Resource Guide
This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to work with grassroots organizations to deliver critical information to low-income populations before, during, and after a disaster.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This literature review focuses on the affects of urbanization and socio-economic status and how they relate to disaster preparedness.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This guide provides general emergency preparedness information as well as that which is specific to the needs of Sacramento County, California residents. The guide is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Russian, Mien
This report presents the findings from a statewide assessment of emergency preparedness programs and initiatives for racially and ethnically diverse communities in California.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
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
This comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This interim guide outlines how involving special needs populations in planning enables emergency managers to address the function-based needs of individuals, including those with limited English proficiency (LEP).
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This resource guide focuses on methods for integrating culturally competent practices into mental health services for disaster survivors.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This is a comprehensive guide to personal and family disaster preparedness. It is written in Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This supplement of the of the DiversityPreparedness.Org E-Newsletter highlights “The Psychological Effects of Disasters” as the Topic of the Month and provides interview excerpts from a conversation with Dr. Robert T. Carter.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This issue of the DiversityPreparedness.org E-Newsletter highlights Pandemic Influenza as the Topic of the Month and provides excerpts from an interview with Anna DeBlois Buchanan and Caroline Barnhill regarding ASTHO’s At-risk Populations project.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Channels of Communication, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This supplement of the of the DiversityPreparedness.Org E-Newsletter highlights “Online Disaster Education and Cultural Competence” as the Topic of the Month and provides interview excerpts from a conversation with Guadalupe Pacheco of OMH.
Language(s): English
This resource, available in English and Spanish, provides information on preparing an emergency farm plan.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical
Language(s): English, Spanish
Trough a series of case studies this compendium highlights the success of community health centers serving Asian American and Pacific Islander communities across preparedness, response, and recovery phases of an emergency.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This resource guide is available in English and Chinese, and provides information on where to go, how to prepare, what to do, and where to call during an emergency.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Chinese
This Australian resource guide provides the tools necessary to help emergency planners and community leaders meet the preparedness needs of culturally diverse populations.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English
This document outlines cultural barriers that might impede emergency preparedness and recommendations for integrating these hard to reach populations into emergency preparedness strategies.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Channels of Communication, Emergency Decision Making, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English
This brochure reviews normal and pathological signs of post-traumatic stress in children and is specifically aimed at African American families.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
This guide to emergency preparedness is targeted to those living in Montgomery County, Maryland to prepare for emergencies and is available in a wide variety of languages upon request.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese, French, Farsi
This comprehensive guide provides a wealth of earthquake related information and is aimed at California home owners. The guide has been translated and is available in Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This resource is a reference guide for public health preparedness officials. It provides strategies for dealing with issues of trauma and torture when working with immigrant refugees in the U.S.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This children’s activity book provides information on what children should do in the case of an emergency. The resource is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This resource provides tips and activities to help children and families prepare for emergencies. The resource is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
Listo OC is a Spanish language website dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness in Orange County, California.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
Listo.gov is a Spanish language website which provides resources on emergency preparedness at the national and local level.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
The purpose of this guide is to assist emergency management professionals and volunteers effectively meet the needs of vulnerable populations in times of disaster.
Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English
This website, maintained by the National Congress of American Indians, provides links to a number of emergency preparedness resources for tribal leaders.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
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
This resource grid provides a list of 323 educational resources organized by the specific vulnerable populations which they were developed to serve. Resources pertaining to the needs of ethnic/racial minority groups and Spanish-speaking populations are included.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English