Language Access Services

This resource is a fact sheet describing H1N1 novel influenza, including information about its signs and symptoms and methods of spread.  Preventing spread of the flu virus and what to do if you are sick are other topics included in this resource.

Clean hands save lives! This resource describes the best ways to keep your hands clean to prevent the spread of influenza.

This comic illustrates the importance of keeping children and teens at home when sick with the flu. It explains that staying home will reduce the risk of illness for others. It also serves as a reminder to plan ahead in case of illness.

This article provides empirical evidence of how Hurricane Katrina affected Bangladeshis immigrants living in New Orleans, particularly Bangladeshi exchange students at Tulane University.

This research articles provides a historical perspective on challenges faced by public health officials in reaching diverse communities during the Great Influenza pandemic of 1918 and the integral role community/faith-based organizations and ethnic media outlets.

This report offers a framework for how local governments can incorporate LEP residents and immigrants into the emergency planning process, increase their preparedness, and develop capacity in key public agencies to communicate with and serve these residents.

This article describes cultural barriers which impeded the recovery of Vietnamese individuals following Hurricane Katrina and one organization’s effort to help the Vietnamese community rebuild.     

In this report, the results of three case studies are presented to highlight lessons learned from Hurricane Katrina and the Alameda County Public Health Department in relation to public health emergency preparedness for vulnerable population, including non-English speakers.

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

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. 

This planning guide provides a set of actionable step to integrate racially and ethnically diverse migrant farm workers into preparedness and response plans

The 14 culturally and linguistically appropriate service (CLAS) standards listed here vary in stringency and are intended to be utilized by health care professionals to make practices more culturally and linguistically accessible.

This article discusses health-related, social, and economic factors that contribute the increased risk of immigrants and refugees in an influenza pandemic and strategies.

This radio feature describes the findings of a report which assessed efforts to integrate racial and ethnically diverse communities into emergency preparedness plans in California.

This resource, provided by ECHO, is a video about preventing seasonal influenza.  It provides information about symptoms of flu, preventing spread, and vaccination.

This brief article highlights the efforts of Emergency and Community Health Outreach Minnesota (ECHO) to effectively reach populations with limited English proficiency (LEP) in a public health emergency. 

This toolkit, developed by El Paso City-County Health and Environment District, provides a variety of materials to train lay heath promoters to educate Hispanic/Latino communities about what they can do to prepare for an influenza pandemic.

This study assessed the language capabilities, confidence and training needs of Texas rural physicians in responding to public health emergencies.

This article presents the findings of a survey questionnaire on the preparedness needs of diverse populations that was administered to physicians in rural Texas.

This article presents the findings of a survey questionnaire on the preparedness needs of diverse populations that was administered to physicians in rural Texas.

This article presents the findings of a survey questionnaire on the preparedness needs of diverse populations that was administered to physicians in rural Texas.

This work of synthesis shows how various racial and ethnic groups perceive natural hazard risks and respond to warnings.