Natural Disasters

This web-video provides information on floods and flash flooding, and is available in multiple languages.

This brochure provides information on types of food to stockpile, how to cook when the power is out, and methods by which to distil water in the event of an emergency and has been translated into a number of different languages.

This study focused on the interplay of perceived hazard and outrage in relation to evacuation from the New Orleans area, with specific attention to demographic differences.

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 translated brochure provides guidelines to help an individual prepare for, and respond to, a heat wave.

This book provides a qualitative assessment of the social and political factors which contributed to the 793 deaths attributed to the 1995 Chicago heat wave.

This audio file provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.

This mobile video provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.

This multimedia presentation provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.

This web-video provides information on heat waves, and is available in multiple languages.

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

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 PowerPoint presentation by from the New Orleans Health Department focuses on Hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans and its vulnerable populations.

This audio file provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

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 online course provides information on the etiology and potential damage of hurricanes as well as basic emergency preparedness. The slideshow presentation is available in multiple languages.

This resource is a fact sheet that provides information about disater assistance eligibility.  It is targeted toward families with members who are not US citizens and can be used by agencies who assist these families.

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 article describes the experiences of Indian American families who were forced to evacuate the San Diego area in the face of approaching wildfires.  

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 translated brochure provides information to mitigate the effects of a landslide and lists visible indicators which can help predict a landslide before it strikes.