The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Communications: Web Based Video

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

Disaster Preparedness for Senior by Seniors

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

Family Preparedness Guide

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

Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago

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

Home Guide to Emergency Preparedness

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

Vulnerable Populations: Improving Care Before, During and After an Emergency

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