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This translated brochure provides recommendations as to what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Information also addresses specific scenarios and best practices for seeking shelter and avoiding harm.

Drawing from qualitative research, this article examines how trust in authorities influenced New Orleans residents’ reactions to warnings and the public health advice.

This document summarizes the legal code 5197h which promotes emergency preparedness research and training for minority communities and provides guidelines as to how funding should be allocated.

This translated informational sheet enumerates 10 things that individuals should do to prepare for a terrorist attack.

This data source provides data on indicators relevant to emergency preparedness such as demographics, Language spoken at home, English proficiency, country of origin, years living in U.S., housing status, and transportation.

This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.

This handout describes 10 behaviors and actions that can be taken to stay healthy in a work environment.  Some of these include hand-washing, covering coughs and sneezes, and keeping frequently touched common spaces clean.

This handout, available in multiple languages from the American Red Cross, presents a concise summary of what action to take during and after an earthquake.

This workbook provides easy to follow material to help individuals and families prepare for disasters. The resource is available in multiple languages.

This presentation outlines a public health preparedness model for reaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) communities within a culturally competent framework.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to work with grassroots organizations  to deliver critical information to low-income populations before, during, and after a disaster.

This article highlights the importance of staffing clinicians who are familiar with social and cultural needs of diverse populations in post- disaster mobile medical care.

This bill requires that the Director of California’s Office of Emergency Services considers the multiple languages and needs of populations who have limited English proficiency (LEP) and to incorporate their needs into emergency planning, response, and recovery training.   

The webcast highlights best practices and lessons learned in reaching vulnerable populations in a public health emergency.

This resource describes lessons learned from working with immigrant and limited English proficient (LEP) communities in disasters and includes firsthand accounts from the field.

This qualitative study examines differences in coping strategies by gender, race, and income of individuals who were displaced after Hurricane Katrina.

This translated brochure dispels some of the rumors associated with Africanized honey bees and provides information regarding how to react to an attack and treat stings.

This presentation promotes a marketing based approach to foster emergency preparedness and discusses why the context of preparedness action is crucial to reaching vulnerable populations.

The American Community Survey provides information on demographics, housing, language, socioeconomic, and transportation, for single, three, adn five-year averages.

The American Housing Survey collects information on housing, apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers.

This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.

This working paper presents the findings from a comprehensive assessment of emergency preparedness communication and public health messaging strategies for at-risk populations, including those with limited English proficiency (LEP).

This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding anthrax.

This translated brochure provides tips on how to make one’s home fire- safe and how to plan the best escape route.

This translated handout provides general information regarding how flash floods develop and efforts which can be made to mitigate their effects.