The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Hispanic or Latino

“Beat the Quake” Information

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

10 Steps for Terrorism Preparedness

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

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

10 Ways You Can Be Disaster Prepared

This informative brochure lists 10 steps you can take to prepare for a disaster and is available in multiple languages. 

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Russian, Armenian

2008 MAA-CBO Directory: Mutual Assistance Associations and Community Based Organizations Serving Refugees and Immigrants in Minnesota

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

Subtopics: Channels of Communication
Language(s): English

2009 H1N1 Flu: 10 Ways You Can Stay Healthy at Work

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

2009 H1N1 Influenza Vaccine - Inactivated - "the flu shot"


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

27 Things to Help You Survive an Earthquake

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

3 Days 3 Ways Disaster Preparedness Workbook

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

72Hours.Org

This multilingual website provides a wealth of information to help San Francisco Bay Area residents prepare for emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese

Africanized Honey Bees

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.

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

After the Disaster

This resource, available in both English and Spanish, provides information on unpleasant feelings one may experience following a disaster and suggests a number of coping strategies.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Spanish

American Red Cross: Bay Area Chapter

The Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provides community preparedness services and information which is specific to the needs of Latino and Asian communities.

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

An Achilles Heel in Emergency Communications: The Deplorable Policies and Practices Pertaining to Non English Speaking Populations


The purpose of this project and report was to document emergency communication policies and practices related to Spanish-speaking populations in Central Texas.   

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

An Assessment of the Cultural Appropriateness of Emergency Preparedness Communication for Low Income Minorities

For this article, a content analysis of web-based emergency preparedness risk communication materials was conducted to determine their appropriateness in reaching low income African Americans and Latinos in Maryland.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Anthrax Fact Sheet

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

Anthrax: What You Need to Know

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

Are You prepared? A guide to Emergency Preparedness for Sacramento County

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

Are You Ready for a Fire?

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

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

Are You Ready for a Flash Flood?

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

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

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

Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us about Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis

This report focuses on the 2007 California Wildfires and the impact of natural disasters on Latino and immigrant communities.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
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

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

Best Practices for Decontamination with Special Populations

This audio presentation discusses emergency plans, decontamination, and hazardous material drills for people who are deaf whose primary language is American Sign Language, individuals with physical disabilities whose primary language is English, and people whose primary language is Spanish and who have limited or no English.
 

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Emergency Decision Making, Chemical, Radiation, Terrorism
Language(s): English

Biological Emergencies

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

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
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