Building Partnerships

This guide provides step-by-step instructions on how to work with grassroots organizations  to deliver critical information to low-income populations before, during, and after a disaster.

This documentary depicts the impact of Hurricane Katrina on a Vietnamese-American community in New Orleans and the recovery process.

This PowerPoint presentation from the American Red Cross of Greater Los Angeles focuses on disaster response and diverse populations in the Los Angeles area.

This article examines the collaboration, methodology, results, and lessons learned stemming from the experience of a unique university, state, and tribal collaborative model for public health emergency preparedness assessment activities.

The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO) and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) have released national guidance on protecting at-risk populations, such as those which are culturally isolated or have limited English proficiency (LEP), during an influenza pandemic. 

This article discusses the utilization of new ideas and approaches to help students and teachers study and understand how Hurricane Katrina continues to impact African American youth in New Orleans.

This interactive computer based course is designed to provide participants with basic knowledge to build effective partnerships with tribal governments to protect native people and property against all types of hazards.

This report presents the findings from a statewide assessment of emergency preparedness programs and initiatives for racially and ethnically diverse communities in California.

This research examines the role of social capital and networks to explain the evacuation, relocation, and recovery experiences of a Vietnamese American community in New Orleans, Louisiana in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  

This qualitative work emphasizes the importance of accounting for differences in the communication structures of culturally diverse populations in the public decision making process.  

This comprehensive manual serves as a guide for developing an emergency response plan from the ground up.

This presentation outlines individual and organizational-level challenges relating to culture, language, and trust that contribute to racial/ethnic disparities in disaster and public health emergency outcomes. It also discusses recommendations from the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity. The presentation was presented at the New York Citizen Corps Disaster Volunteer Conference in May of 2011.

This presentation discusses the importance and need for cultural competence, as well as ways to incorporate cultural competence into risk communication efforts during emergency situations.

This streaming video presentation addresses the concept of cultural competence as related to the choice and implementation of mental health health outreach strategies in disaster response.

This resource provides a summary of a pilot project implemented to improve community health through culturally competent risk communication strategies with diverse communities in Northwest Oregon. 

This commentary highlights what needs to be done to eliminate potential injustices towards disadvantaged populations during an influenza pandemic.

This PowerPoint presentation from the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health focuses on the demographic constituency of Los Angeles County, as well as disaster preparedness efforts based around these communities.

This PowerPoint presentation from the National Latino Research Center CSU San Marcos, discusses the emergency issues surrounding emergency response efforts to meet the needs of immigrant populations during the 2007 Southern California wildfires.  

This study measures the level of interagency emergency preparedness planning and response occurring between community health centers, which serve a high proportion of diverse populations, and local health departments.

This report provides information on the partnership developed between the San Mateo County Health Department and local community based organizations (CBOs) that serve special populations.
 

This interactive toolkit provides strategies and resources (e.g., a GIS  mapping tool) to help public health departments prepare for and respond to special needs populations, including racial/ethnic minorities and those with LEP, in a public health emergency.

This report summarizes key findings from two community focus groups and three key informant interviews conducted by the Urban Indian Health Institute on H1N1.

This article describes FEMA’s Black Leadership Summit which took place in Washington, DC in May of 2010.

This press release describes the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s efforts to inform Washington State’s culturally diverse communities as to the recovery aid available to those affected by the January 2009 winter storms.