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“Beat the Quake” Information

Available at: http://www.redcross.org/portal/site/en/menuitem.d229a5f06620c6052b1ecfbf43181aa0/?vgnextoid=a9fc78986407f11...
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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

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

Available at: www.health.state.mn.us/divs/idepc/refugee/maacboguide.pdf
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This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.

Subtopics: Channels of Communication

Language(s): English

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

Anthrax Fact Sheet

Available at: www.cert-la.com/education/OtherLanguages.htm
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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

Available at: www.sacdhhs.com/article.asp?ContentID=1624
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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

Be a Germ Stopper

Available at: www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials/GermStopper_boy_HR.pdf
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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

Available at: www.cert-la.com/education/OtherLanguages.htm
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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

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

Chlorine Gas Fact Sheet

Available at: www.cert-la.com/education/OtherLanguages.htm
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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

Communications: Web Based Video

Available at: fire2020.org/what-we-do/research/
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This video contains excerpts from a number of interviews with community members and first responders that focus on language barriers and other communications challenges that affect safe and effective service in multicultural communities.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response

Language(s): English

Culture and Health Literacy: Case Studies

Available at: cpheo1.sph.umn.edu/healthlit/#a
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This online training module describes three local efforts to close the health literacy gap in Minnesota, including ECHO Minnesota which focuses on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication

Language(s): English

Earthquake Safety Information

Available at: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_504_,00.html#eng
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This illustrated handout provides a number of tips to help minimize harm to oneself and others in the event of an earthquake and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters

Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese

Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO)

Available at: www.echominnesota.org/
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ECHO is a collaborative that includes public health and safety agencies across Minnesota and provides health and safety information in multiple languages to people with limited English proficiency (LEP).

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Message Content

Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong

Emergency Handbook for Food Managers

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.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery

Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Arabic

Emergency Supplies Checklist

Available at: www.redcross.org/services/disaster/0,1082,0_504_,00.html#eng
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This categorical checklist serves as an inventory for emergency preparedness items and is available in several different languages.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters

Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese

FEMA: Reaching Washington State’s Diverse Communities

Available at: www.fema.gov/news/newsrelease.fema?id=47678
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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.

Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Natural Disasters

Language(s): English

Foreign Language Library

Available at: www.scoem.org/format.html
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This foreign language library provides emergency preparedness materials in 13 different languages including Arabic, Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hmong, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Russian

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters

Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Farsi

Germ Stopper Flyer

Available at: www.cdc.gov/germstopper/materials.htm
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This flyer provides information on how to prevent the spread of colds and the flu, and is geared towards children. This resource is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Hmong, Chinese, Khmer, and Laotian.

Subtopics: Outbreaks, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness

Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, French

H1N1 Flu — Questions and Answers

Available at: www.kdheks.gov/H1N1/H1N1_multilingual.htm
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This resource provides answers to commonly asked quesitons about H1N1 influenza.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks

Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Arabic, German, Burmese

H1N1 Novel Influenza Information: Know What to do About the Flu! (Audio - Getting Vaccinated Against both Seasonal and H1N1 Flus)

Available at: www.echominnesota.org/h1n1/index.cfm/Home.Audio
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This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza. This audio clip explains the importance of getting vaccinated against both seasonal and H1N1 influenzas.