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Disaster Preparedness for Vulnerable Populations

Author(s):Ana-Marie Jones
Organization(s):Collaborating Agencies Responding To Disaster (CARD), UCLA Center for Diseases & Emergency Readiness
Location:Berkeley, California
Year: 2006
Available at:http://www.idready.org/webcast/spr06_webcast.html#DisasterPreparednessfo...
Description:

This course discusses barriers and limitations to reaching vulnerable populations, such as individuals with limited English proficiency (LEP), in a disaster and culturally competent strategies for their integration into disaster preparedness plans.  The lectures and course materials are available for free online from the University of California - Berkeley, School of Public Health.  The instructor is Ana-Marie Jones.

Language(s):English
Communities:General
Subtopic:
Culturally Competent Care
Language Access Services
Target Audience:Emergency Planners & Managers; Public Health Professionals
Resource Type:
Presentation
Course
Academic
Audio/Video