The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Disaster Preparedness Guide: Prepare, Practice and Protect

This is a comprehensive guide to personal and family disaster preparedness.  It is written in Spanish.

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

Disaster Supply Kit

This fact sheet provides general information on supplies which should be kept on hand to prepare for a disaster.  The resource is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Russian, Croatian, Serbian, Kurdish, Haitian Creole

Ethnicity, Culture, and Disaster Response: Identifying and explaining ethnic differences in PTSD six months after Hurricane Andrew

This qualitative study examines ethnic difference post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in South Florida  residents following Hurricane Andrew.

Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

Family Preparedness Guide

This 28-page booklet, which is available in multiple languages, provides information about how Floridians should prepare for natural and man-made emergencies.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Croatian, Serbian, Haitian Creole

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

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

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