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The Eye Of The Storm: How The Government And Private Response To Hurricane Katrina Failed Latinos

This report discusses the Latino population which was adversely affected during Hurricane Katrina because public and private disaster relief institutions did not respond to a significant demographic change.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Social Levees Crumbling Around Our Nation’s Poor

This article examines Hurricane Katrina in the context of the history of racial and ethnic minorities existing disproportionately in the margins of society.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English

Listo Virginia (Ready Virginia)

Available at: www.listovirginia.gov

This website, available in both Spanish and English versions, provides information for city mayors, residents, and families on how to prepare for disasters such as hurricanes.

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

In The Wake Of The Storm: Environment, Disaster And Race After Katrina

This interdisciplinary report illuminates the environmental justice implications of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English

Katrina-Related Health Concerns Of Latino Survivors And Evacuees

This research based article examines health concerns identified by Latinos who resided in the path of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans and Mississippi.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

Experiences Of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees In Houston Shelters: Implications For Future Planning

This research article is the result of surveys and interviews which were conducted in Houston shelters following Hurricane Katrina to develop a socioeconomic and demographic profile of evacuees and their experiences.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

African Americans’ Decisions Not To Evacuate New Orleans Before Hurricane Katrina: A Qualitative Study

In this study, focus groups were conducted to identify themes in African Americans’ decisions not to evacuate New Orleans before Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English

Crisis Communication, Race And Natural Disasters

This study compares differences in crisis preparation, information-seeking patterns, and media use on the basis of race in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

Subtopics: Channels Of Communication, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Rapid Needs Assessment Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees In Metro-Denver

This article illustrates the importance of conducting rapid needs assessments in displaced populations to identify unique regional and cultural needs of specific sub-populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English

A Mobile Medical Care Approach Targeting Underserved Populations In Post-Hurricane Katrina Mississippi

This article highlights the importance of staffing clinicians who are familiar with social and cultural needs of diverse populations in post- disaster mobile medical care.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English

Displacement Of The Underserved: Medical Needs Of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees In West Virginia

This article assesses the healthcare needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuees through quantitative research methods.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

Rapid Needs Assessment Of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees- Oklahoma, September 2005

This needs assessment was conducted amongst Hurricane Katrina evacuees in Oklahoma and presents a socio-demographic profile of the population and their healthcare needs.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English

Mitigating The Health Effects Of Disasters For Medically Underserved Populations: Electronic Health Records, Telemedicine, Research, Screening, And Surveillance

This article examines initiatives which aim to enhance the provision of health care by installing Electronic Health Records and Telepsychiatry systems throughout the Gulf Coast.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English

Latino Disaster Vulnerability: The Dissemination Of Hurricane Mitigation Information Among Florida’s Homeowners

The results of the quantitative study show problems with the dissemination of disaster information and that Latino homeowners prefer to utilize friends and family as sources of disaster preparation information.
Subtopics: Channels Of Communication, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

The Racial Divide In Response To The Aftermath Of Katrina: A Boundary Condition For Common Ingroup Identity Model

This article proposes a theory regarding the classification of Americans that may have affected racism as it relates to the blaming of, and slow response to help, the predominantly black Hurricane Katrina victims.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

One Year After Katrina, More Is Known About Its Mental Health Effects; Storm’s Widespread Effect On People Of Color And Children, And The Need For Culturally Competent Mental Health Services Are Evident

This press release by the American Psychological Association analyzes the mental health effects of Hurricane Katrina on minorities and recommends the need for cultural competence among responders.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English

Red Cross Bolstering Minority Outreach- Recruitment A Priority After Storms Expose Sensitivity Gaps

This newspaper article discusses the accusations that the American Red Cross was culturally insensitive to many minority victims following Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Voices Of The Storm: Health Experiences Of Low-Income Katrina Survivors

This qualitative study examines the experiences of over forty survivors of Hurricane Katrina and treatment needs.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

Continually Neglected: Situating Natural Disasters In The African American Experience

This article addresses the neglect of African American communities socially, politically, geographically, and economically, particularly with respect to natural disasters and environmental injustice.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English

Bon Feerey: A Teaching And Learning Methodology For Healing The Wounds Of Distance, Displacement, And Loss Caused By Hurricane Katrina

This article discusses the utilization of new ideas and approaches to help students and teachers study and understand how Hurricane Katrina continues to impact African American youth in New Orleans.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English

Culturally Competent: Disaster Nursing

This article discusses the challenges faced by nurses who were treating victims following Hurricane Katrina and the perceived lack of cultural competence training for nurses.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Hurricane Katrina: Prior Trauma, Poverty And Health Among Vietnamese-American Survivors

The aim of this study was to examine factors contributing to differential health outcomes among the New Orleans Vietnamese community in response to Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact
Language(s): English

Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) Los Angeles: Other Language Resources

This website offers a wide range of translated materials which address issues of emergency preparedness and response.

Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Farsi, Armenian, Thai, Croatian, Serbian

Asian American Justice Center

This website offers a collection of publications, fact sheets, policy briefs, and resources regarding disaster preparedness, particularly for Asian communities and limited English proficiency (LEP) populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese

An Assessment Of The Cultural Appropriateness Of Emergency Preparedness Communication For Low Income Minorities

For this article, a content analysis of web-based emergency preparedness risk communication materials was conducted to determine their appropriateness in reaching low income African Americans and Latinos in Maryland.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels Of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Are You Ready For A Hurricane?

This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a hurricane.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish

Emergency Wound Care After A Natural Disaster

This translated resource provides tips on how to treat small wounds to prevent infection and defines injuries for which immediate medical attention should be sought.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese

Reentering Your Flooded Home

This translated brochure provides information regarding precautions to take upon reentering your home after a flood and tips on how begin the drying process.

Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese

Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters

This book examines socioeconomic inequalities in the aftermath of Hurricane Andrew.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English

Preparing Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities for Public Health Emergencies

This study reviews current resources and limitations of public health preparedness programs and suggests future directions for integrating racially and ethnically diverse communities.
Language(s): English
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