The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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A Culturally Competent Preparedness Model for Reaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) Communities

This presentation outlines a public health preparedness model for reaching Limited English Proficient (LEP) communities within a culturally competent framework.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English

Addressing At-Risk Populations in Emergency Preparedness Planning

The webcast highlights best practices and lessons learned in reaching vulnerable populations in a public health emergency.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English

Alternative Marketing and Messaging to Prepare Vulnerable Populations

This presentation promotes a marketing based approach to foster emergency preparedness and discusses why the context of preparedness action is crucial to reaching vulnerable populations.

Subtopics: Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Community Clinics & Health Centers and Emergency Management

This PowerPoint presentation describes the roles and responsibilities of Community Clinics and Health Centers, entities that provide 10 million patient visits per year in California, in preparing for emergencies.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

Considering Complexity: Culture, Language, Trust, and Preparedness


This presentation outlines individual and organizational-level challenges relating to culture, language, and trust that contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in disaster and public health emergency outcomes. It also discusses recommendations from the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity. The presentation was presented at the New York Citizen Corps Disaster Volunteer Conference in May of 2011.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English

Cultural Competence and Risk Communication

This presentation discusses the importance and need for cultural competence, as well as ways to incorporate cultural competence into risk communication efforts during emergency situations.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Message Content, Building Partnerships, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Cultural Competency In Disasters

This streaming video presentation addresses the concept of cultural competence as related to the choice and implementation of mental health health outreach strategies in disaster response.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English

Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations

This course discusses barriers and limitations to reaching vulnerable populations, such as individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), in a disaster and culturally competent strategies for their integration into preparedness plans. 

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English

Disaster Preparedness Guide: Prepare, Practice and Protect

This is a comprehensive guide to personal and family disaster preparedness.  It is written in Spanish.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish

Emergency Preparedness for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities:  2007 National Emergency Management Summit


This slideshow presentation provides findings from a comprehensive review of literature and websites which assessed current initiatives and information available on emergency preparedness for racially and ethnically diverse communities.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Racially & Ethnically Diverse Communities


This presentation presents challenges to enhancing disaster resilience in diverse communities, the work of the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity, and application of guiding principles and action steps to enhance community resilience. The presentation also presents the National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities as a resource for emergency preparedness.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Ethical Issues in Disaster Response

This ½ hour, online, training module addresses ethical issues in disaster response such as cultural competence and ethical conflicts which arise when there is an inequality of power and/or control.   

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English

How To Recognize When Chemical Agents Have Been Used (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation gives a number of indicators which can help one recognize if a chemical agent has been used in several languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian, Kurdish

Hurricane Super Course

This online course provides information on the etiology and potential damage of hurricanes as well as basic emergency preparedness. The slideshow presentation is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Chinese

Impact Of Culture On Preparedness

This presentation discusses the Janus-faced role of culture in disaster scenarios and provides strategies for developing culturally competent disaster plans.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Making up for History: Advancing Programs and Policies to Integrate Culturally Diverse Communities into Public Health Emergency Preparedness Through Public-Private Sector Initiatives


This presentation discusses the work of the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity and highlights practical strategies for engaging diverse populations in public health preparedness.  

Subtopics: Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Native American Alliance For Emergency Preparedness

This organization is focused upon creating capacity among its health care providers across California's Indian Country, to respond appropriately to bioterrorism threats and health emergencies.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English

Safe Water In An Emergency (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on how to purify water if boiling is not an option in several languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English, Spanish

Sheltering in Place (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on sheltering in place and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Title VI-- Cultural Competency

This ½ hour online training module provides general information on Title VI of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the integration of culturally competent practices into public health preparedness and emergency response.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care
Language(s): English

Tornadoes (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on what to do in the case of a tornado and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Virginia Public Safety Outreach Conference Preventing Cultural Roadblocks: Understanding Community’s Multi-Cultural Heritage

This is a PowerPoint presentation detailing different cultural barriers that Muslim Americans might experience during a disaster situation.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
Language(s): English

Watches and Warnings (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on storm warnings and storm watches, and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

What To Do In An Emergency: A Checklist (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides guidelines on how to respond in the event of an emergency in several languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian, Kurdish

What To Expect In The Emergency Room (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation outlines what to expect in the waiting room and once you are taken to see the doctor in several languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian

Workshop A-8: Cultural competence for new public health priorities: emergency preparedness for diverse populations

The Fourth National Conference on Quality Healthcare for Culturally Diverse Populations held a workshop focusing on cultural and linguistic competence in emergency preparedness.  This resource provides abstracts for the two presentations made at the Workshop.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English