on equity and diversity issues. The new advisor will suggest ways to promote diversity and develop a welcoming and inclusive organizational climate.” “Today’s decision by the board to add a diversity and equity advisor demonstrates the board’s commitment to making their processes, discussions and decision-making more inclusive, open and representative of the membership,” said Mr. Luke. “Strategically and operationally a board that is open to change and embraces diversity leads from a position of strength and sets itself up for future success and growth.” Mr. Luke joined Los Angeles County in 2013 after spending 25 years in San Diego County where ten of those years were with their Office of Emergency Services. He has been the Recovery Operational Area lead for seven federally declared disasters and numerous State of California declared disasters. He was a member of the FEMA Innovation Team and responded twice following Superstorm Sandy. Throughout his career, Mr. Luke has served on and participated with numerous Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Task Forces, projects and initiatives. He has worked closely with the California Office of Emergency Services on various statewide initiatives. He is a member of the California Emergency Services Association (CESA), a member of the CESA Legislative Committee, and past vice chair of IAEM Region 9. Mr. Luke holds a bachelor’s degree from the Union Institute and University. He is a graduate of the Harvard Kennedy School and Harvard School of Public Health National Preparedness Leadership Initiative, and the FEMA National Disaster Recovery Leadership Academy. IAEM-USA, the nation’s largest emergency management professional association, is a non-profit professional organization representing more than 5,000 emergency management and homeland security professionals for local communities, state and federal disaster officials, private sector, non-governmental organizations and others involved in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from all types of disasters including acts of terrorism. IAEM provides: access to the largest network of emergency management experts who can provide advice and assistance; the Certified Emergency Manager program; annual scholarships; a comprehensive monthly newsletter; and more. ###

Beginning June 22, there will be a five-day HURREVAC webinar serie

FEMA Holds HURREVAC Webinar Series

Beginning June 22, there will be a five-day HURREVAC webinar series that includes training sessions each day at 2 p.m. ET. HURREVAC is the decision support tool of the National Hurricane Program administered by FEMA, the USACE and the NOAA National Hurricane Center. Sign up to participate in each day's live session, or visit the HURREVAC website to watch recordings of the sessions after they have ended.

·       June 22: Day 1 Registration
Intro to web-based HURREVAC and general overview of the program.

·       June 23: Day 2 registration
Wind forecast features and tools to support understanding of potential wind timing and intensity.

·       June 24: Day 3 registration
Evacuation timing features and tools to support evacuation decisions.

·       June 25: Day 4 registration
Storm surge and other program tools.

·       June 26: Day 5 registration
Using HURREVAC to answer scenario-based questions.

Recordings of prior years' webinar sessions on HURREVAC are posted on the User Guides and Tutorials page. For more information visit the HURREVAC website.

The application period closes 5 p.m. ET on July 15. Applications for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants

FEMA Accepts Applications for Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grants

FEMA released the Notice of Funding Opportunity for $10 million in funding for the Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program. Changes to the 2020 funding include a program objective to address regional pandemic preparedness with specific focus on pandemic planning activities.

The application period closes 5 p.m. ET on July 15. Submissions must be made through Grants.gov. The funding notice and additional information is available on the FEMA website as well as on Grants.gov, under Assistance Listings Number 97.111.

Regional Catastrophic Preparedness Grant Program provides funding to eligible states and local governments to close known preparedness capability gaps, encourage innovative regional solutions to issues related to catastrophic incidents and build on existing regional preparedness efforts, including pandemic preparedness

Food Security: Agri-Pulse NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association

NTCA CEO Shirley Bloomfield

NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association

https://www.agri-pulse.com/media/podcasts/85-agri-pulse-open-mic-interview/play/11067-ntca-ceo-shirley-bloomfield

This week’s Open Mic guest is Shirley Bloomfield, CEO of NTCA-The Rural Broadband Association. The COVID-19 pandemic has painfully exposed the “Rural Divide” between those who enjoy adequate internet service and those who suffer from a lack of connectivity. In recent testimony before Congress, Bloomfield advocated for developing a national infrastructure to meet the needs of the day and capturing opportunities of tomorrow. Bloomfield says it is important for government agencies to coordinate efforts in developing and maintaining rural service and says the time is now to take action to provide this essential service to all Americans.

National Latino Farmers & Ranchers Trade Association 

1029 Vermont Avenue, NW, Suite 601

Washington, DC 20005

Office: (202) 628-8833

Fax No.: (202) 393-1816

Email: latinofarmers@live.com 

Twitter: @NLFRTA

Website: www.NLFRTA.org