SWINE FLU INFORMATIONAL BROCHURES

In light of the recent Swine Flu developments, Kern Leadership Alliance is distributing the attached local Swine Flu brochures (English and Spanish) for your use and dissemination to your congregations and businesses. The best way to combat Swine Flu is through education and prevention. The Kern County Department of Public Health has requested KLA to share these health prevention techniques with the faith community as part of our Disaster Emergency Response (DER) initiative.

Swine Flu News Release 10-26-09  

Swine Flu Brochure - English

Swine Flu Brochure - Spanish

As part of our efforts to engage followers of Jesus to work together for community transformation, Kern Leadership Alliance collaborates with public and private agencies to mobilize people of faith, as well as churches, to become part of a community-wide strategy for disaster preparedness.  Let us continue to be the caring hands of Jesus, extended to those who are afraid, and in need of hope, encouragement, and prayer.

Are You Prepared?

When disaster strikes "like a thief in the night" will our community be prepared? That is the question members Kern Leadership Alliance asked in regards to the faith community here in Kern County.

We live in dangerous times. Terrorism is on the rise, with elevated threat levels now a part of our daily routine. We have watched thousands experience loss of life, property, and security when hurricanes, earthquakes, and wild fires have struck unexpectedly.

As people of faith, are we prepared to be the caring hands of Jesus, extended to those who are afraid, in need of shelter, in need of hope?
As part of its efforts to engage followers of Jesus to work together for community transformation,
Kern Leadership Alliance is collaborating with public and private agencies to mobilize people of faith, as well as churches, to become part of a community-wide strategy for disaster preparedness.

If you would like more information on how to get involved or get prepared, whether you are a church or an individual, please contact Kern Leadership Alliance at kernleadershipalliance@gmail.com. As a preview, you may want to visit the sites listed below to help start the disaster preparation process.

If you are a church and wish to have one of our KLA DER teams contact you, please fill out this form:

Coming Soon!

Please don't hesitate to contact us. Join with Kern Leadership Alliance to better serve our community in times of greatest need.

Helpful Links:

Salvation Army:   www.salvationarmy.org/

Victim Relief:   www.victimrelief.org

Kern Chapter of the American Red Cross:   www.kernredcross.org/home.asp

Official FEMA website:    www.fema.gov

Bakersfield Fire Department:   www.bakersfieldcity.us/fire

Kern County Fire Department:   www.kerncountyfire.org

Department of Homeland Security:    www.dhs.gov/index.shtm 

Kern County Department of Public Health:    www.co.kern.ca.us/health           

Promising Practices Website:    www.promisingpractices.org   

At-Risk Populations & Pandemic Influenza:     www.astho.org