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This slideshow presentation provides an overview of persisting disparities in racially and ethnically diverse communities across all phases of an emergency and describes the efforts of the Center for Health Equality and the HHS Office of Minority Health in eliminating these disparities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This multimedia presentation provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This slide show was developed for the 2005 Michigan Public Health Media Submit and discusses effective methods for communicating with culturally isolated and non-English speaking populations in crisis situations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Building Trust
Language(s): English
This is a comprehensive guide to personal and family disaster preparedness. It is written in Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Spanish
This multimedia presentation provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This webinar describes risk communication issues specific to racial/ethnic minorities and the role of Community Health Centers in serving diverse populations during public health emergencies.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English
This PowerPoint presentation from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health focuses on the demographic constituency of Los Angeles County, as well as disaster preparedness efforts based around these communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This PowerPoint presentation from the National Latino Research Center CSU San Marcos, discusses the emergency issues surrounding emergency response efforts to meet the needs of immigrant populations during the 2007 Southern California wildfires.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Organizational Supports, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
This multimedia presentation provides information on evacuation and community shelters, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation offers information on fire safety, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on floods and flash flooding, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This PowerPoint presentation by from the New Orleans Health Department focuses on Hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans and its vulnerable populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This multimedia presentation provides information on how to recognize the use of chemical agents and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian, Kurdish
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
This multimedia presentation illustrates the purpose of 911 and directions regarding how to use the service in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
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
This multimedia presentation provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
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
This multimedia presentation provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on the post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), and is available in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian, Russian, Kirundi, Burmese
This multimedia presentation provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This presentation provides an overview of the challenges and strategies to addressing racial/ethnic diversity in a public health context from both a national perspective and the California experience.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This presentation at NEMS 2009 delves into the past, present and future efforts to reach and engage California's many diverse communities in preparing for emergencies.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This presentation covers the Primary Care Emergency Management Demonstration Project Learning Session. It highlights the points of opportunity for improving Emergency Preparedness / Bioterrorism efforts for racially and ethnically diverse communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This translated multimedia presentation gives examples of physical symptoms which could be indicators of an emergency that warrants medical attention and calling 911 for immediate assistance.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Bosnian
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