The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities

Community Education

American Red Cross: Bay Area Chapter

The Bay Area Chapter of the American Red Cross provides community preparedness services and information which is specific to the needs of Latino and Asian communities.

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

Chinatown Disaster Project

The Chinatown Disaster Project aims at training Chinatown residents in San Francisco to prepare for independent survival in the first 72 hours following a disaster.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Collaborating Agencies Responding To Disaster (CARD)

Available at: www.firstvictims.org/
CARD's mission is to provide disaster preparedness and response support to community based organizations in Alameda County.
Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Community Emergency Preparedness: A Manual For Managers And Policy Makers

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

Emergency Preparedness in the Latino Community: Training Manual for Promoters

This emergency preparedness training curriculum, available in English and Spanish, is designed for lay health promoters from the Latino community.

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

Helping The Community To Prepare For A Disaster

Latinos Preparados is an organization of people who are concerned with the community and its needs in time of disaster and provides education and Spanish language preparedness materials to local communities.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish

Kentucky Outreach and Information Network (KOIN)

The Kentucky Outreach and Information Network (KOIN) is a preparedness initiative which works  with trusted community agencies to assure that appropriate communication channels are in place to notify heard to reach populations in the event of an emergency.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Project Safe: New Orleans Case Study

This video documents a program initiated by InnerLink to promote community based emergency preparedness amongst children in New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina.

Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Tips for Teachers: The Role of Culture in Helping Children Recover from a Disaster

This fact sheet provides advice for teachers to better understand how cultural differences contribute to a child’s psychological responses to disaster.  

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

Working with Total Diversity

This course, offered by select chapters of the American Red Cross, provides skills and tools to effectively work with culturally diverse across all phases of an emergency.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care
Language(s): English