Mass Casualties
This report focuses on the 2007 California Wildfires and the impact of natural disasters on Latino and immigrant communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Channels of Communication, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English
This handout provides information on bombing or explosion emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
The CDC Emergency Preparedness and response website provides information on a number of different types of emergencies and can be viewed in 13 different languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Radiation, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Vietnamese, Spanish, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Chinese, French, Russian, Haitian Creole, German, Italian
This handout provides information on chemical emergencies in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Chemical, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This poster provides information on appropriate hand washing and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This poster provides information on covering one's cough and washing one's hands, and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This poster provides information on covering one's cough, wearing a surgical mask to cover one's cough, and washing one's hands, and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
The goal of this website is to provide translated health education materials in both English and numerous other languages to help improve health education in diverse communities and for limited English proficient (LEP) groups.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Chemical, Radiation, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Tagalog, Portuguese, Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Marshallese, Brazilian, Russian, Ukrainian
This brochure provides information on home care for pandemic flu, and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This self-assessment form is used to gather important information on individuals after a mass casualty event, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This resource provides information on pandemic influenza and how to prepare for pandemic influenza, and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This checklist provides information on how to prepare one's family for pandemic flu, and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This poster provides information on pandemic influenza and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Outbreaks, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This resource provides information on pandemic influenza, seasonal influenza, and avian influenza viruses and is available in English and Spanish.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This resource provides information on pandemic influenza in the form of a story with pictures, and is available in Spanish only.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English, Spanish
This handout provides information on how to plan for an emergency, and is avaiable in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This audio file provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Bioterrorism, Outbreaks, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This journal article discusses how race and class impact personal and institutional responses to disaster following Hurricane Katrina.
Subtopics: Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Phase 6 - Response, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English
This journal article discusses racial/ethnic differences in hospitalizations and emergency department visits for specific illnesses during the 2006 California heat wave.
Subtopics: Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties
Language(s): English
This audio presentation discusses the creation of a comprehensive response plan to identify resources and locate vulnerable populations.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Organizational Supports, Channels of Communication, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Mass Casualties, Terrorism
Language(s): English