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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 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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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 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
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
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
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 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
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
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