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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 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
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
This comic illustrates the importance of keeping children and teens at home when sick with the flu. It explains that staying home will reduce the risk of illness for others. It also serves as a reminder to plan ahead in case of illness.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Ukrainian, Amharic
This handout provides information about the inactivated influenza vaccine for 2009-10. It describes how the vaccine is made, who should receive the vaccine, and what to do in case of adverse events.
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Haitian Creole, Bengali, Turkish, Urdu
This resource is a fact sheet providing information about the live, intranasal influenza vaccine fpr H1N1. It explains who should be vaccinated and who should receive the live vaccine as opposed to the traditional "flu shot" or inactivated vaccine.
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Chinese, Arabic, French, Armenian, Amharic
This resource is a fact sheet providing information about the live, intranasal seasonal influenza vaccine. It explains who should be vaccinated and who should receive the live vaccine as opposed to the traditional "flu shot" or inactivated vaccine.
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Haitian Creole, Bengali, Urdu
This brochure, which is available in multiple languages, highlights differences between annual and pandemic flu and provides information on what individuals and families can do to prepare.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai
The Great South California Shake Out is the largest earthquake drill to date. The exercise integrates individuals, neighborhood groups, schools, businesses, and community as well as faith-based organizations to practice earthquake response scenarios. Information about the event is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Russian
The Stanford Health Library provides translated health and wellness information in a wide range of languages. The translated materials are categorized by health related topic, including emergency preparedness.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Hindi, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian, Kurdish, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Bengali, Dutch, Ethiopian, German, Italian, Persian, Sinhalese, Sri Lanka, Turkish, Urdu, Polish