Building Knowledge

This Australian resource guide provides the tools necessary to help emergency planners and community leaders meet the preparedness needs of culturally diverse populations.

This document outlines cultural barriers that might impede emergency preparedness and recommendations for integrating these hard to reach populations into emergency preparedness strategies.

This article from Emergency Management News describes promising practices from across the country to integrate the needs of diverse and vulnerable population into preparedness planning.

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

This resource provides key facts on swine flu, and is available in English and Spanish.
 

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

This mobile video file (iPod) provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

This multimedia presentation provides information on how to make an emergency plan in multiple languages.

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

The purpose of this guide is to assist emergency management professionals and volunteers effectively meet the needs of vulnerable populations in times of disaster.

The Modern Language Association Language Map uses U.S. Census data to allow users to create custom tables and interactive maps with information on primary language spoken at home.

This book chapter provides an overview of the research literature on the psychological effects of disasters and terrorism on children and youth.

The National Immunization Survey provides information on the immunization status of children, adolescents/teens, and adults.

This resource is a comic intended to communicate pandemic flu preparedness messages to low-literacy, limited- and non-English proficient groups.

This article is a “best practices” write-up about the COIN emergency communication plan in Kentucky.

This non-partisan research organization charts data on Hispanics and Latinos through several variables. Data is available in the form of datasets, maps, statistical profiles, fact sheets, and survey question responses.

This report provides data on internet and cell phone usage in the Latino population.
 

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 resource is a supplement to an emergency preparedness curriculum for health promoters. It provides basic information about emergency preparedness, information about pandemic flu preparedness, and methods for educating communities about pandemic flu.

This audio presentation discusses the efforts of Project PREP (Programa Para Responder a Emergencias con Preparación), which is community-based, participatory research project that seeks to reduce disparities in disaster preparedness among immigrant Latinos.
 

This study assessed the language capabilities, confidence and training needs of Texas rural physicians in responding to public health emergencies.

This online tool draws from a number of different data sources to provide information on 11 health related categories, each of which has numerous sub-categories.

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 data source provides totals of the number of refugee arrivals by country of origin.

This data set provides information on religious affiliation by geographic region. Maps are available which show the concentration and diffusion of various religious groups over time. Purchase is required to access the data.