The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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United States Department Of Health And Human Services

Area Resource File (ARF)

This data set provides information on healthcare resources such as hospitals and community health centers by geographic region. Purchase is required to access the data set.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

COBB/NMA Health Institute Immunization Toolkit

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Channels of Communication, Outbreaks, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English

Flu Shot Finder

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English

Imterim Implementation Guide for the National Health Security Strategy

This resource is the implementation plan for the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). It summarizes the strategic objectives of the NHSS and lays out activities to be carried out.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

National Health Security Strategy (USA)

This resource reflects current approaches and priorities for improving our Nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident. 

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Pandemic Flu Planning Checklist for Individuals & Families

This resource provides a list of things to do in preparation for a pandemic. The resource is available in multiple languages.  

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Amharic, Oromo

Quick Health Data Online

This online tool draws from a number of different data sources to provide information on 11 health related categories, each of which has numerous sub-categories.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Refugee Arrival Data

This data source provides totals of the number of refugee arrivals by country of origin.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness

The Specialized Information Services (SIS) Division of the National Library of Medicine (NLM) provides a variety of resources which address the emergency preparedness needs of diverse populations such as Native Americans and populations with limited English proficiency (LEP).  

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish

Think Cultural Health

This series of online learning modules provides guidance on applying CLAS standards in a disaster context.   

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

Tips for Teachers: The Role of Culture in Helping Children Recover from a Disaster

This fact sheet provides advice for teachers to better understand how cultural differences contribute to a child’s psychological responses to disaster.  

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English