Phase 6 - Response
This translated bulletin provides general information regarding the nature of terrorism and advises the reader of preventative measures which can be taken to help offset the effects of a terrorist attack.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Spanish, Chinese
The CDC Emergency Preparedness and response website provides information on a number of different types of emergencies and can be viewed in 13 different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, German, Italian
This audio file provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on chemical emergencies and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
The Chinatown Disaster Project provides a "Disaster Preparedness and Response FastFacts Handbook" and training for residents in San Francisco's Chinatown to prepare them for independent survival in the first 72 hours following a disaster.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This resource guide provides information to residents of San Francisco's Chinatown on disaster preparedness and response.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Chinese
This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding chlorine gas.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Chemical
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Chinese, Arabic, Russian, Farsi, Armenian
This website provides data and GIS maps on demographics and public transportation in 20 metropolitan regions.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This print out is intended to be printed on sticky- tac paper to create stickers which remind individuals to wash their hands in several languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English, Spanish, French, Haitian Creole
This paper describes many of the common issues surrounding translation that frequently are not appreciated by aid workers, including clinicians, in Complex Emergencies.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
Using the case of Hurricane Katrina to illustrate the collapse of the standard model of emergency management without a clear focus on the role of cognition, the authors reframe the concept of intergovernmental crisis management as a complex, adaptive system.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This video contains excerpts from a number of interviews with community members and first responders that focus on language barriers and other communications challenges that affect safe and effective service in multicultural communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
This study established a baseline for emergency preparedness in federally qualified health clinics (FQHCs) that serve 16 communities and 12 tribal populations in Nevada.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This PowerPoint presentation describes the roles and responsibilities of Community Clinics and Health Centers, entities that provide 10 million patient visits per year in California, in preparing for emergencies.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
This comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This article addresses the neglect of African American communities socially, politically, geographically, and economically, particularly with respect to natural disasters and environmental injustice.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English
The syllabus for this course, offered at the University of Colorado, Boulder, is available online and provides links to a number of articles which focus on the vulnerability of racially/ethnically diverse communities across various phases of an emergency.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English
This issue of the Yale Center for Public Health Preparedness Newsletter defines cultural and linguistic competence, discusses their importance in public health preparedness plans and provides advice for organizations which wish to better integrate diverse populations into public health preparedness strategies.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This set of online courses provides guidance for emergency personal responding to the needs of diverse communities following a disaster.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge
Language(s): English
This report examines federal and state response/recovery efforts following hurricane Katrina from a legal perspective and provides recommendations for meeting the disaster related needs of diverse populations in the future.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This streaming video presentation addresses the concept of cultural competence as related to the choice and implementation of mental health health outreach strategies in disaster response.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships
Language(s): English
This handout provides information on decontamination and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Chemical, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This resource guide focuses on methods for integrating culturally competent practices into mental health services for disaster survivors.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Language Access Services, Organizational Supports, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery
Language(s): English
The guide provides information regarding a number of simple measures which can be taken by older adults to prepare for an emergency and is available in English and Japanese.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Japanese
Findings from this qualitative study of Latino and Asian immigrants living Southern California indicate that immigrant and limited English proficient (LEP) populations are not fully incorporated in disaster preparedness educational efforts and emergency response plans.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication
Language(s): English
This technical report provides a series of recommendations for first responders to improve service delivery in culturally diverse communities.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response
Language(s): English
This article assesses the healthcare needs of Hurricane Katrina evacuees through quantitative research methods.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact
Language(s): English