Outbreaks

This resource provides information on pandemic influenza in the form of a story with pictures, and is available in Spanish only.
 

This article discusses health-related, social, and economic factors that contribute the increased risk of immigrants and refugees in an influenza pandemic and strategies.

This article explores racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccination rates in Los Angeles County.

The Health Bulletin is a newsletter with easy-to-read stories about current health issues, including preparedness, in multiple languages.

This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding bubonic, pneumonic, and septicemia types of the plague.

This report addresses the importance of addressing the needs of disadvantaged groups and vulnerable populations who would be seriously impacted by an influenza pandemic.

This handout provides information on how to prevent illness during an emergency and is available in multiple languages.

This resource, provided by ECHO, is a video about preventing seasonal influenza.  It provides information about symptoms of flu, preventing spread, and vaccination.

This resource provides information on preventing and treating seasonal flu, and is available in English, Spanish, Hmong, Somali, Khmer, Vietnamese, and Laotian.

This CIDRAP resource guide provides an extensive list of promising practices for meeting the needs of vulnerable populations—including racial/ethnic minorities, immigrants, and LEP populations—in a pandemic.

This toolkit, developed by El Paso City-County Health and Environment District, provides a variety of materials to train lay heath promoters to educate Hispanic/Latino communities about what they can do to prepare for an influenza pandemic.

This article describes underlying factors which put racial/ethnic minorities at increased risk for disproportionately adverse health outcomes during an influenza pandemic and promising strategies for implementating interventions.

This audio file provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.

This handout provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.

This mobile video provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.

This multimedia presentation provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.

This web-video provides information on public health emergencies, and is available in multiple languages.

This article uses nationally representative survey data to explore racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1 vaccine uptake.

This article presents the finding of a nationally representative survey to examine racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1 exposure, susceptibility to complications, and access to health care during the H1N1 influenza pandemic.

This article explores racial/ethnic disparities in H1N1-related hospitalization and death in New Mexico.

This resource is a flyer that gives information about the spread of influenza.  It shows people how to prevent the spread of the virus.

This resource is a handout decribing seasonal and H1N1 influenzas and the symptoms of the flu.  It provides advice for treating symptoms and when it is important to keep medical attention.

This concise translated fact sheet provides the reader with general information regarding small pox.

This issue brief describes the concept of stigma within the context of  the H1N1 (swine flu) outbreak and provides tips for political leaders and public health professionals to reduce the stigma associated with Spanish-speaking individuals following the swine flu outbreak.

This nationally representative survey explored sociodemographic characteristics and beliefs associated with H1N1 vaccine uptake in the United States.  

This health bulletin, from the Philadelphia Department of Public Health,  provides information about H1N1 Influenza and how to prevent the spread of the virus.

This resource provides information on swine flu, and is available in English and Arabic.