CITY OF BEAVERTON OFFERING EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS CLASSES IN SPANISH (PHOTO)
News Release from City of Beaverton
Posted on FlashAlert: April 7th, 2015 2:43 PM
BEAVERTON, Ore. - The City of Beaverton's Emergency Management Program, in collaboration with Washington County and Tualatin Valley Fire & Rescue partners, is offering an emergency and disaster preparedness training course in Spanish this May through Jun e. "�Listos!," which means ready or prepared, is a culturally-adapted curriculum similar to the city's CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) program. The class is the first of its kind in Oregon.
Nationally, the Latino community is among the most vulnerable and severely impacted during and after a disaster. The primary goal of �Listos! is to provide the foundation for participants from the Latino community who are primarily Spanish-speaking to be better prepared to help their families and friends during emergencies and disasters. The training covers topics ranging from utility shut-off and First Aid/CPR certification, to triage, search and rescue and disaster psychology. Upon completion, �Listos! graduates will also have the opportunity to participate in additional training and events with Beaverton CERT.
"I am really proud of our partnership and excited that Beaverton is the first city in Oregon to offer culturally specific lifesaving programs like this," said Mayor Denny Doyle.
The National League of Cities recently recognized the city's initiatives to reach out to the diverse community in innovative ways, like partnering with �Listos!, and awarded the city the City Cultural Diversity Award.
The �Listos! program is free, and includes childcare and dinner for the participants.
Participants must attend all five sessions, which are three hours on Wednesday evenings from May 6 through June 3. The curriculum covers basic preparedness information, first aid and CPR/AED certification, disaster first aid, and search and rescue, in addition to other topics. Pre-registration is required and must be submitted by Friday, April 24. To register, go to http://listos.eventbrite.com.
For more information, contact Michael Mumaw, emergency manager at 503-526-2344 or mmumaw@BeavertonOregon.gov. Information is also available in Spanish.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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Nationally, the Latino community is among the most vulnerable and severely impacted during and after a disaster. The primary goal of �Listos! is to provide the foundation for participants from the Latino community who are primarily Spanish-speaking to be better prepared to help their families and friends during emergencies and disasters. The training covers topics ranging from utility shut-off and First Aid/CPR certification, to triage, search and rescue and disaster psychology. Upon completion, �Listos! graduates will also have the opportunity to participate in additional training and events with Beaverton CERT.
"I am really proud of our partnership and excited that Beaverton is the first city in Oregon to offer culturally specific lifesaving programs like this," said Mayor Denny Doyle.
The National League of Cities recently recognized the city's initiatives to reach out to the diverse community in innovative ways, like partnering with �Listos!, and awarded the city the City Cultural Diversity Award.
The �Listos! program is free, and includes childcare and dinner for the participants.
Participants must attend all five sessions, which are three hours on Wednesday evenings from May 6 through June 3. The curriculum covers basic preparedness information, first aid and CPR/AED certification, disaster first aid, and search and rescue, in addition to other topics. Pre-registration is required and must be submitted by Friday, April 24. To register, go to http://listos.eventbrite.com.
For more information, contact Michael Mumaw, emergency manager at 503-526-2344 or mmumaw@BeavertonOregon.gov. Information is also available in Spanish.
ABOUT BEAVERTON
Beaverton is a welcoming and responsible city that enjoys one of the most diverse populations in Oregon. In 2015, Beaverton was recognized as the safest city in the Pacific Northwest (according to CQ Press for cities more than 75,000). Recently, the city's award-winning finance department received the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award as well as the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting. In 2012, the city was awarded the Mayors' Climate Protection Award from the U.S. Conference of Mayors. It was named one of the 100 Best Places to Live in America by Money magazine and recognized as one of the best places to raise kids by BusinessWeek magazine. The city was named one of the top 25 Suburbs for Retirement by Forbes.com and one of the 100 Best Walking Cities in America by Prevention magazine. The city also received the Recycler of the Year award from the Association of Oregon Recyclers, named a Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation, recei ved a Bronze Award Bicycle Friendly Community designation by the League of American Bicyclists, and recognized as one of the Environmental Protection Agency's Green Power Communities. Lastly, the city's nationally acclaimed visioning program was named Public Involvement Project of the Year--Best Planning Project by the International Association of Public Participation (IAP2) Cascade Chapter and also received the prestigious 3CMA Award of Excellence.
For more information, reminders and community news, visit www.BeavertonOregon.gov. Also follow Beaverton on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CityofBeaverton, or Twitter at www.twitter.com/CityofBeaverton.
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