New Course in Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities

July 26, 2012

The RDPC is offering a New Course in Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities According to the National Response Framework (NRFG), functional needs populations, as they relate to emergency response, includes groups such as the elderly and children, anyone with limited English proficiency, NRF looks to target populations that struggle to maintain independence before, during, and after the incident. These individuals require specialized care, transportation, shelter, and medical needs that must be considered before the crisis occurs. MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities is an eight-hour course is designed to educate participants on the planning efforts needed  to ensure the safety of those with functional needs, particularly those housed in assisted-living facilities and nursing homes during a crisis event. Because of their restrictions and gaps in community support,  individuals with functional needs living in rural areas are at greater risk of injury and death during a crisis event than those living in suburban and urban areas. These people require specialized care, transportation, shelter, and medical needs that must be considered before the crisis occurs. This tuition free course will expose participants to the benefits of developing comprehensive emergency response plans for those most vulnerable during a crisis — the elderly and children, anyone with limited English proficiency, people with disabilities, and anyone from a minority culture. For more information on MGT 403 Response Planning for Functional Needs Populations in Rural Communities, go to http://www.ruraltraining.org/courses/mgt-405. To request this or any RDPC training, call (877) 855-7372 or complete the training request form at http://www.ruraltraining.org/request-course. For a complete list of courses and other information regarding the RDPC, please visit www.ruraltraining.org, or email info@ruraltraining.org  . To register for online training, go to http://www.ruraltraining.org/training/online.

2012 Edition of THE BOOK OF THE STATES

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The 2012 edition of The Book of the States, The Council of State Governments' annual almanac of information about the states, is now available online.    The current edition includes 32 articles from 34 authors, with 172 external tables and approximately 85,000 individual pieces of data.     The book includes articles on such things as:   State constitutional developments in 2011; Governors' state of the state addresses; State budget and taxes; and  Health care reform. The tables cover areas including: State spending on education, health care and transportation; Candidate spending on elections; Salaries of selected state administrative officials; and  Trends in state prison populations. The Council of State Governments has published The Book of the States since 1935. Editions dating back to 2004 are now available at the CSG Knowledge Center.

Prize Possession: Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transylvania, Louisiana, January 1939. (January 1939)

BEMA Network members (All):

Recently I had the unique experience to pass along a  framed copy of the historical photo below to a young man that assisted me in moving furniture with his father’s permission.  This photo was prominent in my home and was practically the first thing to be noticed besides my black and white photos of Miles Davis, Billy Eckstein, Nat King Cole, and Paul Robeson (I’ve had this for over thirty-years).

I emphasized that we as a people are only one or two generations away from what this loving, proud, and wonderful woman is instilling in her children.  That knowledge, education, and patience are the basic framework to achieving our goals and objectives for ourselves, family, and community.

Study the entire photo, pass along to your children, grandchildren, and friends. 

Peace.

Charles D. Sharp

Charles D. Sharp

Chief Executive

Black Emergency Managers Association   

bEMA

"I Care...."

 

Image ID: 1212132

Negro mother teaching children numbers and alphabet in home of sharecropper, Transylvania, Louisiana, January 1939. (January 1939)

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