Natural Disasters

Outlines an emergency preparedness plan for the farmworker communities in San Diego County, and also contains the "San Diego Firestorm 2007 Report: Fire Impact on Farmworkers & Migrant Communities in North County" prepared by the National Latino Research Center at the California State University, San Marcos.

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 comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.

This website offers a wide range of translated materials which address issues of emergency preparedness and response.

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.

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.

This environmental scan provides an assessment on current information on cultural competence.

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.
 

This qualitative study examines factors influencing evacuation decisions of impoverished, mainly minority communities in New Orleans who were severely affected by Hurricane Katrina.

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.

This article explores the role of air conditioning prevalence in explaining racial disparities in heat-related outcomes.

The September/October 2008 installment of the DiversityPrepardness.org E-Newsletter highlights a number of promising resources, contains information pertaining to hurricane season and culturally diverse populations, and excerpts from and interview with Dr. Randy Rowell.

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 audio file provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.

This mobile video provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.

This multimedia presentation provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.

This web-video provides information on what to do in the case of a downed power line, and is available in multiple languages.

This illustrated handout provides a number of tips to help minimize harm to oneself and others in the event of an earthquake and is available in multiple languages.

This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people who use life support systems to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.

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 check list of activities for people with communication and speech related 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 with physical 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 with environmental illness/multiple chemical sensitivities to improve emergency preparedness in the event of an earthquake.

This translated fact sheet is designed to provide a checklist of activities for people with mobility 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 with psychiatric 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 with visual 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 own service animals 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.