Constant Associates

Last week, we held our CONSTANT Summer Summit! Twice per year, we convene our entire company to speak, brainstorm, and collaborate on all things CONSTANT - from the CONSTANT Culture and Experience to Client Relationships to Team Building. This year, our two day event featured eight engaging sessions facilitated by various members of our incredible team.

Interested to know what working at CONSTANT is like? Our interactive sessions were designed to engage the entire team to provide feedback on key questions across various elements of the CONSTANT experience. Here is just a few things our team members said about CONSTANT:

-The healthy culture at CONSTANT is best described by the following three attributes: Collaborative, Flexible, and Inclusive
-Team members are excited to come to work knowing that their work will be valued and provides value to the communities that we serve
-The CONSTANT Experience, as experienced by our clients, is marked by reliability and professionalism

Thank you to all of our team members for your participation in the event, and we look forward to many more!

CONSTANT continues to grow and bring on esteemed professionals to join our team. If you're interested, please continue to monitor our open roles here: https://lnkd.in/eRNgtYBg

The effects of climate change continue to be experienced by the world – from climate extremes to harms to human health. In public health and emergency management, organizations across all levels of government are addressing climate change and implementing actions to reduce the harms and impacts of climate change. However, we need transformational change across all sectors to truly create a new plan of action for our planet.

For Earth Day 2023, the world is being called to “act (boldly), innovate (broadly), and implement (equitably)” and to celebrate Earth Day every day. Learn more below about what you and your organization can do to invest in our planet today and every day at https://www.earthday.org/.

Merry Christmas to all who celebrate! CONSTANT wishes all of our team members, partners, clients, and colleagues a happy and safe holiday season that is graced with peace, joy, and blessings.

Last month, FEMA released its first National Tribal Strategy. The Strategy addresses its responsibilities to federally recognized tribes by identifying critical agency activities in support of Tribal Nations. The Strategy was developed to be consistent with the broader 2022-2026 FEMA Strategic Plan by outlining tribal specific activities and intended outcomes in alignment with the Strategic Plan’s 3 goals.

You can review the National Tribal Strategy here:https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_national-tribal-strategy_08182022.pdf

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Last month, FEMA partnered with AARP and released the Guide to Expanding Mitigation: Making the Connection to Older Adults (https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/documents/fema_mitigation-guide_older-adults.pdf).

With U.S. population statistics projecting that individuals ages 65 and older will outnumber those under age 18 by 2034, the guide provides ways that emergency managers can strengthen community resilience in consideration of older adults. The guide also provides some historical examples of how older adults have been disproportionately impacted by notable disasters such as Hurricanes Katrina, Sandy, and Florence, COVID-19, and the 2018 Camp Fire.

Take a look at the guide and accompanying toolkit here. How does your community include older adults in efforts to reduce risk through hazard mitigation?

August marks National Immunization Awareness Month, providing an opportunity for public health and healthcare professionals to reach parents and patients and reinforce the importance of vaccines, including those that are routine and those that protect against preventable diseases.

The CDC has available resources oriented toward different messenger and audience types, including toolkits, a featured video series, and a vaccine assessment tool. They can be used as a baseline as you tailor your National Immunization Awareness Month communications campaign to your community.

How are you planning to reinforce immunization this month to your patients or constituents?

Recognizing National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) National Immunization Awareness Month (NIAM) provides an opportunity to highlight the value of immunization across the lifespan.

On Tuesday, www.heat.gov was launched to provide more heat and health information across the nation, with the goal of reducing disproportionate extreme heat mortality rates through the provision of timely and science-based information.

Tools and information that can conveniently be found in one place include an extreme heat vulnerability mapping tool, a health and heat tracker, FEMA's National Risk Index, the U.S. Hazards Outlook, and more. The webpage also features resources for planners - from public health officials to emergency responders to employers.

As extreme heat continues to impact millions of Americans across the country on a daily basis, including a current heat wave in the Pacific Northwest, the site marks an investment between several federal government partners to focus on societal heat resilience.