OTHER ISSUES

The Social Concerns Committee is open to recommendations concerning issues not pertaining to its five priorities. These issues are usually addressed for a limited period of time while they are receiving significant public attention.  

The committee has made a commitment to tracking and disseminating information about emergency preparedness.  See the resource list below.

The committee is also willing to sponsor forums on topics of general interest.  In May of 2007 it sponsored a very successful forum on Healthcare in California dealing with major proposals in this area.   In August of 2006 it organized a forum dealing with the Liquid Natural Gas terminal proposed to be built in the Long Beach harbor.

LIST  OF  EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS RESOURCES 

National Response Plan - Fact Sheet:    www.dhs.gov/xnews/releases/press_release_0581.shtm

Center for Disease Control: www.cdc.gov

Faith-Based and Community Organization Pandemic Influenza Preparedness Checklist: www.pandemicflu.gov/plan/community/faithcomchecklist.html

California Emergency Preparedness Office:   www.dhs.ca.gov/ps/ddwem/environmental/epo/epoindex.htm

California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services: www.oes.ca.gov/Operational/OESHome.nsf/1?

Avian and Pandemic Influenza information:
www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/health/influenza.asp

Bio-Terrorism Emergency Planning Guides (English, Spanish & Khmer): www.ci.long-beach.ca.us/health/bt/er_prep.asp

Community Outreach Promoting Safety and Security (COPSS):
www.copss-ca.org