The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?

This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a heat wave and avoid heatstroke.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Are You Ready for a Hurricane?

This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a hurricane.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Are You Ready for a Tornado?

This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a tornado.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Are You Ready for an Earthquake?

This translated brochure provides information regarding protective behavior to undertake in the case of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Area Resource File (ARF)

This data set provides information on healthcare resources such as hospitals and community health centers by geographic region. Purchase is required to access the data set.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Arizona Health Disparities Center (AHDC)

The Arizona Health Disparities Center is dedicated to promoting and protecting the health of minority populations in Arizona and provides information on culturally and linguistically appropriate services (CLAS) as well as links to translated emergency preparedness materials.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish

Asian and Pacific Islander Population, Growth, & Socio-economic Status

This interactive tool provides information on the growth and socioeconomic characteristics of 21 Asian American and Pacific Islanders sub-groups, as well as for other major racial/ethnic groups.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Assessing the Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health: A Summary of the June 2010 Workshop

This report presents the findings from a two day workshop on the health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and strategies for research, response, and recovery activities. Issues relating to culture, language, and diverse populations are discussed throughout the report.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Chemical
Language(s): English

At- Risk Populations Project

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop recommendations on how to protect at-risk populations, such as those which are culturally isolated or have limited English proficiency (LEP), during an influenza pandemic.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

At-Risk Populations and Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guidance for State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Health Departments

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released national guidance on protecting at-risk populations, such as those which are culturally isolated or have limited English proficiency (LEP), during an influenza pandemic. 

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Attending to Social Vulnerability when Rationing Pandemic Resources

This article presents recommendations from the Minnesota Pandemic Ethics Project regarding health resource rationing in pandemics with an explicit focus on socially vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic minorities.

 

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English

Audience Responses and Informational Needs: Considering Diversity in Crisis Communication


This book chapter provides an overview of literature on crisis communication and diverse populations.    

Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception
Language(s): English

Barriers to and Facilitators of Effective Risk Communication among Hard-to-Reach Populations in the Event of a Bioterrorist Attack or Outbreak

This report provides a needs assessment of vulnerable and hard to reach populations in Texas and identifies the preferred methods of communication in the event of a bioterrorist attack or epidemic.

Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks
Language(s): English

BayPrep

Fritz Institute's BayPrep project seeks to improve disaster preparedness in the San Francisco Bay Area and ensure that vulnerable communities have been taken into account in disaster planning.

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Be a Germ Stopper

This resource is a flyer that encourages germ-stopping behaviors - covering coughs & sneezes, and keeping hands clean.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, French

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

This data source provides information on health behaviors, access to care, and disease prevalence in the adult population.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Bioterrorism Preparedness Beliefs and Perceptions: Ethnic and Sociocultural Differences

The goal of this report was to determine whether individuals in categories of English as a Second Language, Urban Asian, and Urban Caucasian have differing beliefs and perceptions about types of terrorism agents and events.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English

Blackouts (Audio)

This audio file provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Blackouts (Handout)

This handout provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Blackouts (Mobile Video)

This mobile video provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Blackouts (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Blackouts (Web-Video)

This web-video provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Botulism Fact Sheet

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

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian

Bridging The Cultural Divide: Cultural Competence In Public Safety

This article reviews cultural competence in emergency settings and is specifically geared towards 911 operators.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English

Build an Emergency Preparedness Kit

This handout provides information on how to build an emergency preparedness kit for emergencies in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Bulletin on Terrorism

This translated bulletin provides general information regarding the nature of terrorism and advises the reader of preventative measures which can be taken to help offset the effects of a terrorist attack.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese

California’s Emergency Preparedness Efforts for Culturally Diverse Communities: Status, Challenges, and Directions for the Future


This report presents the findings from a statewide assessment of emergency preparedness programs and initiatives for racially and ethnically diverse communities in California.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Carbon monoxide epidemic among immigrant populations: King County, Washington, 2006.

This article presents the findings from a study of a carbon monoxide (CO) poisoning outbreak and that disproportionately affected immigrant populations.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Fact Sheet


This resource is a fact sheet about carbon monoxide poisoning. It explains what carbon monoxide is and where it can be found. The majority of the information is about carbon monoxide poisoning and how to reduce risk of CO poisoning.

Subtopics: Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, German

CDC Says "Take 3" Steps To Fight The Flu

This resource is a 3-fold brochure published by the CDC.  It outlines 3 steps to take to fight the flu, including getting vaccinated, taking part in preventive behaviors, and taking antivirals if recommended by a physician.

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Spanish
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