Vietnamese
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.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese
This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
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.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, German, Italian
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, available in multiple languages from the American Red Cross, presents a concise summary of what action to take during and after an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi
This workbook provides easy to follow material to help individuals and families prepare for disasters. The resource is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Ukrainian
This documentary depicts the impact of Hurricane Katrina on a Vietnamese-American community in New Orleans and the recovery process.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding anthrax.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
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 guide provides general emergency preparedness information as well as that which is specific to the needs of Sacramento County, California residents. The guide is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Russian, Mien
This website offers a collection of publications, fact sheets, policy briefs, and resources regarding disaster preparedness, particularly for Asian communities and limited English proficiency (LEP) populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese
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
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
Boat People SOS (BPSOS) is a private sector organization devoted to empowering Vietnamese communities through topic specific programs including disaster relief and recovery.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Knowledge, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
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 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
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
The CDC Emergency Preparedness and response website provides information on a number of different types of emergencies and can be viewed in 13 different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, German, Italian
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
The Chinatown Disaster Project provides a "Disaster Preparedness and Response FastFacts Handbook" and training for residents in San Francisco's Chinatown to prepare them for independent survival in the first 72 hours following a disaster.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding chlorine gas.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Chemical
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
This research examines the role of social capital and networks to explain the evacuation, relocation, and recovery experiences of a Vietnamese American community in New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
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 qualitative work emphasizes the importance of accounting for differences in the communication structures of culturally diverse populations in the public decision making process.
Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Building Trust
Language(s): English
This website offers a wide range of translated materials which address issues of emergency preparedness and response.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian
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 translated resource provides information regarding how to effectively deal with negative psychological effects which are the result of natural disaster or other traumatic event.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Vietnamese
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 matrix presents in depth results of a pilot study conducted by the Northwest Oregon Health Preparedness Organization
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English