Training 2023:
Disaster & Refugee Response: Sphere Minimum Standards
Disaster & Refugee Response: Sphere Minimum Standards
@ Shalom Training & Retreat Center
Grand Saline, Texas
(This course has been postponed until a later date.)
Respond to disasters with dignity and respect, according to the internationally recognized Sphere standards
CHSC’s Sphere course empowers participants to engage with global response efforts through knowledge and application of life-saving and dignity-upholding measures outlined in the internationally-used Sphere Handbook: Humanitarian Charter and Minimum Standards in Humanitarian Response.
This weekend of interactive sessions will cover universal standards, actions, and indicators in four core life-saving areas: health, food security and nutrition, shelter and settlement, and WASH. Open to all who are interested – this program will greatly benefit humanitarian relief workers, medical professionals, and social workers.
The course tuition will be held at our campus, Shalom Training and Retreat Center, located at 201 Private Road 5819, Grand Saline, Tx 75140 (Around an hour east of Dallas).
Shalom Retreat Center
Shalom Retreat and Training Center is CHSC’s headquarters and our center for the furlough, training, and orientation needs of CHSC staff serving around the world.
Located in rural East Texas, just an hour and 20 minutes east of the DFW airport, Shalom offers an idyllic setting for rest and learning with contemporary comforts nearby. Shalom can accommodate around 30 people at a time for overnight stays. The 20-acre property includes a large conference room video conference ability, a 1,500 square foot community center, several houses with full kitchens, wifi, sitting porches, hammocks, a swimming pool, a nature trail, and a pond
Meals are provided in a full-scale dining room in our Main House – a cozy destination with a fireplace and a covered porch.
Course Presenters:
Sarah Pruitt
PHd, do, msc
Sarah is a board-certified ER physician who graduated from the Virginia College of Osteopathic Medicine and then completed residency training at the Geisinger Health System in Danville, PA in 2011. She was awarded her PhD from Virginia Tech in Health Promotion with an emphasis on international health and completed her dissertation on HIV awareness and education in El Salvador in 2009. She has worked extensively around the world in low resource settings and has been a part of medical care in over 20 different countries, having engaged in several disaster responses including natural disasters and infectious outbreaks. She spent the last 6 years serving and working at the Hospital of Hope in Togo, West Africa as a staff physician. She has completed her Masters in Disaster Healthcare from the University of South Wales and has a passion to see high-quality care delivered, regardless of the setting. Her goal is to elevate the care that mission hospitals deliver through this new partnership with CHSC. “Quality care everywhere is achievable, and we exist to come alongside others to make this a reality. For we are all made in the image of God and what better way to honor that than to strive to deliver the very best care possible in each setting.”
Gregory Seager
RN, MSN
Greg holds a master’s in nursing and healthcare leadership from The George Washington University. His graduate thesis project was on patient safety in global health. Greg is a member of the Christian CEO peer group C12. Greg is a frequent keynote speaker on global health and international health development. His book When Healthcare Hurts: An Evidence Based Guide for Best Practices in Global Health Initiatives is the first book to look seriously at the challenges of supporting both patient safety and human dignity in global health volunteer work. It defines evidence-based guidelines through which we can address these issues.
Kelly Frazier
md
Kelly is a US Board Certified Pediatrician who completed training and residency at the University of Louisville. After residency she spent two years in Tsiko, Togo at the Hôpital Baptiste Biblique through Samaritan’s Purse’s Post-Residency program. At the completion of that program, she joined ABWE as a full-time medical missionary to serve at the Hospital of Hope in Mango, Togo. During her nine years in long-term missions she specialized in neonatal care and pediatric cancer care in the Low and Middle-Income Country (LMIC) setting. During this time she was also able to care for people with infectious diseases including Lassa Fever and Ebola. “I want to come alongside medical workers to teach, encourage and equip, so that we can together see quality healthcare reach those most in need, for the honor of Christ and His witness to the nations.”
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