Policy

Find full-text policies as well as reports, analysis, critiques and briefs which cover federal laws and mandates, state and local laws, voluntary standards and organizational protocols addressing language and cultural issues in public health emergency preparedness.

• Federal Law resources include full-text federal policy documents as well as summaries and analyses of Federal laws that address the need to incorporate culture and language specific needs of diverse populations in preparedness planning and action.
• National Standard refers to mandates, guidelines, and recommendations developed by government officials and serve as baseline criteria for policies and practices that address language and cultural issues in public health preparedness.
• Organizational Protocol refers to the wide variety of ways that emergency management organizations choose to implement and employ linguistically and culturally competent services.
• Policy Statement or Report refers to statements, briefs or reports intended to advance preparedness programs and policies targeting culturally diverse communities.
• State/Local Law resources include texts, summaries, and analyses of state laws and regulations that focus on the need to incorporate culture and language specific needs of diverse populations in preparedness planning and action.