Phase 6 - Response
This translated brochure provides recommendations as to what to do before, during, and after an earthquake. Information also addresses specific scenarios and best practices for seeking shelter and avoiding harm.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese
Date added: 03/19/2008
This translated informational sheet enumerates 10 things that individuals should do to prepare for a terrorist attack.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
This handout, available in multiple languages from the American Red Cross, presents a concise summary of what action to take during and after an earthquake.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Farsi
Date added: 03/19/2008
This multilingual website provides a wealth of information to help San Francisco Bay Area residents prepare for emergencies.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
Date added: 03/19/2008
This resource describes lessons learned from working with immigrant and limited English proficient (LEP) communities in disasters and includes firsthand accounts from the field.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Trust
Language(s): English
Date added: 05/18/2009
This translated brochure dispels some of the rumors associated with Africanized honey bees and provides information regarding how to react to an attack and treat stings.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
Date added: 12/09/2008
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding anthrax.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
Date added: 03/19/2008
This guide provides general emergency preparedness information as well as that which is specific to the needs of Sacramento County, California residents. The guide is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Hmong, Chinese, Russian, Mien
Date added: 08/25/2008
This translated brochure provides tips on how to make one’s home fire- safe and how to plan the best escape route.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
This translated handout provides general information regarding how flash floods develop and efforts which can be made to mitigate their effects.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a heat wave and avoid heatstroke.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
Date added: 03/19/2008
This translated brochure provides information on how to prepare for a tornado.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
Date added: 03/19/2008
The Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (AAPCHO) is a national association representing community health centers serving Asian American and Pacific Islander populations and provides a wealth of resources related to Emergency Preparedness.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
Date added: 06/13/2008
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) received a grant from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to develop recommendations on how to protect at-risk populations, such as those which are culturally isolated or have limited English proficiency (LEP), during an influenza pandemic.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 07/09/2008
The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released national guidance on protecting at-risk populations, such as those which are culturally isolated or have limited English proficiency (LEP), during an influenza pandemic.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 07/09/2008
This report focuses on the 2007 California Wildfires and the impact of natural disasters on Latino and immigrant communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English
Date added: 01/30/2009
Fritz Institute's BayPrep project seeks to improve disaster preparedness in the San Francisco Bay Area and ensure that vulnerable communities have been taken into account in disaster planning.
Subtopics: Organizational Supports, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Date added: 09/30/2008
The goal of this report was to determine whether individuals in categories of English as a Second Language, Urban Asian, and Urban Caucasian have differing beliefs and perceptions about types of terrorism agents and events.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Radiation
Language(s): English
Date added: 03/19/2008
This audio file provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
Date added: 02/16/2009
This handout provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
Date added: 07/23/2008
This mobile video provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
Date added: 02/16/2009
This multimedia presentation provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
Date added: 02/16/2009
This web-video provides information on blackouts and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
Date added: 02/16/2009
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding botulism.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
Date added: 03/19/2008
This article reviews cultural competence in emergency settings and is specifically geared towards 911 operators.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
Date added: 03/19/2008
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
Date added: 03/27/2009