The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Build an Emergency Preparedness Kit

This handout provides information on how to build an emergency preparedness kit for emergencies in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

California’s Emergency Preparedness Efforts for Culturally Diverse Communities: Status, Challenges, and Directions for the Future


This report presents the findings from a statewide assessment of emergency preparedness programs and initiatives for racially and ethnically diverse communities in California.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Fact Sheet


This resource is a fact sheet about carbon monoxide poisoning. It explains what carbon monoxide is and where it can be found. The majority of the information is about carbon monoxide poisoning and how to reduce risk of CO poisoning.

Subtopics: Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, French, Haitian Creole, German

Collaborating Agencies Responding To Disaster (CARD)

CARD's mission is to provide disaster preparedness and response support to community based organizations in Alameda County.
Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English

DiversityPreparedness.Org E-Newsletter: Issue 1- September/October 2008


The September/October 2008 installment of the DiversityPrepardness.org E-Newsletter highlights a number of promising resources, contains information pertaining to hurricane season and culturally diverse populations, and excerpts from and interview with Dr. Randy Rowell.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

Emergency Management Action Plans for Retail Food Establishments

This guide, which is available in multiple languages, provides practical guidance for retail grocery and food service establishments to plan and respond to emergencies that create the potential for an imminent health hazard.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese, Arabic

Emergency Planning for the Farm

This resource, available in English and Spanish, provides information on preparing an emergency farm plan.

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

Evacuation Plan for Columbus, Ohio

This handout provides information on the evacuation plan for Columbus, Ohio and is available in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian

Guidelines for Emergency Managers Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities

This Australian resource guide provides the tools necessary to help emergency planners and community leaders meet the preparedness needs of culturally diverse populations.

Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Building Partnerships, Building Knowledge, Building Trust
Language(s): English

Health Disparities: Barriers to a Culture of Preparedness


This commentary piece describes how one’s ability to survive and recover from a disaster is proportional to their social and physical well being prior to the event. 

Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English

How to Make an Emergency Plan and Practice it (Audio)

This audio file provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Human Rights and Natural Disasters: Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster

This manual provides a framework and operational guidelines for a human rights-based approach to disaster relief efforts which recognize the culturally specific needs of diverse populations.

Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English

Korean Fire Evacuees Turn to Churches

This article discusses the role of churches and local businesses in serving the Korean community following the 2007 Southern California wildfires. 

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

Listo OC

Listo OC is a Spanish language website dedicated to promoting emergency preparedness in Orange County, California.

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

Listo Virginia (Ready Virginia)

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

Look For These Symptoms, What To Do If You Think You Have H1N1 Flu

This resource is a flyer that describes the signs and symptoms of swine flu and what to do if you think that you may have the H1N1 flu.

Subtopics: Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Japanese, Korean, Chinese

Make an Emergency Plan and Practice it

This handout provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Make an Emergency Plan and Practice it (Mobile Video)

This mobile video file (iPod) provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Make an Emergency Plan and Practice it (Multimedia)

This multimedia presentation provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Make an Emergency Plan and Practice it (Web Video)

This web video file provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian

Michigan Citizens Corps: Reaching Target Populations

This presentation provides an overview of a Citizen Corps chapter’s efforts to engage the local Arab-American community in emergency preparedness activities in Dearborn, Michigan. 

Subtopics: Language Access Services, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Multicultural Crisis Communication: Towards a Social Constructionist Perspective

The aim in the article is to give a critical analysis of research that has been done on crisis communication as well as intercultural public relations and develop a different theoretical framework.

Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English

Reaching Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in Primary Care Settings to Meet Requirements for Emergency Preparedness / Bioterrorism


 

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

Ready.gov

Ready.gov is a federal website which provides resources on emergency preparedness in multiple languages.

Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, Urdu

Reducing Disparities in Preparedness: Collaborating with Diverse Communities

This resource provides an overview of efforts by the Colorado Department of Health and Environment to engage diverse communities in emergency preparedness activities.
Subtopics: Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English

Strategies for Improving Influenza Immunization Rates Among Hard-To-Reach (HTR) Populations

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.

Language(s): English

The Great Southern California Shake Out

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.   

Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Russian

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