Qualitative Study
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.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This book uses four individual case studies to examine disaster recovery within the context of race, religion and ethnicity.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This article presents the finding of a nationally representative survey to examine racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1 exposure, susceptibility to complications, and access to health care during the H1N1 influenza pandemic.
Subtopics: Outbreaks, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English
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.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 3 - Warning, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This Slideshow presents the findings of a study which examined efforts to integrate racially and ethnically diverse communities into emergency preparedness programs in the state of California.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This paper empirically examines the notion of “speaking with one voice” in times of crisis and illustrates that fact that different audiences may need different kinds of messages.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English
This qualitative study examines the efforts of community-based organizations to meet the post-disaster needs of vulnerable populations in two ethnically diverse communities following the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This qualitative study examines African Americans’ trust in public health officials to effectively respond to a bioterrorist attack.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Building Trust, Terrorism
Language(s): English
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.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
This qualitative study examines the experiences of over forty survivors of Hurricane Katrina and treatment needs.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This study describes variations in perceptions that the public health system will respond fairly to one's needs in a bioterrorist event, regardless of race/ethnicity, income, or other characteristics.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Building Trust
Language(s): English