Preparedness Summit. Atlanta. April 17-20, 2018

If you are having trouble reading this message, click here for the web version. Preparedness Summit 2018 Calling all Student Summit Attendees! Focus Group Invitation: Understanding Awareness of Nuclear Preparedness        in Institutes of Higher Education As a graduate student, how much do you know about radiologic and nuclear preparedness? Do you feel like you know a lot, or do you wish you knew more? Does your school offer courses in radiologic and nuclear preparedness? Download the NACCHO Conferences App Build a personalized agenda for the summit by downloading the NACCHO Conferences app on Apple and Android devices. The app features full session descriptions, presentation materials, maps, and more. For help with the app, look for conference staff or stop by the registration desk. On Thursday, April 19th at 12pm - 1pm, please bring your lunch to Room Chicago D, where the Emory University Student Outbreak and Response Team (SORT) will host a focus group with student attendees of the Summit. The focus group is seeking to gain insights into the baseline knowledge and current educational opportunities for nuclear preparedness and radiation safety among students enrolled in higher education. Whether you have had a lot or a little exposure to nuclear preparedness, please come share your experiences in or desires for more training on nuclear preparedness.  If you have questions or plan to attend, please RSVP to Sydney Shuk (sydney.shuk@emory.edu) by Tuesday, April 18th.

Mano River Union: Role of Rural Women in Building Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities in the margins of the IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings April 22, 2018 – 10:00am – 12:00pm World Bank Group

Mano River Union: Role of Rural Women in Building Sustainable and Resilient Rural Communities in the margins of the IMF-World Bank Group Spring Meetings April 22, 2018 – 10:00am – 12:00pm World Bank Group – 701 18th Street, N.W Room # J 8-044 Mano River Union (MRU) covers Cote d’Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone The conference will build upon the outcomes of the MRU session held in October 2016 led by African Diaspora, and focus on the role of rural women in developing sustainable and resilient rural communities. Women in rural areas continue to make significant contributions to the social and economic circumstances in our society. They help to maintain a sustainable and productive agriculture sector as the essential economic, environmental and social basis of rural areas which contributes to rural development, sustainable food production, and to a potential creation of jobs for rural women. Both the SDGs Agenda 2030 and the African Union Agenda 2063 envision "a high standard of living, quality of life and well-being for all citizens in all spheres of life which involve “incomes, jobs and decent work, poverty, inequality and hunger, social security and protection including persons with disabilities, modern, affordable and liveable habitats, and quality basic services, biodiversity, conservation, and sustainable natural resource management, water security, health and nutrition, climate resilience and natural disasters preparedness, education.” The conference aims to highlight the role of rural women in building sustainable and resilient rural communities, in the perspective of meeting the African Union Agenda 2063 and SDGs Agenda 2030; and to discuss potential solutions to the challenges.  Speakers from: ·        Cote d’Ivoire ·        Guinea ·        Liberia ·        Sierra Leone ·        USA – African Diaspora ·       USA – Non African Diaspora RSVP required: Contact: Jeannette Kah Le Guil – jnetkah@kahleguil.org \ Light Refreshments