Building Partnerships

Developed from the recommendations of the National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity, this toolkit provides strategies to integrate issues related to race, ethnicity, culture, language, and trust into emergency preparedness, response, and recovery activities.   

This series of videos provides expertise from those conducting public information/risk communication with African American faith-based communities.   

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 free 90 minute presentation provides an overview of the relevant research on mental health effects of similar disasters to the gulf oil spill, review available mental health assessment tools and provide advice on how to treat and refer patients to community resources.

Latinos Preparados is an organization of people who are concerned with the community and its needs in time of disaster and provides education and Spanish language preparedness materials to local communities.

This article describes strategies developed and employed by the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment to engage diverse populations in preparedness, response, and recovery planning.

This PowerPoint presentation by from the New Orleans Health Department focuses on Hurricane Katrina and its impact on New Orleans and its vulnerable populations.

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 GAO report to Congressional requesters describes how the federal government worked with non-profit organizations to facilitate recovery efforts following hurricanes Katrina and Rita as well as steps being taken to address challenges and strengthen relationships with non-profits (such as community and faith-based organizations).  

This resource is the implementation plan for the National Health Security Strategy (NHSS). It summarizes the strategic objectives of the NHSS and lays out activities to be carried out.

This resource is a reference guide for public health preparedness officials. It provides strategies for dealing with issues of trauma and torture when working with immigrant refugees in the U.S. 

This article discusses the role of churches and local businesses in serving the Korean community following the 2007 Southern California wildfires. 

This resource describes a partnership created between the San Mateo County Health Department and community based organizations (CBOs) that have existing relationships with special populations.
 

This article describes community outreach strategies to engage vulnerable populations in emergency preparedness and planning.

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

This presentation provides an overview of a Citizen Corps chapter’s efforts to engage the local Arab-American community in emergency preparedness activities in Dearborn, Michigan. 

This planning guide provides a set of actionable step to integrate racially and ethnically diverse migrant farm workers into preparedness and response plans

This article examines initiatives which aim to enhance the provision of health care by installing Electronic Health Records and Telepsychiatry systems throughout the Gulf Coast.

This report presents the findings of three case studies which set out to examine the relationship between firefighters and multicultural communities.

The Muslim Consultative Network promotes interfaith dialogue, civic engagement, and provides a number of services to New York City’s Muslim community, including disaster education, training, and mitigation.

This resource reflects current approaches and priorities for improving our Nation's ability to prevent, prepare for, respond to, and recover from a major health incident. 

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.

This online, interactive session provides an introduction to the Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council (NWTEMC) and emphasizes the need and importance of emergency management in tribal nations

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