LISTOS grant with Dignity Health Hospital/ Commonspirit and LA Department of Public Health:  

The term “listos” translates to “ready” in Spanish, illustrating a sense of preparedness and security. LISTOS is an initiative launched by California Governor Gavin Newsom’s office and funded through the Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES). LISTOS engages a statewide network of community-based organizations, Tribal Governments, and Community Emergency Response Teams across the state to provide culturally competent education to prepare all Californians for wildfires, floods, earthquakes, droughts, heatwaves and other disasters. The Institute for Community Health and Wellbeing (Institute) is partnering with Dignity Health Northridge Hospital Medical Center (DH) and the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health to train the CSUN population in important, life-saving skills. In Fall 2025, eight University 100 (U100) classes (first year students) are participating in these workshops. U100 coordinator Debbi Mercado worked with Dr. Sawyer to organize this project  at CSUN, and the U100 faculty members involved: Conchita Battle, Imaya Ramos Rincon, Marina Valadez, Joyce Marie Brusasco, Karla Montenegro Gonzalez, Anjum Padyal, Lindsey Macaraig; and to our faculty affiliate Dr. Nancy Miodrag.  The grant period is August 2024 through December 2025. Each participating student will attend three one-hour workshops: Five Step Emergency Preparedness, Stop the Bleed, and Hands Only CPR.