Office Of Minority Health- United States Department Of Health And Human Services

Advancing Programs and Policies to Integrate Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities into Emergency Preparedness: 2008 Emergency Management Summit

This slideshow presentation provides an overview of persisting disparities in racially and ethnically diverse communities across all phases of an emergency and describes the efforts of the Center for Health Equality and the HHS Office of Minority Health in eliminating these disparities.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness

Language(s): English

Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Response

Available at: https://cccdpcr.thinkculturalhealth.org/
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This set of online courses provides guidance for emergency personal responding to the needs of diverse communities following a disaster.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge

Language(s): English

Cultural Competency in Disaster Response: A Review of Current Concepts, Policies, and Practices

Available at: https://www.thinkculturalhealth.org/ccdpcr/documents/EnvironmentalScan.pdf
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This environmental scan provides an assessment on current information on cultural competence.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Organizational Supports, Natural Disasters

Language(s): English

Federal Health and Community Leaders Join Forces to Provide Critical Information to Asian American & Pacific Islander Communities on the H1N1 Flu

Available at: http://www.apiahf.org/index.php/press-room/press-releases/58-general/411-federal-health-and-community-leade...
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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

National Consensus Statement and Guiding Principles on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity

Available at: www.healthpolicyinstitute.org/programs/diversity.php#background
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On June 11, 2008 the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity issued the nation's first blueprint for integrating racially and ethnically diverse communities into emergency preparedness.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness

Language(s): English, Spanish

National Council of La Raza collaborating with the Office of Minority Health to protect public health during swine flu outbreak

Available at: www.nclr.org/content/news/detail/57078/
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This press release describes action being taken by NCLR and OHM to educate Latinos about H1N1 (swine flu). Information is provided the symptoms and the virus in adults and children as well as basic precautionary measures to prevent the spread of the disease.

Subtopics: Outbreaks

Language(s): English

National Standards on Culturally And Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS)

Available at: www.omhrc.gov/templates/content.aspx?ID=2806
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The 14 culturally and linguistically appropriate service (CLAS) standards listed here vary in stringency and are intended to be utilized by health care professionals to make practices more culturally and linguistically accessible.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services

Language(s): English

Second Convening: National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity

This resource provides an overview of the Second Convening of the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness

Language(s): English

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