The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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American Red Cross

27 Things to Help You Survive an Earthquake

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

3 Days 3 Ways Disaster Preparedness Workbook

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

American Red Cross: Bay Area Chapter

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

American Red Cross: Greater Los Angeles


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

Are You Ready for a Fire?

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

Are You Ready for a Flash Flood?

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

Are You Ready for a Heat Wave?

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

Are You Ready for a Hurricane?

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

Are You Ready for a Tornado?

This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a tornado.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Are You Ready for an Earthquake?

This translated brochure provides information regarding protective behavior to undertake in the case of an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Disaster Barrel

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

Disaster Preparedness for Senior by Seniors

The guide provides information regarding a number of simple measures which can be taken by older adults to prepare for an emergency and is available in English and Japanese.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Japanese

Emergency Plan for People with Disabilities

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

Food And Water In An Emergency

This brochure provides information on types of food to stockpile, how to cook when the power is out, and methods by which to distil water in the event of an emergency and has been translated into a number of different languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese

Helping Children Cope With Disaster

This translated resource provides tips for parents and caregivers to meet the emotional needs of children in times of disaster.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese

Helping Children Cope with Disaster Pamphlet

This resource provides information for adults in helping children cope with disasters. This resource is available in English and Spanish.
 

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Home Care for Pandemic Flu


This brochure provides information on home care for pandemic flu, and is available in English and Spanish.
 

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish

How Do I Deal With My Feelings?

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

Protecting Your Family from Earthquakes: The Seven Steps to Earthquake Safety

This handbook teaches families what to do before, during and after an earthquake in the San Francisco Bay area.

Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese

The Be Ready Book

This workbook is designed to help children prepare natural disaster and is available in a number of different languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish

When Bad Things Happen

This translated resource is designed for middle school and high school students who are coping with disturbing emotions in the wake of a terrorist attack.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Serbian

Why Do I Feel Like This?

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Croatian, Serbian

Winter Storm

This comprehensive translated guide provides a wealth of information pertaining to winter storm preparedness efforts.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Working with Total Diversity

This course, offered by select chapters of the American Red Cross, provides skills and tools to effectively work with culturally diverse across all phases of an emergency.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care
Language(s): English

Your Family Disaster Plan

This guide highlights the importance of developing a family disaster plan and provides guidelines for successful implementation in a number of different languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese