Newspaper Article

This article addresses the need to dispel myths about H1N1 influenza. It emphasizes the importance of engaging the media and community leaders in educating the community, especially in ethnic communities, because of distrust of government and government officials.

This article from the Contra Costa Times in California reports that Los Angeles County Residents are not fully prepared for a disaster.   Barriers to preparedness include distrust of service providers and limited English proficiency (LEP) in immigrants.

This article describes the shortcomings of disaster mitigation efforts in Southern California to fully meet the needs of the region’s racially and ethnically diverse population.

This Op-Ed piece discusses policies on illegal immigrants during emergency evacuations in the wake of Hurricane Gustav.

This article describes the role of the ethnic media in communicating with non-English speaking Southern California residents during the 2007 wildfires.   

This article describes FEMA’s Black Leadership Summit which took place in Washington, DC in May of 2010.

This article describes strategies developed and employed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to engage diverse populations in preparedness, response, and recovery planning.

This article from Emergency Management News describes promising practices from across the country to integrate the needs of diverse and vulnerable population into preparedness planning.

This article provides empirical evidence of how Hurricane Katrina affected Bangladeshis immigrants living in New Orleans, particularly Bangladeshi exchange students at Tulane University.

This article documents the reluctance of undocumented Hispanic/Latino workers to evacuate New Orleans due to fear of deportation.

This article describes the experiences of Indian American families who were forced to evacuate the San Diego area in the face of approaching wildfires.  

This article describes cultural barriers which impeded the recovery of Vietnamese individuals following Hurricane Katrina and one organization’s effort to help the Vietnamese community rebuild.     

This article discusses the role of churches and local businesses in serving the Korean community following the 2007 Southern California wildfires. 

This article provides a number of first hand accounts and testimonials of how Hispanic and Latino immigrants responded to evacuation orders in the Gulf Coast region.

This editorial describes some of the perceived short falling of recent evacuation efforts in New Orleans and contains a number of quotes from evacuees.

This National Public Radio audio feature describes some of the social factors contributing to an elevated incidence rate of H1N1 (swine flu) among low-income minorities in the Boston area.

This radio feature describes the findings of a report which assessed efforts to integrate racial and ethnically diverse communities into emergency preparedness plans in California.

This document offers a brief overview of some of the work that the Arizona Center for Public Health Preparedness (AzCPHP) is doing with vulnerable populations.

This newspaper article discusses the accusations that the American Red Cross was culturally insensitive to many minority victims following Hurricane Katrina.

This New York Times article describes the preliminary mental health impacts of the Deep Horizon oil spill on Vietnamese fishermen in the Gulf Coast region.

This newspaper article discusses targeted swine flu education efforts focusing on Mexican immigrants.
 

This Los Angeles Times article discusses Los Angeles immigrants, and their willingness and thoughts on traveling to Mexico during the swine flu outbreak.

This article describes barriers to meeting the preparedness, response, and recovery needs of undocumented farmworkers in Southern California.

This article describes partnerships that have emerged between the Hispanic/Latino community and a variety of organizations following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

This article depicts the devastation Hurricane Katrina inflicted on the Vietnamese communities in the Gulf Coast region and the outpouring of support received from culturally diverse communities in Texas.  

This article describes the plight of Vietnamese Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina and the need for translated materials.  

This CNN story describes the plight Vietnamese fishermen who have been affected by the Gulf Coast oil spill and the need to consider local cultural intricacies when developing relief strategies.