Hispanic or Latino

This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.

This translated brochure provides a checklist of measures which can be taken to mitigate the effects of an earthquake, action to take during an earthquake, and what should be done following an earthquake.

This commentary highlights what needs to be done to eliminate potential injustices towards disadvantaged populations during an influenza pandemic.

This resource is a handbook for food managers. It provides descriptions of potential natural and man-made emergencies effecting food supplies. It also provides scenarios and standard practices for food emergencies.

This guide, which is available in multiple languages, provides practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments to plan and respond to emergencies that create the potential for an imminent health hazard.

This resource, available in English and Spanish, provides information on preparing an emergency farm plan.

This report presents the findings from an initiative to increase emergency preparedness in low-income Latino communities by utilizing health promoters from the local community.

This emergency preparedness training curriculum, available in English and Spanish, is designed for lay health promoters from the Latino community.

The video is about emergency preparedness in general and contains specific information about preparedness in Washington state. It emphasizes the importance of being prepared for a disaster at all times, and highlights three keys to success: planning for a disaster, practicing the plan, and preparing. 

This paper describes the level of public emergency knowledge and perceptions of risk among Latin American immigrants, and their preferred and actual sources of emergency preparedness information.

This comprehensive guide serves as a resource for individuals with physical disabilities to facilitate the development of a well rounded emergency response plan. This resource is available in both English and Spanish.

This categorical checklist serves as an inventory for emergency preparedness items and is available in several different languages.

This translated workbook is designed to help young children conceptualize what a disaster is as well as grasp the basic precautions which should be taken to prepare for an emergency.

This audio feature consists of an interview between New America Media and representatives from ethnic media news organizations regarding their efforts to reach ethnically diverse populations in the hours and days following a disaster.  

This article describes the role of the ethnic media in communicating with non-English speaking Southern California residents during the 2007 wildfires.   

The Ethnic Roundtable Media Kit contains resources in various languages on pandemic flu, seasonal flu, and emergency preparedness.

This article examines differences regarding how environmental hazard information was obtained between two ethnically diverse communities.

This qualitative study examines ethnic difference post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South Florida  residents following Hurricane Andrew.

This book provides a range of perspectives and strategies for providing mental health services to diverse populations following a disaster.

This audio file provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.

This mobile video provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.

This multimedia presentation provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.

This web-video provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on the evacuation plan for Columbus, Ohio and is available in multiple languages.

This brochure provides information on preparing a disaster supply kit with at least 9 items and is available in multiple languages.

This 28-page booklet, which is available in multiple languages, provides information about how Floridians should prepare for natural and man-made emergencies.

This press release describes the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to inform Washington State’s culturally diverse communities as to the recovery aid available to those affected by the January 2009 winter storms.

This audio file offers information on fire safety, and is available in multiple languages.