Weathering the Flu: A Convening for Congregations and Faith Communities on H1N1

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 or faith community
  
• How to continue your community's activities
  
• Ways to care for your members and their families

Featured speakers include:

• Alessa Adamo, Executive Director, San Francisco Community Agencies Responding to Disaster (SF CARD)

• Ricardo Alvarez, MD, Medical Director, Mission Neighborhood Health Center

• Muntu Davis, MD, MPH, County Health Officer, Alameda County Department of Public Health

• Âna-Marie Jones, Executive Director, Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD)

• Reverend Raymond E. Lankford, Co-Founder and Executive Director, Healthy Oakland, and Pastor, VOICES of Hope Community Church

• With opening remarks from Sandra R. Hernández, MD, CEO, The San Francisco Foundation

Registration:   

Complete the form at the bottom of this page, or call 415.733.8529.

When:       

Thursday, October 29, 2009
8:30 a.m. Registration and light breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Program

Where:   

James Irvine Foundation Conference Center at the
East Bay Community Foundation
353 Frank H. Ogawa Plaza
Oakland, CA 94612
Walking distance from Oakland’s City Center/12th Street BART Station
Directions and parking

This convening is hosted by The San Francisco Foundation’s FAITHS Program, Disaster Preparedness Project, and the East Bay Community Foundation, with support from The California Endowment and the Walter and Elise Haas Fund. Co-sponsors include Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disaster (CARD), San Francisco Community Agencies Responding to Disaster (SF CARD), and Thrive: The Alliance of Nonprofits for San Mateo County.

James Irvine Foundation Conference Center is accessible to people with disabilities. Please request any specific accessibility needs or other accommodations when you register, by Monday, October 26.