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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
Date added: 11/03/2009
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
Date added: 10/19/2009
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
Date added: 04/02/2010
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
Date added: 04/28/2008
This illustrated brochure provides general information regarding emergency preparedness, response, and recovery in a number of different languages.
Subtopics: Message Content, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
Date added: 05/05/2009
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
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
Date added: 10/20/2009
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
Date added: 11/02/2009
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
Date added: 11/03/2009
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
Date added: 01/24/2012
The Health Bulletin is a newsletter with easy-to-read stories about current health issues, including preparedness, in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Portuguese, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Polish, Wolof, Indonesian
Date added: 10/13/2010
PrepareNow.org provides tools, expertise and access to resources to assist disaster planning for individuals with special needs, including those who are physically disabled or have limited English proficiency (LEP).
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese
Date added: 03/19/2008
These printable flyers explain ways to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning in circumstances when electricity is not available. It states that generators should only be used outdoors and away from windows and vents. Generators should never be used indoors, in garages, or carports. People should never cook on charcoal or gas grills indoors.
Subtopics: Message Content
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo, Swahili, Romanian
Date added: 04/02/2010
Refugee Health Information Network is a national collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals, whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees. Materials related to refugee health are available in multiple languages and most are available free of charge.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Hindi, Marshallese, Brazilian, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian, Kurdish, Haitian Creole, Albanian, Amharic, Bengali, German, Italian, Turkish, Urdu, Polish, Kirundi, Burmese, Oromo, Swahili, Samoan, Wolof, Afrikaans, Macedonian , Romanian , Georgian
Date added: 11/18/2009
This resource is a flyer that gives information about the spread of influenza. It shows people how to prevent the spread of the virus.
Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Albanian, Zulu, Afrikaans, Macedonian , Romanian , Georgian
Date added: 10/13/2009
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
Date added: 03/19/2008