Community Health

Weathering the Flu: A Convening for Congregations and Faith Communities on H1N1 (James Irvine Foundation Conference Center at the East Bay Community Foundation, 353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza, Oakland, CA 94612, from 2009-10-29 09:00 AM to 2009-10-29 11:00 AM) — by Talya Gould

Join with other faith and community leaders and health and disaster experts for a discussion about this flu season. Learn about, the H1N1 flu virus and what might happen this flu season, how H1N1 may impact your congregation’s or faith community’s activities, and ways to care for your members and their families.

Building a Disaster-Resilient Bay Area: Lessons for Strengthening Vulnerable Communities (Preservation Park -- 1233 Preservation Park Way -- Oakland, CA 94612, from 2009-04-29 08:15 AM to 2009-04-29 01:00 PM) — by Talya Gould

Join us for this half-day regional summit that explores factors that enable vulnerable communities to meet their own immediate and long-term needs in disaster; effective approaches to engage communities in preparedness, response, and recovery; and ways to foster disaster preparedness through community-building, organizing, and networking.

Community Resilience Training - in Bayview (Providence Baptist Church -- 1601 McKinnon Avenue -- San Francisco, CA 94124, from 2008-10-25 12:30 PM to 2008-10-25 04:00 PM) — by ksellman

The San Francisco Foundation’s Disaster Preparedness Project is offering Community Resilience Training to help communities develop the ability to recover from any disastrous event through preparation and self-reliance. Our next training is in the Bayview neighborhood of San Francisco.

Symposium on Protecting and Treating those Destabilized by Mental Illness: Beyond the Asylum and the Jail (, from 2008-05-27 09:00 AM to 2008-05-27 05:00 PM) — by Talya Gould

Join legal and clinical experts and advocates as they explore what can be done about the current crisis in our mental health and criminal justice systems.