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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
Drawing from qualitative research, this article examines how trust in authorities influenced New Orleans residents’ reactions to warnings and the public health advice.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Building Trust, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This document summarizes the legal code 5197h which promotes emergency preparedness research and training for minority communities and provides guidelines as to how funding should be allocated.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English
This translated informational sheet enumerates 10 things that individuals should do to prepare for a terrorist attack.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish
This informative brochure lists 10 steps you can take to prepare for a disaster and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Russian, Armenian
The document is a synopsis of a workshop where participants explored their own assumptions and attitudes about working with populations that are considered ‘hard-to-reach.’
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This handout, available in multiple languages from the American Red Cross, presents a concise summary of what action to take during and after an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi
This multilingual website provides a wealth of information to help San Francisco Bay Area residents prepare for emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
This presentation outlines a public health preparedness model for reaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) communities within a culturally competent framework.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English
This article highlights the importance of staffing clinicians who are familiar with social and cultural needs of diverse populations in post- disaster mobile medical care.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
This bill requires that the Director of California’s Office of Emergency Services considers the multiple languages and needs of populations who have limited English proficiency (LEP) and to incorporate their needs into emergency planning, response, and recovery training.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English
The webcast highlights best practices and lessons learned in reaching vulnerable populations in a public health emergency.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English
This qualitative study examines differences in coping strategies by gender, race, and income of individuals who were displaced after Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This slideshow presentation provides an overview of persisting disparities in racially and ethnically diverse communities across all phases of an emergency and describes the efforts of the Center for Health Equality and the HHS Office of Minority Health in eliminating these disparities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
In this study, focus groups were conducted to identify themes in African Americans’ decisions not to evacuate New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English
This translated brochure dispels some of the rumors associated with Africanized honey bees and provides information regarding how to react to an attack and treat stings.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This resource, available in both English and Spanish, provides information on unpleasant feelings one may experience following a disaster and suggests a number of coping strategies.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Spanish
This brochure provides information on avian influenza (H5N1) for inhabitants of Western Alaska and is available in Yup’Ik.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Yupik
This presentation promotes a marketing based approach to foster emergency preparedness and discusses why the context of preparedness action is crucial to reaching vulnerable populations.
Subtopics: Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
The Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provides community preparedness services and information which is specific to the needs of Latino and Asian communities.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels Of Communication, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
For this article, a content analysis of web-based emergency preparedness risk communication materials was conducted to determine their appropriateness in reaching low income African Americans and Latinos in Maryland.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This literature review focuses on the affects of urbanization and socio-economic status and how they relate to disaster preparedness.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
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
This handout provides information on anthrax in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Russian
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
This translated brochure provides tips on how to make one’s home fire- safe and how to plan the best escape route.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated handout provides general information regarding how flash floods develop and efforts which can be made to mitigate their effects.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a heat wave and avoid heatstroke.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a hurricane.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish