Somali
This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This is a fact sheet about the "flu shot" or inactivated vaccine for H1N1 influenza. It provides information H1N1 and its variation from the seasonal flu and about who should receive the vaccination.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making
Language(s): Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Armenian, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Bengali, Turkish, Urdu, Oromo
This handout provides information on anthrax in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Russian
This handout provides information on biological emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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
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
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
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
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
This handout provides information on bombing or explosion emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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
This handout provides information on chemical emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This audio file provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on ciprofloxacin, a medication that is administered to people that may have been exposed to anthrax, in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on administering ciprofloxacin to babies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This brochure, provided by Seattle and King County, contains information about the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine. It explains that the vaccine is developed in the same way as the seasonal flu and that the preservative (thimerosal) used in the vaccine is safe.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
This handout provides information on how to crush ciprofloxacin pills for one's children, as well as information on ciprofloxacin dosages for children depending on their weight. This resource is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This online training module describes three local efforts to close the health literacy gap in Minnesota, including ECHO Minnesota which focuses on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This handout provides information on decontamination and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This examines the link between culture and emergency preparedness. The paper reports the results of a study of two minority communities in Maine (the Passamaquoddy tribe on Pleasant Point Reservation and the Somali refugee community in the city of Lewiston). The study identifies gaps which exist between these communities’ and “mainstream” communities’ levels of preparedness.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This audio file provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on Doxycycline, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian