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This web-video provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.

This resource guide provides information to residents of San Francisco's Chinatown on disaster preparedness and response.

This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding chlorine gas.

This research examines the role of social capital and networks to explain the evacuation, relocation, and recovery experiences of a Vietnamese American community in New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  

This handout provides information on ciprofloxacin, a medication that is administered to people that may have been exposed to anthrax, in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on administering ciprofloxacin to babies, and is available in multiple languages.

This website provides links to the results of a number of surveys on individual preparedness by various characteristics, including race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

This website provides data and GIS maps on demographics and public transportation in 20 metropolitan regions.

This poster provides information on appropriate hand washing and is available in English and Spanish.
 

This print out is intended to be printed on sticky- tac paper to create stickers which remind individuals to wash their hands in several languages.

This cohort study found that young non-whites without medical insurance were disproportionately likely to require ICU care for H1N1.

Outlines an emergency preparedness plan for the farmworker communities in San Diego County, and also contains the "San Diego Firestorm 2007 Report: Fire Impact on Farmworkers & Migrant Communities in North County" prepared by the National Latino Research Center at the California State University, San Marcos.

The CCD's Build A Table Tool allows users to view data on school enrollment at various levels, from national to school specific, and can be viewed by race/ethnicity, sex, and grade level.

This paper describes many of the common issues surrounding translation that frequently are not appreciated by aid workers, including clinicians, in Complex Emergencies.

This article focuses on strategies to effectively communicate with vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), in the event of a water contamination crisis.  

The objective of this study was to identify differences in preferred sources of emergency information and identify attitudes about the agencies the affect risk communication among special populations.

Using the case of Hurricane Katrina to illustrate the collapse of the standard model of emergency management without a clear focus on the role of cognition, the authors reframe the concept of intergovernmental crisis management as a complex, adaptive system.

This slide show was developed for the 2005 Michigan Public Health Media Submit and discusses effective methods for communicating with culturally isolated and non-English speaking populations in crisis situations.  

This planning guide outlines steps to creating an LEP emergency communications plan with details, examples, and tips.

This form assists in tracking progress towards completing a LEP emergency communications plan.

This qualitative work emphasizes the importance of accounting for differences in the communication structures of culturally diverse populations in the public decision making process.  

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. 

This study established a baseline for emergency preparedness in federally qualified health clinics (FQHCs) that serve 16 communities and 12 tribal populations in Nevada.

This PowerPoint presentation describes the roles and responsibilities of Community Clinics and Health Centers, entities that provide 10 million patient visits per year in California, in preparing for emergencies.

This comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.