Resource Guide
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
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.
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 comprehensive guide to preparing one’s self and their family for a disaster written fully in Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
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 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
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
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
This workbook provides a process that can support state, local, and tribal planners in their efforts to integrate culturally competent practices and reach all populations during crisis or emergency situations.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This 32 page handbook provides general earthquake preparedness information for residents of South in both English and Spanish while the San Francisco Bay version is available in Chinese, Vietnamese, and Korean as well.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Chinese
This online database provides local-level demographic information on variables which are crucial to developing emergency preparedness plans that are inclusive of diverse populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication
Language(s): English
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.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This toolkit provides links to successful practices used by health agencies in addressing the needs of at-risk populations strategic national stockpile planning.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This USA.gov website provides a range of hurricane preparedness, response, and recovery information in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish