The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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2000 Decennial Census

This data source provides data on indicators relevant to emergency preparedness such as demographics, Language spoken at home, English proficiency, country of origin, years living in U.S., housing status, and transportation.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

American Community Survey (ACS) 

The American Community Survey provides information on demographics, housing, language, socioeconomic, and transportation, for single, three, adn five-year averages.

 

 

 

 

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

American Housing Survey

The American Housing Survey collects information on housing, apartments, single-family homes, mobile homes, vacant housing units, household characteristics, income, housing and neighborhood quality, housing costs, equipment and fuels, size of housing unit, and recent movers.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

Asian and Pacific Islander Population, Growth, & Socio-economic Status

This interactive tool provides information on the growth and socioeconomic characteristics of 21 Asian American and Pacific Islanders sub-groups, as well as for other major racial/ethnic groups.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/12/2009

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS)

This data source provides information on health behaviors, access to care, and disease prevalence in the adult population.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

CDC SNAPS 1.5

CDC SNAPS has pooled various data sources to develop national, state, and county profiles consisting of indicators relevant to emergency preparedness.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

Census Data & Emergency Preparedness   

This U.S. Census Bureau website provides demographic and socioeconomic data on costal populations and areas at elevated risk for natural disasters in the United States.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
Date added: 06/16/2010

Citizen Preparedness Research

This website provides links to the results of a number of surveys on individual preparedness by various characteristics, including race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.

Subtopics: Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 08/13/2009

Civil Rights and Emergency Preparedness

This website provides data and GIS maps on demographics and public transportation in 20 metropolitan regions.

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/08/2009

Common Core of Data (CCD) - Build A Table

The CCD's Build A Table Tool allows users to view data on school enrollment at various levels, from national to school specific, and can be viewed by race/ethnicity, sex, and grade level.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

Disability.gov

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English
Date added: 11/05/2012

Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment

This national profile provides tables on employment and unemployment statistics at various geographic levels, as well as by race/ethnicity, sex, and occupation.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

National Immunization Survey (NIS)

The National Immunization Survey provides information on the immunization status of children, adolescents/teens, and adults.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

Pew Hispanic Center

This non-partisan research organization charts data on Hispanics and Latinos through several variables. Data is available in the form of datasets, maps, statistical profiles, fact sheets, and survey question responses.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

Pew Internet & American Life Project: Latinos Online

This report provides data on internet and cell phone usage in the Latino population.
 

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

Quick Health Data Online

This online tool draws from a number of different data sources to provide information on 11 health related categories, each of which has numerous sub-categories.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/12/2009

Refugee Arrival Data

This data source provides totals of the number of refugee arrivals by country of origin.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 04/21/2009

Religious Congregations & Membership: 2000 and Related Resources

This data set provides information on religious affiliation by geographic region. Maps are available which show the concentration and diffusion of various religious groups over time. Purchase is required to access the data.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

SafeKids USA Coalition Website

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation, Phase 8 - Reconstruction, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English
Date added: 11/05/2012

Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s

This report uses 1990 and 2000 Census data to construct tables on the concentration of poverty by race and ethnicity. Data is available by metropolitan statistical area, primary metropolitan statistical area, and non-metropolitan region.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

The Joint Center Data Bank

 

The Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies’ data bank draws from a number of sources to provide tables and charts by race/ethnicity, including information on internet access, minority businesses, family structure, housing, elected officials, and other variables of interest. Data is available at the national, state, regional, county, municipal, and school district level.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/11/2009

The Urban Institute: Immigrant Data

This website provides a series of reports and tables on immigrants in the United States. Topics include their impact on the U.S. workforce and economy, as well as the needs of low-income immigrants.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/12/2009

Women and Infants Service Package

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 6 - Response, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
Date added: 11/05/2012