Message Content
This website provides video resources about H1N1 influenza. This video explains the importance of staying at home when sick.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content, Outbreaks
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Arabic, Russian, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo
The results of the quantitative study show problems with the dissemination of disaster information and that Latino homeowners prefer to utilize friends and family as sources of disaster preparation information.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This site acts as a clearinghouse, providing and linking to information, tools, and technical assistance regarding limited English proficiency (LEP) and language services for federal agencies, recipients of federal funds, users of federal programs and federally assisted programs, and other stakeholders.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Message Content
Language(s): English
This report examines Texans levels of awareness, perceptions, knowledge, and beliefs about issues relating to bioterrorism, infectious diseases and other public health threats and emergencies across racial and ethnic groups.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
These printable flyers explain ways to avoid carbon monoxide poisoning in circumstances when electricity is not available. It states that generators should only be used outdoors and away from windows and vents. Generators should never be used indoors, in garages, or carports. People should never cook on charcoal or gas grills indoors.
Subtopics: Message Content
Language(s): English, Khmer/Cambodian, Somali, Vietnamese, Laotian, Spanish, Hmong, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, Arabic, Bosnian, French, Russian, Ukrainian, Farsi, Amharic, Burmese, Oromo, Swahili, Romanian
Four Schools of Public Health conducted focus groups across the country with different ethnic groups to inform development of public messages and strategies in the event of an emergency.
Subtopics: Message Content, Building Trust
Language(s): English
This online course provides both general and specific risk communication strategies to successfully reach special populations in an emergency.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English
This study surveyed Hurricane Katrina evacuees to examine differences across race and income in responses to warning messages associated with the storm.
Subtopics: Message Content, Phase 1 - Risk Perception
Language(s): English
This paper empirically examines the notion of “speaking with one voice” in times of crisis and illustrates that fact that different audiences may need different kinds of messages.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Bioterrorism
Language(s): English
This is a 43-page template for identifying and meeting the needs of special populations, including racially and ethnically diverse populations, within communities. It discusses preferred communication methods and potential barriers.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Channels of Communication, Message Content, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Phase 3 - Warning, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness
Language(s): English
This paper considers the implications of ethnic and socioeconomic variability for the risk communication process, summarizing theoretical perspectives and empirical evidence on the link between sociocultural features and risk responses.
Subtopics: Channels of Communication, Message Content, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English
This article describes the plight of Vietnamese Americans affected by Hurricane Katrina and the need for translated materials.
Subtopics: Language Access Services, Phase 7 - Recovery, Message Content, Phase 3 - Warning
Language(s): English