Natural Disasters
This audio file provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on lightning and thunderstorms, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This article examines how social relations, race/ethnicity, social class and gender increase the structural vulnerability of women in communities which are subject to flooding.
Subtopics: Phase 7 - Recovery, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This website, available in both Spanish and English versions, provides information for city mayors, residents, and families on how to prepare for disasters such as hurricanes.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Radiation
Language(s): English, Spanish
This mobile video file (iPod) provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web video file provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Building Knowledge, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
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 book discusses how race and ethnicity contribute to behavior during a disaster. It focuses on the actions of Blacks, Whites, and Mexican Americans in various communities during different types of disasters.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters, Chemical
Language(s): English
This report presents the findings of three case studies which set out to examine the relationship between firefighters and multicultural communities.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 6 - Response, Building Partnerships, Building Trust, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This book chapter provides an overview of the research literature on the psychological effects of disasters and terrorism on children and youth.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Phase 5 - Psychological Impact, Bioterrorism, Building Knowledge, Natural Disasters, Terrorism
Language(s): English
This book contains 8 articles which examine the role of cultural in disasters form an anthropological perspective.
Subtopics: Culturally Competent Care, Emergency Decision Making, Phase 1 - Risk Perception, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English
This audio file provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on natural gas emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Phase 4 - Physical Impact, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This paper offers an analysis of the social conditions giving rise to the tragic Hurricane Katrina outcomes, the reasons behind the inadequate disaster response, and possible strategies for addressing these social conditions and ensuring effective emergency response planning.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Phase 7 - Recovery, Building Partnerships, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters, Phase 8 - Reconstruction
Language(s): English
This resource describes actions to be taken in order to prepare for and to take during a diaster. This resource describes various types of emergencies and warning levels. It also provides a list of resources and sites that can provide assistance.
Subtopics: Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Spanish
This audio file provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This handout provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This mobile video provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This multimedia presentation provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
This web-video provides information on evacuating with pets during disasters and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Spanish, Arabic, Bosnian
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 handout provides information on power outages, and is available in multiple languages.
Subtopics: Emergency Decision Making, Phase 2 - Preparedness, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English, Somali, Vietnamese, Spanish, Japanese, Korean, Arabic, Chinese Simplified, Chinese Traditional, French, Hindi, Russian
This preliminary report intends to explore irregularities that occurred during the initial week of the firestorms throughout San Diego County and presents an initial compilation of civil and human rights violations in migrant communities as documented by volunteer-based community organizations.
Subtopics: Phase 6 - Response, Natural Disasters
Language(s): English