Phase 7 - Recovery

This ½ hour, online, training module addresses ethical issues in disaster response such as cultural competence and ethical conflicts which arise when there is an inequality of power and/or control.   

This book chapter focuses on the concepts and skills of health-related counseling needed to provide effective, culturally competent, family health counseling in disasters and reimbursement with families of diverse cultures.

This press release describes the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to inform Washington State’s culturally diverse communities as to the recovery aid available to those affected by the January 2009 winter storms.

This translated brochure provides guidelines for flood preparation, response, and recovery.

This handout provides information on administering Doxycycline pills to children, and is available in multiple languages.

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. 

This brochure reviews normal and pathological signs of post-traumatic stress in children and is specifically aimed at African American families.

This resource provides information for adults in helping children cope with disasters. This resource is available in English and Spanish.
 

Latinos Preparados is an organization of people who are concerned with the community and its needs in time of disaster and provides education and Spanish language preparedness materials to local communities.

This handout contains information on how to provide home care in the case of pandemic flu, and is available in multiple languages.

This comprehensive guide provides a wealth of earthquake related information and is aimed at California home owners. The guide has been translated and is available in Spanish.

This translated resource provides information regarding how to protect one’s self from electrical hazards which are the result of a 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.

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

This 2005 CRS report for Congress provides an overview of legislation which states the conditions that need to be met for immigrants to be eligible for disaster services.

This resource is the implementation plan for the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). It summarizes the strategic objectives of the NHSS and lays out activities to be carried out.

This paper focuses on the central role played by housing in New Orleans in determining the city’s social and economic recovery, reconstruction progress and long term survival while highlighting racial disparities and the social determinants of displacement.

This interdisciplinary report illuminates the environmental justice implications of Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath.

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.     

This translated brochure provides information regarding how to identify tainted food and water which is not suitable for consumption and tips for storing food and water in the event of a power outage.

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

This article examines how social relations, race/ethnicity, social class and gender increase the structural vulnerability of women in communities which are subject to flooding.

This journal article discusses the psychological impact of the World Trade Center attacks on immigrant works of Chinese descent.

This resource reflects current approaches and priorities for improving our Nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident. 

This paper offers an analysis of the social conditions giving rise to the tragic Hurricane Katrina outcomes, the reasons behind the inadequate disaster response, and possible strategies for addressing these social conditions and ensuring effective emergency response planning.

This handout provides information on nuclear or radiation emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.