Report

This paper focuses on the central role played by housing in New Orleans in determining the city’s social and economic recovery, reconstruction progress and long term survival while highlighting racial disparities and the social determinants of displacement.

This report from the United States Government Accountability Office discusses lessons learned from the H1N1 pandemic, including the need to better reach non-English speakers

This report offers a framework for how local governments can incorporate LEP residents and immigrants into the emergency planning process, increase their preparedness, and develop capacity in key public agencies to communicate with and serve these residents.

In this report, the results of three case studies are presented to highlight lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the Alameda County Public Health Department in relation to public health emergency preparedness for vulnerable population, including non-English speakers.

This report presents the findings of three case studies which set out to examine the relationship between firefighters and multicultural communities.

This paper offers an analysis of the social conditions giving rise to the tragic Hurricane Katrina outcomes, the reasons behind the inadequate disaster response, and possible strategies for addressing these social conditions and ensuring effective emergency response planning.

This article is a “best practices” write-up about the COIN emergency communication plan in Kentucky.

This report examines Texans levels of awareness, perceptions, knowledge, and beliefs about issues relating to bioterrorism, infectious diseases and other public health threats and emergencies across racial and ethnic groups.

This report addresses the importance of addressing the needs of disadvantaged groups and vulnerable populations who would be seriously impacted by an influenza pandemic.

This preliminary report intends to explore irregularities that occurred during the initial week of the firestorms throughout San Diego County and presents an initial compilation of civil and human rights violations in migrant communities as documented by volunteer-based community organizations.

This study describes innovative ways that state governments and local communities can use technologies to reach vulnerable groups, including newly arrived immigrants and individuals with limited English proficiency.

This study was conducted to determine how effective a new publication regarding increased risk from earthquake hazards in southern California was in educating the public, particularly minority populations.

This report documents how migrant farm workers were impacted during the 2007 wildfires in North San Diego County and provides recommendations to improve future response and recovery efforts.

This report presents the findings from a two national surveys which were conducted to assess attitudes towards emergency preparedness and actions individuals have taken to prepare for a disaster.  Responses by race/ethnicity are provided.  

This report discusses the Latino population which was adversely affected during Hurricane Katrina because public and private disaster relief institutions did not respond to a significant demographic change.

This qualitative study examines the extent to which government and nonprofit agencies engaged Afrincan American clergy and churches as key resources in responding to the urgent needs of people of color in Hurricane Katrina’s aftermath.