Children
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 brochure, provided by Seattle and King County, contains information about the H1N1 (swine) flu vaccine. It explains that the vaccine is developed in the same way as the seasonal flu and that the preservative (thimerosal) used in the vaccine is safe.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English
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.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This 28-page booklet, which is available in multiple languages, provides information about how Floridians should prepare for natural and man-made emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Croatian, Serbian, Haitian Creole
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
This brochure reviews normal and pathological signs of post-traumatic stress in children and is specifically aimed at African American families.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This resource provides information for adults in helping children cope with disasters. This resource is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Ready.gov is a federal website which provides resources on emergency preparedness in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Urdu
This journal article discusses racial/ethnic differences in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for specific illnesses during the 2006 California heat wave.
Subtopics: Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English
This workbook is designed to help children prepare natural disaster and is available in a number of different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish
This fact sheet provides advice for teachers to better understand how cultural differences contribute to a child’s psychological responses to disaster.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This translated resource is designed for middle school and high school students who are coping with disturbing emotions in the wake of a terrorist attack.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Serbian