Public Health Professionals

This issue brief describes the concept of stigma within the context of  the H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak and provides tips for political leaders and public health professionals to reduce the stigma associated with Spanish-speaking individuals following the swine flu outbreak.

This nationally representative survey explored sociodemographic characteristics and beliefs associated with H1N1 vaccine uptake in the United States.  

This paper empirically examines the notion of “speaking with one voice” in times of crisis and illustrates that fact that different audiences may need different kinds of messages.

This health bulletin, from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health,  provides information about H1N1 Influenza and how to prevent the spread of the virus.

This article discusses how the planning process for an influenza pandemic should include community engagement and extension of strategies beyond traditional providers to involve community-based organizations addressing hard-to-reach populations.

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.

This resource provides information on swine flu, and is available in English and Arabic.
 

This resource provides information on swine influenza, including information on the disease, history of the disease, and information on the current situation with swine flu in the U.S., Mexico, and globally. This resource is available in English, Spanish, Farsi, and Russian.

This study sought to assess perceived risk of terrorism and avoidance behavior among vulnerable populations, including racial and ethnic minorities, in Los Angeles County

This journal article discusses racial/ethnic differences in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for specific illnesses during the 2006 California heat wave.  

This report presents the findings from a two national surveys which were conducted to assess attitudes towards emergency preparedness and actions individuals have taken to prepare for a disaster.  Responses by race/ethnicity are provided.  

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.

The Great South California Shake Out is the largest earthquake drill to date.  The exercise integrates individuals, neighborhood groups, schools, businesses, and community as well as faith-based organizations to practice earthquake response scenarios.  Information about the event is available in multiple languages.   

This qualitative study examines the efforts of community-based organizations to meet the post-disaster needs of vulnerable populations in two ethnically diverse communities following the 1994 Northridge Earthquake.

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.

This seminal article lays the theoretical groundwork for beginning to revise existing conceptual models of warning response behavior to more adequately address the variation associated with minority group status.

This article describes barriers to meeting the preparedness, response, and recovery needs of undocumented farmworkers in Southern California.

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.

This series of online learning modules provides guidance on applying CLAS standards in a disaster context.   

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.

This toolkit provides links to successful practices used by health agencies in addressing the needs of at-risk populations strategic national stockpile planning.

This resource is part of a training package in qualitative research methods for PVO/NGO programs.  The goals of the training package include to: (1) improve participation of beneficiary populations of transition, development and relief programs; (2) improve cross-cultural communication between program beneficiaries and program staff; and (3) improve quality of program planning and management. 

This article describes partnerships that have emerged between the Hispanic/Latino community and a variety of organizations following hurricanes Katrina and Rita.

This qualitative study examines African Americans’ trust in public health officials to effectively respond to a bioterrorist attack.

This resource consists of the presentation slides.  The goals of the presentation are: to show which communities are at higher risk of being the targets of acts of terrorism, to demonstrate that community trust is not homogenous, and to explain the importance of including diverse communities in diversity preparedness.

The Natural Hazards Center at the University of Colorado, Boulder serves to advance knowledge on disaster preparedness, response, and recovery by conducting research and providing resources which focus on a variety of specific topics, including racially and ethnically diverse communities.

This paper reports on the use of the Native American Talking Circle format as a culturally appropriate method to teach the Incident Command System (ICS).