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

Course

Building Partnerships With Tribal Governments

This interactive computer based course is designed to provide participants with basic knowledge to build effective partnerships with tribal governments to protect native people and property against all types of hazards.

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

Course: Hazards, Disasters, and Society

The syllabus for this course, offered at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is available online and provides links to a number of articles which focus on the vulnerability of racially/ethnically diverse communities across various phases of an emergency.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English

Culture and Health Literacy: Case Studies

This online training module describes three local efforts to close the health literacy gap in Minnesota, including ECHO Minnesota which focuses on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication
Language(s): English

Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations

Video recorded lectures and course materials are available online for this course which was taught at the University of California, Berkley School of public health in by Ana-Marie Jones in spring of 2006.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services
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

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

Miami Center For Public Health Preparedness Hispanic Disaster Training

This center is committed to public health training with a specific focus on Hispanic/Latino populations within the United States and throughout Latin America.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish

Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council: Building Systems Through Partnerships

This online, interactive session provides an introduction to the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC) and emphasizes the need and importance of emergency management in tribal nations

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English

Risk Communication for Special Populations

This online course provides both general and specific risk communication strategies to successfully reach special populations in an emergency.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English

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

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