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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
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
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 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 workbook provides easy to follow material to help individuals and families prepare for disasters. The resource is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Ukrainian
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
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 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 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 resource is a flyer that encourages germ-stopping behaviors - covering coughs & sneezes, and keeping hands clean.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, French
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding botulism.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
This translated bulletin provides general information regarding the nature of terrorism and advises the reader of preventative measures which can be taken to help offset the effects of a terrorist attack.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
This resource is a fact sheet about carbon monoxide poisoning. It explains what carbon monoxide is and where it can be found. The majority of the information is about carbon monoxide poisoning and how to reduce risk of CO poisoning.
Subtopics: Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, German
The CDC Emergency Preparedness and response website provides information on a number of different types of emergencies and can be viewed in 13 different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, German, Italian
This resource guide provides information to residents of San Francisco's Chinatown on disaster preparedness and response.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Chinese
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding chlorine gas.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Chemical
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
This website offers a wide range of translated materials which address issues of emergency preparedness and response.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian
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 handout provides a checklist of supplies to include in a miniature survival kit for one’s car and is available in a variety of languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish, Japanese, Tagalog, Chinese
This illustrated handout provides a number of tips to help minimize harm to oneself and others in the event of an earthquake and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese
This resource is a handbook for food managers. It provides descriptions of potential natural and man-made emergencies effecting food supplies. It also provides scenarios and standard practices for food emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Arabic
This guide, which is available in multiple languages, provides practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments to plan and respond to emergencies that create the potential for an imminent health hazard.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic
This translated brochure provides information for individuals with physical disabilities and their families to that assure that the necessary precautions are taken to accommodate their specific needs in the case of an emergency.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai
The video is about emergency preparedness in general and contains specific information about preparedness in Washington state. It emphasizes the importance of being prepared for a disaster at all times, and highlights three keys to success: planning for a disaster, practicing the plan, and preparing.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, Russian
This categorical checklist serves as an inventory for emergency preparedness items and is available in several different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese
The Ethnic Roundtable Media Kit contains resources in various languages on pandemic flu, seasonal flu, and emergency preparedness.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Channels of Communication, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai
This brochure provides information on preparing a disaster supply kit with at least 9 items and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, French, Russian, Farsi
This resource guide is available in English and Chinese, and provides information on where to go, how to prepare, what to do, and where to call during an emergency.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Chinese
This Press release discusses a multi-sector partnership to address the needs of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders relating to H1N1 and provides tips for prevention. The resource is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Chinese, Marshallese, Chamorro, Chuukese, Samoan, Tongan