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“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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Emergency Preparedness and Response Website 

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

Chlorine Gas Fact Sheet

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

Coming Out Of The Dark: Emergency Preparedness Plan for Farmworker Communities in San Diego County


Outlines an emergency preparedness plan for the farmworker communities in San Diego County, and also contains the "San Diego Firestorm 2007 Report: Fire Impact on Farmworkers & Migrant Communities in North County" prepared by the National Latino Research Center at the California State University, San Marcos.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

Communicating with California’s Spanish-Speaking Populations during Emergencies


The goals of this study were to assess the status of existing linkages between the state and the Spanish-language media for dealing with emergencies.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
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