Channels of Communication

This directory provides information on community based agencies that serve specific diverse communities in Minnesota.

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to work with grassroots organizations  to deliver critical information to low-income populations before, during, and after a disaster.

This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.

This report presents the findings from a two day workshop on the health effects of the Gulf of Mexico oil spill and strategies for research, response, and recovery activities. Issues relating to culture, language, and diverse populations are discussed throughout the report.

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.

This book chapter provides an overview of literature on crisis communication and diverse populations.    

This report focuses on the 2007 California Wildfires and the impact of natural disasters on Latino and immigrant communities.

This report provides a needs assessment of vulnerable and hard to reach populations in Texas and identifies the preferred methods of communication in the event of a bioterrorist attack or epidemic.

This audio presentation discusses emergency plans, decontamination, and hazardous material drills for people who are deaf whose primary language is American Sign Language, individuals with physical disabilities whose primary language is English, and people whose primary language is Spanish and who have limited or no English.
 

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.

This article addresses the need to dispel myths about H1N1 influenza. It emphasizes the importance of engaging the media and community leaders in educating the community, especially in ethnic communities, because of distrust of government and government officials.

This article focuses on strategies to effectively communicate with vulnerable populations, including racial/ethnic minorities and individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), in the event of a water contamination crisis.  

The objective of this study was to identify differences in preferred sources of emergency information and identify attitudes about the agencies the affect risk communication among special populations.

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.

This slide show was developed for the 2005 Michigan Public Health Media Submit and discusses effective methods for communicating with culturally isolated and non-English speaking populations in crisis situations.  

This interim guide outlines how involving special needs populations in planning enables emergency managers to address the function-based needs of individuals, including those with limited English proficiency (LEP).

This study compares differences in crisis preparation, information-seeking patterns, and media use on the basis of race in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.

This report examines the problem of communicating emergency information to communities which are multi-ethnic.

This qualitative study examined crisis preparation, information seeking patterns, and media use in 964 Hurricane Katrina evacuees.   

This resource provides a summary of a pilot project implemented to improve community health through culturally competent risk communication strategies with diverse communities in Northwest Oregon. 

This online training module describes three local efforts to close the health literacy gap in Minnesota, including ECHO Minnesota which focuses on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities.

This press release describes the results of a survey administered in Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas by the Harvard School of Public Health on emergency evacuations.
 

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.

This issue of the DiversityPreparedness.org E-Newsletter highlights Pandemic Influenza as the Topic of the Month and provides excerpts from an interview with Anna DeBlois Buchanan and Caroline Barnhill regarding ASTHO’s At-risk Populations project.

This supplement of the of the DiversityPreparedness.Org E-Newsletter highlights “Floods and Diverse Populations” as the Topic of the Month and provides interview excerpts from a conversation with Lillian McDonald of ECHO Minnesota.

This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with developmental or cognitive disabilities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.

This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people who are deaf or hard of hearing to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.