The National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities
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Culture and Health Literacy: Case Studies

Organization(s):Emergency & Community Health Outreach (ECHO), University of Minnesota School of Public Health
Location:Minnesota
Year: 2008
Available at:cpheo1.sph.umn.edu/healthlit/#a   (report broken link)
Description:

This online training module describes three local efforts to close the health literacy gap in Minnesota, including ECHO Minnesota which focuses on emergency preparedness in culturally diverse communities. The importance of engaging culturally diverse communities in the planning stage is emphasized as is the need to identify sources of information which are trusted in the local community. The interactive training module can be accessed free of charge but registration is required.

Language(s):English
Communities:Somali; Vietnamese; Laotian; Hispanic or Latino; Mexican American; Hmong
Subtopic:
Language Access Services
Channels of Communication
Target Audience:Emergency Planners & Managers; Public Health Professionals; Local/Community
Resource Type:
Course
Audio/Video