Tribal Health and Climate Planning Meeting 9/22

CA Climate Action Team - Public Health Workgroup Tribal Health and Climate Planning   Please join us Thursday, September 22, 2022 from 1:00 to 3:00 PM PT for a virtual meeting of the Public Health Workgroup of the California Climate Action Team (CAT-PHWG).   This meeting will focus on the experiences of Tribal nations as they work to promote and protect health and environment in a changing climate. Presenters will address lessons learned from the COVID-19 pandemic response and recovery, as well as what local and State agencies can to do to collaborate with and support Tribes as they work to overcome barriers and access resources to safeguard their communities' health through climate planning and action. DATE: Thursday, September 22, 2022 TIME: 1:00 – 3:00 PM PT LOCATION: Virtual Meeting (Register below)  Registration https://cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYof-2urTIoEtAEjvrFWGwynW_ngBB2zmoL#msdynttrid=i61DzIQN4rDikJCzzu17wLIu3wB1LjZKGPd36m-BtT *American Sign Language (ASL) and simultaneous Spanish interpretation will be provided.   ======================================================================= Salud tribal y planificación climática    Lo invitamos a una reunión virtual del Grupo de trabajo de salud pública del Equipo de acción climática de California (CAT-PHWG) el jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2022 desde la 1:00 p. m. hasta las 3:00 p. m. (hora del Pacífico).   La reunión se centrará en las experiencias de los pueblos tribales en su labor de promoción y protección de la salud y el medioambiente en un contexto de cambio climático. Los presentadores hablarán sobre lo que aprendieron de su reacción y su recuperación ante la pandemia de la COVID-19, y sobre las medidas que las agencias locales y estatales pueden adoptar para colaborar con las tribus y apoyar sus esfuerzos para superar los obstáculos y acceder a los recursos que les permitan preservar la salud de sus comunidades a través de la planificación y la acción en materia de cambio climático.   FECHA: Jueves, 22 de septiembre de 2022 HORA: 1:00 p. m. - 3:00 p. m. (hora del Pacífico) UBICACIÓN: Reunión virtual (regístrese a continuación)  Registration  https://cdph-ca-gov.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZYof-2urTIoEtAEjvrFWGwynW_ngBB2zmoL#msdynttrid=1SwYWLGG-RbO_SB9JUYCU9SzZnOOrjhTkcma95JM80k

$75K Grant Opportunity. Seattle Foundation.

 Seattle Foundation invites applications for increased community engagement

Posted: September 18, 2022
Deadline: October 30, 2022
Grants of up to $7,500 will be awarded to support grassroots efforts focused on increasing the engagement, power, and influence of community members affected by poverty and racial disparities....

 https://philanthropynewsdigest.org/rfps/rfp14249-seattle-foundation-invites-applications-for-increased-community-engagement  

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Opportunity, Training. ONSITE. FEMA EMI - Courses 1739, 1740, 1741 & 1742

NOTE:

1.  Taught onsite at FEMA EMI, Emmitsburg, Maryland

2.  Prerequisites may apply

     Example:  Prerequisites:

                         • E/L/K0146: 

                                 Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP)

                         • IS-120.c: An Introduction to Exercises

3.  When applying endorsement from LOCAL sponsoring organization must be submitted

     Example of sponsoring organizations:

• EM agency (local)
• FIRE\EMS 
• Law Enforcement
• BEMA International has not been authorized as a  sponsoring organization in accordance to FEM EMI guidelines

FEMA EMI News Website Update 1739-Training Opportunity-E0050 Exercise Control Simulation FY23 1740-Training Opportunity-EK0139 Exercise Design Development FY23 1741-Training Opportunity-K0051 Exercise Program Management FY23 1742-Training Opportunity-E0131 Exercise Design Development FY23   Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Emmitsburg, MD — You are subscribed to EMI News for FEMA. The following information has recently been updated, and is now available on https://training.fema.gov/emi.aspx 1739-Training Opportunity-E0050 Exercise Control Simulation FY23 E0050: Exercise Control and Simulation Course Course Description: This course is designed to introduce you to the fundamentals of Exercise Control and Simulation. Completion of this course will help prepare you to design and conduct exercises consistent with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) doctrine. Read more in Training Opportunity 1739. 1740-Training Opportunity-EK0139 Exercise Design Development FY23 E0139: Exercise Design and Development Course Description: This course is designed to expand your knowledge of exercise design and development consistent with the Homeland Security Exercise and Evaluation Program (HSEEP) doctrine. Read more in Training Opportunity 1740. 1741-Training Opportunity-K0051 Exercise Program Management FY23 K0051: Exercise Program Management Course Description: K0051 Exercise Program Management is an advanced-level course that provides a comprehensive overview of exercise program management. Participants will gain a better understanding of Exercise Program Management and create “Take-Home” documents. The course will discuss the facilitation of an Integrated Preparedness Planning Workshop (IPPW) and identify elements of the Integrated Preparedness Plan (IPP) as it relates to exercise program management. Read more in Training Opportunity 1741. 1742-Training Opportunity-E0131 Exercise Design Development FY23 E0131: Exercise Evaluation and Improvement Planning Course Description: This course will expand on the concepts of exercise evaluation and improvement planning that were introduced in E/L/K0146 (HSEEP). Students will learn how to establish an exercise evaluation program, gather evaluation data effectively during exercises, and implement and track improvements after an exercise. Read more in Training Opportunity 1742. Emergency Management Institute Mission To support the Department of Homeland Security and FEMA’s goals by improving the competencies of the U.S. officials in Emergency Management at all levels of government to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate the potential effects of all types of disasters and emergencies on the American people. Read more...

BEMA Int Health Organization and General members. GCHA Membership Application Not accepted.

Health Organization, and General membership of BEMA International:

Although BEMA International membership application was not accepted for the Global Climate and Health Alliance (GCHA, https://climateandhealthalliance.org/ ), nor aligned with current members of the GCHA:

• Center for Climate Change Communication
• UWI (University of West Indies, St. Augustine, Trinidad and Tobago)
• Zimbabwe Climate Change Coalition
• Youth Advocacy and Development Network-Uganda
• Other non-health organizations

To our members in the medical profession (physicians, nurses, etc.), CDC (Center for Disease Control), public health organizations, medical schools, and within the island nations in the UWI sphere submit your organization applications in the GCHA and continue to advocate for equitable health in every aspect for all communities and members of the ‘WHOLE COMMUNITY’ and the interrelationship of climate change to individual health.

The COVID-19 pandemic of 2019-Present, and even during the Ebola Crisis of 2014-Present focused on the need for community engagement and participation in the planning, preparedness, response, long-term recovery, mitigation, and adaption to these crisis events associated with human contact, directly and indirectly climate related events.  

Emergency management is integrated into every critical infrastructure sector of communities and each member of BEMA International in any sector plays a key role as part of a vast systems in addressing not only your local, but greater ‘global’ community in planning, preparedness, and each of the phases of emergency management for the survivability of you, your family, and community.  Climate change must be factored into not only healthcare but each of the critical infrastructure sectors with community engagement and participation.

Keep in mind:  

     “You have to act as if it were possible to radically transform the world. And you have to do it all the time.” —Angela Davis

Be safe, stay healthy, be prepared.

CDS

Charles D. Sharp Chair\CEO Black Emergency Managers Association International            Cornell University Climate Fellow         Deputy Chair, Global Health Security Agenda Consortium Washington, D.C.  20020 bEMA International Cooperation, Collaboration, Communication, Coordination, Community engagement, and  Partnering (C5&P) A 501 (c) 3 organization We are now faced with the fact that tomorrow is today.  We are confronted with the fierce urgency of now.  In this unfolding conundrum of life and history there is such a thing as being too late.  Procrastination is still the thief of time.  Life often leaves us standing bare, naked and dejected with a lost opportunity.  This may well be mankind’s last chance to choose between chaos or community.”           Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., ‘Where Are We Going From Here:  Chaos or Community’.   From: GCHA Admin  Sent: Friday, September 16, 2022 6:32 PM To: Bema@blackemergmanagersassociation.org Subject: GCHA Membership Application  Dear Mr. Sharp,  Thank you for your application to the Global Climate and Health Alliance. Our apologies for the long delay in getting back to you. We appreciate and support the work that you are doing. However, as our membership is health organization focused, we regret to inform you that we cannot accept your application. Best wishes, -- Web  Twitter   Newsletter Health Organizations - Apply to join the Alliance