Older Adult
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
The guide provides information regarding a number of simple measures which can be taken by older adults to prepare for an emergency and is available in English and Japanese.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Japanese
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 book provides a qualitative assessment of the social and political factors which contributed to the 793 deaths attributed to the 1995 Chicago heat wave.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This guide to emergency preparedness is targeted to those living in Montgomery County, Maryland to prepare for emergencies and is available in a wide variety of languages upon request.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, French, Farsi
June 30, 2008
This one day symposium is designed for public health professionals who provide services, resources, or support to vulnerable populations before, during and/or after public health emergencies and provides specialized sessions of risk communication and cultural competence.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English