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Census 2000 Gateway
Data Set
Communication Access for People with Limited Speech: For Emergency Management Personnel
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Emergency Information Forms and Emergency Preparedness and Comprehensive Care Planning for Children With Special Health Care Needs
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
AAP Pediatric Preparedness Kit
Resources for Professionals
Preparing for Emerging Infectious Disease Outbreaks: Zika and More
Presentations
Accessible Mass Transit: Low-Vision Populations
Website for Professionals
Children in a Changing Climate: The Importance of Childcare Providers in Disasters
Presentations
Disaster Resilience: Can the Homeless Afford It?
Resources for Professionals
Preparedness for Natural Disasters Among Older US Adults: A Nationwide Survey
Publications
Emergency Preparedness Toolkit
Toolkits and Training Materials
ASPR Blog Post "Get into the Act"
Blog for Professionals
Cultural and Linguistic Competency for Disaster Preparedness Planning and Crisis Response
Website for Professionals
Disaster Response for Homeless Individuals and Families: A Trauma-Informed Approach
Website for Professionals
Responding to the Deaf in Disasters: Establishing the Need for Systematic Training for State-level Emergency Management Agencies and Community Organizations
Publications
Assessing Health Vulnerability to Climate Change: A Guide for Health Departments
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Identifying Vulnerable Older Adults and Legal Options for Increasing Their Protections During All-Hazards Emergencies: A Cross Sector Guide for States and Communities
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Planning for an Emergency: Strategies for Identifying and Engaging
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Information on Chikungunya for Clinicians
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials
Memorandum of Understanding - Collaborating During an Emergency
Resources for Professionals
Michigan Integrates Disaster Preparedness Curriculum Into School Health Program
News Article
Emergency Preparedness and Tribal Outreach in New Mexico
Resources for Professionals
Emergency Preparedness for Patients with Special Health Care Needs: Checklist for Practices
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Preparing Vulnerable Populations for a Disaster: Inner-City Emergency Preparedness- Who Should Take the Lead?
Publications, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Children and Youth Task Force in Disasters
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Developing Cultural Competency in Disaster Mental Health Programs: Guiding Principles and Recommendations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Disaster Preparedness and Chronic Disease Needs of Older Adults
Publications
Evacuating Populations With Special Needs: Routes to Effective Evacuation Planning Primer Series
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Message Guide for Ebola Communication
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Checklist of Essential Pediatric Domains and Considerations for Every Hospital's Disaster Preparedness Policies
Toolkits and Training Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
After the Emergency Is Over: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Children and Youth
Educational Materials, Mental Health, Mental Health
Active Shooter Planning and Response in a Healthcare Setting
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
FDA Foodborne Illness Fact Sheet
Resources for Public and Lay Audiences, Resources for Professionals
FDA Foodborne Illness in Spanish
Resources for Public and Lay Audiences, Resources for Professionals
Disaster Risk at the Margins: Homelessness, Vulnerability, and Hazards
Resources for Professionals
Basics of Trauma-Informed Care
Mental Health, Website for the Public, Toolkits and Training Materials, Educational Materials
Using the Precaution Adoption Process model to describe a disaster preparedness intervention among low-income Latinos
Resources for Professionals, Publications
Ready for Anything: A Disaster Planning Manual for Runaway and Homeless Youth Programs
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
A Study of Heat Related Illness Preparedness in Homeless Veterans
Publications
Needs Assessment Survey: Disaster mental health services for children
Mental Health, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
The Smallest Victims: Disaster Preparedness Planning for Children
Presentations, Educational Materials
Disaster Preparedness in Migrant Communities: A Manual for First Responders
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
No Pet or Their Person Left Behind: Increasing the Disaster Resilience of Vulnerable Groups through Animal Attachment, Activities and Networks
Publications
Action Options to Improve Preparedness for Community-Dwelling Older Adult Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Beyond Translation: Promoting a New National Standard for Equity in Health Materials Translated from English
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Health Literacy: A Necessary Element for Achieving Health Equity
Resources for Professionals
Integrating Health Literacy, Cultural Competence, and Language Access Services
Resources for Professionals
Best Practice Considerations for Schools in Active Shooter and Other Armed Assailant Drills
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
A Guide to Choosing and Adapting Culturally and Linguistically Competent Health Promotion Materials
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Effective Communications for People with Disabilities: Before, During, and After Emergencies
Website for Professionals
Radiation Disaster Issues in Children: An Approach to the Patient
Toolkits and Training Materials
Children & Disasters Bulletin
Website for Professionals, Website for the Public
Communicating with Limited English Proficiency Populations
Webinar
National Center for School Crisis and Bereavement: Pediatric Specialties and Programs
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials, Website for the Public, Mental Health
Resources for children after traumatic terrorism events
Website for Professionals, Website for the Public, Educational Materials
Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Buddhists
Resources for Professionals
Competency Guidelines: Sheltering and Mass Care for Hindus
Resources for Professionals
Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Jews
Resources for Professionals
Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Muslims
Resources for Professionals
Competency Guidelines: Sheltering & Mass Care for Sikhs
Resources for Professionals
Preparing for Emergencies: National Health Security Preparedness Index; A Valuable Tool to Improve Preparedness
Toolkits and Training Materials
At-Risk Populations Web Page from IllinoisPandemicFlu.org
Resources for Professionals
NLM HealthReach Website
Website for Professionals
Coping with Disasters and Strengthening Systems: A Framework for Child Welfare Agencies
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
From Columbine to Orlando, Medics Grapple with How Best to Stop the Bleeding (News article)
News Article
Provisional Considerations for the Care of Pregnant Women in Settings with High Zika Virus Circulation: Document for Healthcare Professionals
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Online Report on Aging and the National Prevention Strategy
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Pediatric Medical Traumatic Stress: A Comprehensive Guide
Toolkits and Training Materials
Public Health is For Everyone Toolkit
Toolkits and Training Materials
Post-Disaster Reunification of Children: A Nationwide Approach
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Preventing and Controlling Emerging and Reemerging Transmissible Diseases in the Homeless
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Improving the Role of NonGovernmental Organizations in Disaster Response and Recovery
Resources for Professionals
Technology Use by People with Hearing and Speech Loss for Communicating with Emergency Response Services
Data Set, Publications
Responding to People With Mental Illness
News Article
To Build a Culture of Health, There Is No Place Like Home (Blog Post)
Blog for Professionals
Early Childhood Experiences Shape Health and Well-Being Throughout Life
Publications
Fragile Families Study Policy Brief
Publications
Disaster Resiliency and Culture of Preparedness for University and College Campuses
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Publications
Applying Cultural Awareness to Disaster Behavioral Health
Webinar
Educating First Responders to Provide Emergency Services to Individuals with Disabilities
Publications
Strengthening Cultural Sensitivity in Children’s Disaster Mental Health Services
Publications, Mental Health
Tips for Evacuating Vulnerable Populations
Resources for Professionals, Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Preparedness: A Manual for Homeless Service Providers
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
UN Report Finds 90 Percent of Disasters Are Weather-Related
News Article
10 Point Plan of Action on Refugee Protection and Mixed Migration
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
The Enhanced National Culturally and Linguistically Approprate Services (CLAS) Standards
Resources for Professionals, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Some Communities Are Destroyed by Tragedy and Disaster. Others Spring Back. Here's What Makes the Difference.
News Article
Head Start Emergency Preparedness Manual
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Refugee Arrival Data
Data Set
Radiological Emergency Response Plan
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Integrating Immigrant Families in Emergency Response, Relief, and Rebuilding Efforts
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Preliminary Report: The State of Civil and Human Rights for Migrant Communities in San Diego County during the Firestorms of October 2007
Publications
AHRF: Area Health Resource File
Data Set, Website for Professionals
Lines that divide, ties that bind: race, class, and gender in women's flood recovery in the US and UK
Publications
Differences in individual-level terrorism preparedness in Los Angeles County
Publications
Carbon Monoxide Epidemic Among Immigrant Populations: King County, Washington, 2006
Publications
Disaster Planning and Risk Communication With Vulnerable Communities: Lessons From Hurricane Katrina
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
The Effects of Hurricane Katrina on Food Access Disparities in New Orleans
Publications
Experiences of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Houston Shelters: Implications for Future Planning
Publications
Protection of racial/ethnic minority populations during an influenza pandemic
Publications
Pandemic influenza and community preparedness
Publications
Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among immigrants and refugees
Publications
Racial Disparities in Exposure, Susceptibility, and Access to Health Care in the US H1N1 Influenza Pandemic
Publications
Risk Factors for 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) - Related Hospitalization and Death Among Racial/Ethnic Groups in New Mexico
Publications
Effective health risk communication about pandemic influenza for vulnerable populations.
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Secondary surge capacity: a framework for understanding long-term access to primary care for medically vulnerable populations in disaster recovery.
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Publications
Hurricane Andrew: Ethnicity, Gender and the Sociology of Disasters
Publications
Helping Physicians in the Gulf: Recognizing Mental and Behavioral Health Issues in Your Patients
Webinar, Toolkits and Training Materials, Mental Health
U.S. Census - American Community Survey
Data Set
U.S. Census - American Housing Survey
Data Set
Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Hospitalizations and Deaths Associated with 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Virus Infections in the United States
Publications
Helping Children Cope With Disasters and Terrorism
Publications
Emergency Handbook for Food Managers
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Best Practices for Decontamination with Special Populations
Presentations
Making up for History: Advancing Programs and Policies to Integrate Culturally Diverse Communities into Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Presentations
Project PREP -- Using Promotoras to Improve Disaster Preparedness among Latino Immigrants
Publications
One State’s Workable Plan for Reaching Vulnerable Populations in Widespread Emergencies
Website for Professionals
The Racial Divide in Response to the Aftermath of Katrina: A Boundary Condition for Common Ingroup Identity Model
Publications
At-Risk Populations and Pandemic Influenza: Planning Guidance for State, Territorial, Tribal, and Local Health Departments
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Autism Help App
App for Professionals
AWAARE Autism Wandering and Elopement Initiative
Toolkits and Training Materials, Website for Professionals
Public Health Preparedness and Response for At-Risk Populations: Harnessing the Power of Health Information and Communication Technologies
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Communicating the Risks of Bioterrorism and Other Emergencies in a Diverse Society: A Case Study of Special Populations in North Dakota
Publications
Will Public Health's Response to Terrorism Be Fair? Racial/Ethnic Variations in Perceived Fairness During a Bioterrorist Event
Publications
Human Rights and Natural Disasters: Operational Guidelines and Field Manual on Human Rights Protection in Situations of Natural Disaster
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Data from Disaster and Emergency Preparedness: Report of the 2006 Regional Census and Survey of Persons with Disabilities
Data Set
Bridging Refugee Youth & Children's Services - Emergency Information/911
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Common Core of Data (CCD) - Build a Table
Data Set, Website for Professionals
Cultural, Ethical, and Spiritual Competencies of Health Care Providers Responding to a Catastrophic Event
Publications
Los Angeles County is Not Prepared for Disaster - News Article
News Article
Bioterrorism Preparedness Beliefs and Perceptions: Ethnic and Sociocultural Differences
Publications
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Website
Data Set, Website for Professionals
H1N1 Flu A Guide For Community and Faith-Based Organizations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Deaths Related to 2009 Pandemic Influenza A (H1N1) Among American Indian/Alaska Natives --- 12 States, 2009
Data Set
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness and Vulnerable Populations in Tribal Communities
Publications
Pandemic Influenza Planning in the United States from a Health Disparities Perspective
Publications
CDC SNAPS, Snap Shots of State Population Data
Data Set, Website for Professionals
Protecting Vulnerable Populations from Pandemic Influenza in the United States: A Strategic Imperative
Publications
A Guide for Including People with Disabilties in Disaster Preparedness Planning
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
The Ethnic Media Roundtable Media Kit
Toolkits and Training Materials
The Aftershock of Katrina and Rita: Public Not Moved to Prepare Facts–at-a-Glance
Data Set
Census Data and Emergency Preparedness
Data Set
Course: Emergency Responders and the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Community: Taking the First Steps to Disaster Preparedness
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Emergency Preparedness Checklist for Nursing Homes, Assisted Living Facilities, and Group Homes
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Clinical Findings and Demographic Factors Associated with ICU Admission in Utah due to Novel 2009 Influenza A(H1N1) Infection
Publications
Hamilton County Preparation Project
Toolkits and Training Materials
Promising Practices for Pandemic Planning: Breaking Language Barriers with Preparedness Messages
News Article
Leaving No One Behind: Communicating with Special Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Equity & Access: Distributing Vaccine During H1N1 - Field Guide to Public Health Practice
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Disastrous Inequality - News Article
News Article
Vietnamese Fisherman in Gulf Fight to Not Get Lost in Translation - News Article
News Article
Mental Health Care for Ethnic Minority Individuals and Communities in the Aftermath of Disasters and Mass Violence
Publications, Mental Health
Immunization Toolkit
Website for Professionals, Toolkits and Training Materials, Educational Materials, Website for the Public
Colorado Develops Preparedness with Diverse Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Communicating with California's Spanish-Speaking Populations During Emergencies
Publications
A Communications Toolkit for Public Health Emergencies that Impact Children: Resources for Pediatric Practices, Schools, and Childcare Programs
Toolkits and Training Materials, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Hurricane Katrina-Related Immigration Issues and Legislation
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
An Achilles Heel in Emergency Communications: The Deplorable Policies and Practices Pertaining to Non English Speaking Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Paper on Cultural Competence: Solutions and Strategies for Emergency Medical Services1
Publications
Bridging the Cultural Divide: Cultural Competence in Public Safety
Publications
Honing Cultural and Linguistic Competence Website
Website for Professionals
The Role of Culture in Health Communication
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Disaster Response to Communities of Color: Cultural Responsive Intervention
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Community-Based, Culturally Tailored Diabetes Education Program Helps Low-Income South Korean Immigrants Improve Self-Management Behaviors, Disease Control, and Other Health Markers
Publications
Identifying and Mapping Community Vulnerability
Publications
Preparedness for Emergency Response: Guidelines for the Emergency Planning Process
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Race, Ethnicity and Disasters in the United States: A Review of the Literature
Publications
Locating and Communicating with At-Risk Populations About Emergency Preparedness: The Vulnerable Populations Outreach Model
Publications, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
An ADA Guide for Local Governments Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Americans with Disabilities Act ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
California’s Emergency Preparedness Efforts for Culturally Diverse Communities
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Enhancing Disaster Resilience in Racially & Ethnically Diverse Communities
Presentations
Making up for History: Advancing Programs and Policies to Integrate Culturally Diverse Communities into Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Presentations
Outlook on Bioterrorism: A Survey of Texans
Publications
Racial/Ethnic Diversity and Public Health Preparedness: Challenges and Strategies from the National Perspective and the California Experience
Presentations
Reaching and Engaging Diverse Communities in Preparing for Emergencies in California: Assessing the Present, Charting the Future
Presentations
Second Convening: National Consensus Panel on Emergency Preparedness and Cultural Diversity
Presentations
Snapshot of California's Emergency Preparedness Efforts for Culturally Diverse Communities
Presentations
Reaching Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities in Primary Care Settings to Meet Requirements for Emergency Preparedness Bioterrorism
Presentations
The Long Road Home: Race, Class, and Recovery from Hurricane Katrina
Publications
Communicating Without English in an Emergency: A Webinar for Government and Community Organizations
Webinar, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
The 2006 California heat wave: impacts on hospitalizations and emergency department visits
Publications
Ethnicity and hazard information dissemination
Presentations
How to Include Diverse, Vulnerable Populations in Emergency Preparedness
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Emergency Evacuation Preparedness Guide for People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
Educational Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Discover How to Make Your Emergency Plan More Accessible: Webinar
Webinar
Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Community Health Centers & Community Practice Sites
Toolkits and Training Materials
Coming Out of the Dark: Emergency Preparedness Plan for Farmworker Communities in San Diego County
Publications
Emergency Response Planning Document for Childcare Providers
Presentations
Preparedness & Public Education: Promoting Emotional Well-Being When Preparing for Disasters
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Paper: I Can't Hear You: An Examination of the Limitations of Fear-Based Messaging
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Institutions of Higer Education
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Guide for Developing High-Quality School Emergency Operations Plans for K-12
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Guide for Developing High-Quality Emergency Operations Plans for Houses of Worship
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
National Disaster Housing Strategy
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Building Partnerships with Tribal Governments
Webinar
Comprehensive Preparedness Guide (CPG) 301: Interim Emergency Management Training Guide for Special Needs Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Civil Rights and Emergency Preparedness
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Pandemic Influenza Planning Kit for Schools
Toolkits and Training Materials
Hurricane Recovery: Federal Government Provided a Range of Assistance to Nonprofits Following Hurricane Katrina and Rita
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Church-based Social Capital, Networks, and Geographical Scale: Katrina Evacuation, Relocation, and Recovery in a New Orleans Vietnamese American Community
Publications
Preparing Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities for Public Health Emergencies
Publications
Disaster Ambassador Preparedness Program
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials, Presentations
Disaster Preparedness of Linguistically Isolated Populations: Practical Issues for Planners
Publications, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Introduction of a Guide to Enhance Risk Communication Among Low-Income and Minority Populations: A Grassroots Community Engagement Approach
Presentations, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Heat Wave: A Social Autopsy of Disaster in Chicago
Publications
The National Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services (CLAS) Standard
Website for Professionals
Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Response
Website for Professionals
Special Populations: Emergency and Disaster Preparedness
Website for Professionals
Mass Casualty Patient Self-Assessment Form
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Latino Disaster Vulnerability The Dissemination of Hurricane Mitigation Information Among Florida’s Homeowners
Publications
Risk Perceptions, Race, and Hurricane Katrina
Publications
Voices of the Storm: Health Experiences of Low-Income Katrina Survivors
Publications
Hospice Revamps Staffing and Services To Offer Culturally Competent Care and Outreach to Hispanic Community, Enhancing Awareness and Acceptance of End-of-Life Services
Publications
Understanding the Role of African American Churches and Clergy in Community Crisis Response
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Environmental Justice Through The Eye of Hurricane Katrina
Publications
In the Wake of Katrina: The Continuing Saga of Housing and Rebuilding in New Orleans
Publications
No More Katrinas: How Reducing Disparities Can Promote Disaster Preparedness
Publications
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication in a Pandemic: A Model for Building Capacity and Resilience of Minority Communities
Publications, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Despite Last Year's Devastating Hurricane Season, One-Third In High-Risk Areas Say They May Ignore Evacuation Order
Website for the Public, Publications
Race, Religion, and Ethnicity in Disaster Recovery
Publications
Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma Ethnocultural Perspectives on Disaster and Trauma
Publications
Illinois Faith-Based Emergency Preparedness Initiative
Toolkits and Training Materials
The Effects of Ethnicity on Evacuation Decision-Making
Publications
Public Perceptions about Trust in Emergency Risk Communication: Qualitative Research Findings
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Guidance for Establishing Crisis Standards of Care for Use in Disaster Situations
Publications
Article: Influenza Vaccine Text Message Reminders for Urban, Low-Income Pregnant Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Publications
Hurricane Katrina: prior trauma, poverty and health among Vietnamese-American survivors
Publications
Assessing the Health Effects of the Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill on Human Health: A Summary of the June 2010 Workshop
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Mental Health, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Post Traumatic Stress, Context, and the Lingering Effects of Hurricane Katrina Disaster Among Ethnic Minority Youth
Publications, Mental Health
Hazard and Outrage: Developing a Psychometric Instrument in the Aftermath of Katrina
Publications
Employers’ Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Crisis Communication, Race, and Natural Disasters
Publications
Boŋ Feerey: A Teaching and Learning Methodology for Healing the Wounds of Distance, Displacement, and Loss Caused by Hurricane Katrina
Publications
Speaking with One Voice: Risk Communication Lessons from the US Anthrax Attacks
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Multicultural Crisis Communication: Towards a Social Constructionist Perspective
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Attending to Social Vulnerability when Rationing Pandemic Resources
Publications
Emergency Preparedness Training and Response Among Community Health Centers and Local Health Departments: Results from a Multi-State Survey
Publications
Utilization of the Native American Talking Circle to Teach Incident Command System to Tribal Community Health Representatives
Publications, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Crisis preparation, media use, and information seeking: patterns across Katrina evacuees and lessons learned for crisis communication
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Displacement of the Underserved: Medical Needs of Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in West Virginia
Publications
Mitigating the Health Effects of Disasters for Medically Underserved Populations: Electronic Health Records, Telemedicine, Research, Screening, and Surveillance
Publications
A Mobile Medical Care Approach Targeting Underserved Populations in post-Hurricane Katrina Mississippi
Publications
Rapid Needs Assessment among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Metro-Denver
Publications
Reframing the Racial Disparities Issue for State Governments
Publications
An Assessment of the Cultural Appropriateness of Emergency Preparedness Communication for Low Income Minorities
Publications
The Johns Hopkins Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center
Presentations
Training in Qualitative Research Methods for PVOs and NGOs
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Data Set
Developing a Disaster Preparedness Campaign Targeting Low-Income Latino Immigrants: Focus Group Results for Project PREP
Publications
Communication for Public Decision-Making in a Negative Historical Context: Building Intercultural Relationships in the British Columbia Treaty Process
Publications
Public Health Preparedness of Health Providers: Meeting the Needs of Diverse, Rural Communities
Publications
Disaster Preparedness Training For Tribal Leaders
Publications
The Joint Center Data Bank
Data Set, Website for Professionals
Assessment of Public Health Workforce Bioterrorism and Emergency Preparedness Readiness Among Tribes in Washington State
Publications
Pandemics and Health Equity: Lessons Learned from the H1N1 Response in Los Angeles County
Publications
Ethnicity, Culture, and Disaster Response: Identifying and Explaining Ethnic Differences in PTSD Six Months After Hurricane Andrew
Publications
Disparities by Race in Heat-Related Mortality in Four US Cities: The Role of Air Conditioning Prevalence
Publications
Strategies for Improving Influenza Immunization Rates among Hard-to-Reach Populations
Publications
Communicating Effectively With Vulnerable Populations During Water Contamination Events
Publications
King County Earthquake Tabletop Exercise and Improvement Plan
Toolkits and Training Materials
Hospital Guidelines for Management of Pediatric Patients in Disasters
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
A Special Needs Populations Assessment Toolkit
Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Preparedness and Response Program Risk Communication Efforts
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Presentations
Reference Manual from the 2009 Influenza A (H1N1) Strike Team
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Disaster Threats to Vulnerable Populations: Cultural Competency Critical to Disaster Threats
Publications
2008 MAA-CBO Directory: Mutual Assistance Associations and Community Based Organizations Serving Refugees and Immigrants in Minnesota
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Michigan Citizens Corps: Reaching Target Populations
Presentations
Emergency Preparedness Education for the Latino Community Conducted by Health Promoters: A Mini Pilot Project
Publications
Avian Influenza Rural Community Education Training
Toolkits and Training Materials
Field Guide to Mental Health Intervention in the Event of a Disaster
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Mental Health Impact of the World Trade Center Attacks on Displaced Chinese Workers
Publications, Mental Health
Modern Language Association Language Map
Data Set
A Guide to Enhance Grassroots Risk Communication Among Low-Income Populations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Enhancing Training During Public Health Emergencies: An Inclusive Just-in-Time Training (JITT) Approach
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials
Inclusive Just-in-Time Training for Public Health Investigations
Toolkits and Training Materials
Inclusive Just-in-Time Training for Mass Prophylaxis/POD Operations
Toolkits and Training Materials
Ethnic Media as Emergency Responders - News Article
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Website for Professionals
Ethnic Media Cover the Fires - News Article
News Article
Korean Fire Evacuees Turn to Churches - News Article
News Article
Indian American Families Flee Raging LA Fires - News Article
News Article
The Unseen Victims of California's Wildfires
News Article
Emergency Preparedness in Public Hospitals: Complete Findings of the 2006-2007 Emergency Preparedness Study
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
NASDDDS Emergency Response Preparedness Self Assessment Instrument
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Natural Disasters and Cultural Responses - Studies in Third World Societies
Publications
Access to Emergency Alerts for People with Disabilities
Publications
Saving Lives: Including People with Disabilities in Emergency Planning
Publications
Emergency Planning for At-Risk Groups: Toolkit for Local Health Departments
Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Managers Tool Kit: Meeting the Needs of Latino Communities
Toolkits and Training Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us About Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis
Publications
Eliminating injustice toward disadvantaged populations during an influenza pandemic.
Publications
Northwest Center for Public Health Practice Website
Website for Professionals
Emergency Preparedness for Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities
Presentations
Advancing Programs and Policies to Integrate Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities into Emergency Preparedness
Presentations
National Fire Academy (NFA) Online: Distance Learning for the Fire and Emergency Services
Webinar
Emergency Readiness for Older Adults and Caregivers
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Hazards, Disasters, and Society - Course
Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Evacuation of People With Physical Disabilities From Buildings: 2004 Conference Proceedings Report and Recommendations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Addressing the Needs of Immigrants and Limited English Proficient (LEP) Communities in Disaster Planning and Relief
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - Booklet
Educational Materials, Mental Health
Pandemic Influenza and Farmworkers: The Effects of Employment, Social, and Economic Factors
Publications
Vaccination Coverage in the U.S. - CDC Website
Publications
Nobody Left Behind: Report on Exemplary and Best Practices in Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Response for People with Disabilities
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Emergency Preparedness for Farmworker Communities in California: The Case of San Diego County
Presentations
San Diego Firestorm 2007 Report: Fire Impact on Farmworkers and Migrant Communities in North County
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Preparing for Pandemic Flu in New Mexico Schools: Information for Educators and Community Members
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Functional Needs of People with Disabilities: A Guide for Emergency Managers, Planners and Responders
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
How Far Have We Come Since Hurricane Katrina? Challenges and Opportunities
Presentations
Culturally-Specific Populations Emergency Communications Project: Project Summary and Synthesis Chart
Publications
Latino Workers Decided to Stay During Gustav - News Article
News Article
The Northridge Earthquake: Community-based Approaches to Unmet Recovery Needs
Publications
Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker Emergency Preparedness Planning Guide
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Community and Tribal Health Clinic Emergency Response Preparedness in Nevada: 2004 Report
Publications
First Responders Disability Awareness Training
Website for Professionals
Hurricane Katrina Wrecks New Orleans Bangladeshi Community - News Article
News Article
‘Never Again,’ Again - News Article
News Article
Spill Takes Toll on Gulf Workers' Psyches
News Article
Pandemic Action Kit for School
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Preparing the Workplace for Everyone
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Race, Hurricane Katrina, and Government Satisfaction: Examining the Role of Race in Assessing Blame
Publications
Cultural Competency in Disaster Response: A Review of Current Concepts, Policies, and Practices
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Guidance for Integrating Culturally Diverse Communities into Planning for and Responding to Emergencies: A Toolkit
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Toolkits and Training Materials
How to Plan for Workplace Emergencies and Evacuations
Publications
Pennsylvania Emergency Preparedness Guide (Includes Planning for Special Needs)
Educational Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Pandemic Influenza Toolkit for Ohio Schools
Toolkits and Training Materials
Communicating throughout Katrina: Competing and Complementary Conceptual Lenses on Crisis Communication
Publications
Providing Access to Resilience-Enhancing Technologies for Disadvantaged Communities and Vulnerable Populations
Publications
Ethnocultural Considerations in Disasters: An Overview of Research, Issues, and Directions
Publications
Communicating Across Cultures: Improving Translation to Improve Complex Emergency
Publications
Philadelphia Department of Public Health's Health Bulletin - Website
Website for Professionals, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Website for the Public, Educational Materials
Campus Emergency Response and the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Community: Bridging the Communication Gap
Webinar
Public Health Preparedness of Health Providers: Meeting the Needs of Diverse, Rural Communities
Publications
National Health Security Strategy (USA)
Website for Professionals
Public Health Emergency Training Online Modules
Webinar
Defining Cultural Competence: A Practical Framework for Addressing Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Health and Health Care
Publications
Immigration, Ethnicity, and the Pandemic
Publications
Just-in-Time Lecture: Hurricanes
Presentations
Planning for an Influenza Pandemic: Social Justice and Disadvantaged Groups
Publications
Preparedness & Public Education: Response and Recovery Planning for Public Leaders and Spokespersons
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
"They Blew the Levee": Distrust of Authorities Among Hurricane Katrina Evacuees
Publications
Emergency Planning Guide for Child-Serving Organizations
Toolkits and Training Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Public Health Practices: Enhancing Emergency Preparedness and Response
Website for Professionals
Considering Complexity: Language, Culture, Trust and Preparedness
Presentations
Quick Health Data Online
Data Set
The Significance of Socioeconomic and Ethnic Diversity for the Risk Communication Process
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Radiological Emergency Response Plan
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Analysis of Risk Communication Strategies and Approaches with At- Risk Populations to Enhance Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Toolkit on Enhancing Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations
Toolkits and Training Materials
Enhancing Public Health Emergency Preparedness for Special Needs Populations: A Toolkit for State and Local Planning and Response
Toolkits and Training Materials, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Trust Influences Response to Public Health Messages During a Bioterrorist Event
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Publications
Issue Report: Ready or Not? Protecting the Public's Health from Diseases, Disasters, and Bioterrorism
Publications
Refugee Health Screener Packet
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Action Guide for Emergency Management at Institutes of Higher Education
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Resettlement Agencies Team With County To Enhance Access to Culturally Sensitive Screening and Followup for Arriving Refugees at Risk of Mental Health Problems
Publications, Mental Health
Training on Creating A Respiratory Protection Program (2009) H1N1
Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Preparedness Tool Kit for People with Disabilities
Toolkits and Training Materials
Racial Identity - Related Differential Attributions of Inadequate Responses to Hurricane Katrina: A Social Identity Perspective
Publications
Partnering to Achieve Rural Emergency Preparedness: A Workbook for Healthcare Providers in Rural Communities
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Emergency Preparedness for African Immigrants in West Philadelphia
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Mental Health Consumers and Representatives of the Disaster Response Community in Dialogue
Publications, Mental Health
Pandemic Influenza Preparedness: a Pandemic Action Kit for Schools
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Guidance for Risk Communicators in Collaborating with Faith-Based African American Communities for Pandemic Flu Preparedness
Website for Professionals, Presentations, Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
Race, Class, and Hurricane Katrina: Social Differences in Human Responses to Disaster
Publications
National Weather Service Presentation on Severe Heat in Western Washington
Presentations
Cultural Competency in Disaster Recovery: Lessons Learned from the Hurricane Katrina Experience for Better Serving Marginalized Communities
Publications
Pre-School and School Health Surveillance Toolkit
Toolkits and Training Materials
The Role of Ethnicity in the Emergency Decision-Making Process
Publications
Light Our Way: A Guide for Spiritual Care in Times of Disaster for Disaster Response Volunteers, First Responders and Disaster Planners
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Adjusting to Uncertainty: Coping Strategies Among the Displaced After Hurricane Katrina
Publications
A National Report Card on Protecting Children During Disasters: Is America Prepared to Protect Out Most Vulnerable Children in Emergencies (2012)
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Risk Communication in Southern California: Ethnic and Gender Response to 1995 Revised, Upgraded Earthquake Probabilities
Publications
Alternative Marketing and Messaging to Prepare Vulnerable Populations
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication, Webinar
Addressing At-Risk Populations in Emergency Preparedness Planning
Presentations
Stunning Progress, Hidden Problems: The Dramatic Decline of Concentrated Poverty in the 1990s
Publications
BayPrep (formerly Bay Area Preparedness Initiative) Wesbite
Website for Professionals
Toolkit for Modifying Evidence-Based Practices to Increase Cultural Competence
Toolkits and Training Materials
A Toolkit in Public Health Emergency Preparedness and Response for Congregations
Toolkits and Training Materials
Emergency Preparedness Toolkit for Primary Care Providers
Toolkits and Training Materials
Disaster Preparedness in Urban Immigrant Communities: Lessons Learned from Recent Catastrophic Events and Their Relevance to Latino and Asian Communities in Southern California
Publications
Article on Surviving a Tsunami - Lessons from Chile, Hawaii, and Japan
News Article
Improving Outreach to At-Risk Latino Populations for Pandemic Influenza and Public Health Emergency Preparedness
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Improving Latino Disaster Preparedness Using Social Networks
Publications
Terrorism-Related Fear and Avoidance Behavior in a Multiethnic Urban Population
Publications
Evaluation and Assessment of H1N1 Outreach for Urban American Indians/Alaska Natives
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Communicating with Diverse Populations Presentation
Presentations
Culture and Health Literacy Modules
Presentations, Webinar
Ethical Issues in Disaster Response Training Module
Presentations, Webinar
Understanding Traumatic Stress in Children
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Mental Health
Special Needs Populations: Tips for First Responders
Toolkits and Training Materials
Influenza A(H1N1) (Swine Flu) Pandemic Lecture
Webinar
Preliminary Findings: Study of the Impact of the 2009 H1N1 Influenza Pandemic on Latino Migrant Farm Workers in the U.S.
Data Set, Publications
Social Stigma Attached to “Swine Flu”—An FAQ for U.S. Elected Leaders and Health Officials
Publications
Interim Implementation Guide for the National Health Security Strategy
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources, Publications
Geographic Profile of Employment and Unemployment
Data Set, Publications
Galveston Hurricane and Healthy Neighborhood Scenarios Workbook
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
A Culturally Competent Preparedness Model for Researching Limited English Proficient (LEP) Communities
Presentations
Northwest Tribal Emergency Management Council: Building Systems Through Partnerships
Webinar
Socioeconomic Status, Demographics, Beliefs and A(H1N1) Vaccine Uptake in the United States
Publications
Vulnerable Populations Action Team (VPAT) Website
Website for Professionals
Meeting the Needs of Vulnerable Populations: Equity in Emergency Response Website
Website for Professionals
When Words are not Enough - Educational Tool
Crisis and Emergency Risk Communication
WHACK the Flu Community Education Plan
Toolkits and Training Materials
Women and Infants Service Package (WISP) Recommendations
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources
Katrina's Vietnamese Victims - News Article
News Article
Red Cross Bolstering Minority Outreach - News Article
News Article
Brazilian Mobile Consulate Survey
Publications
Mexican Mobile Consulate Survey
Publications
Engaging Immigrant Communities in Emergency Preparedness
Guidance Documents and Planning Resources