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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 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 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 handout provides information on biological emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on bombing or explosion emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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 handout provides information on chemical emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on ciprofloxacin, a medication that is administered to people that may have been exposed to anthrax, in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on administering ciprofloxacin to babies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole
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 handout provides information on how to crush ciprofloxacin pills for one's children, as well as information on ciprofloxacin dosages for children depending on their weight. This resource is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on decontamination and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on Doxycycline, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on administering Doxycycline to babies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on the evacuation plan for Columbus, Ohio and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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 foreign language library provides emergency preparedness materials in 13 different languages including Arabic, Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Hmong, Japanese, Tagalog, Korean, Laotian, Vietnamese, and Russian
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Farsi
This flyer provides information on how to prevent the spread of colds and the flu, and is geared towards children. This resource is available in English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Vietnamese, Hmong, Chinese, Khmer, and Laotian.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, French
This handout provides information on administering Doxycycline pills to children, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
The goal of this website is to provide translated health education materials in both English and numerous other languages to help improve health education in diverse communities and for limited English proficient (LEP) groups.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Marshallese, Brazilian, Russian, Ukrainian
This handout contains information on how to provide home care in the case of pandemic flu, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
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
This resource provides information for people with suspected, probable, or confirmed cases of H1N1 influenza. It encourages at-home care and provides information to help prevent spread of H1N1 to close contacts.
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Amharic, Swahili
This information is intended to help you recognize the emotions, feelings, and physical symptoms you may be experiencing following a traumatic event and has been translated into several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Croatian, Serbian
This resource is a fact sheet providing information about the live, intranasal influenza vaccine for 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 self-assessment form is used to gather important information on individuals after a mass casualty event, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This handout provides information on nuclear or radiation emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Radiation, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian