Emergency Preparedness Resources for Persons with Limited English Proficiency (LEP)

HHS Resources 

• Emergency Website A to Z – An index of emergency preparedness and response to public health emergencies, with information available in 11 languages (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Cultural Competency Curriculum for Disaster Preparedness & Crisis Response – Online learning course (Office of Minority Health)
• Public Health Workbook: to Define, Locate, & Reach Vulnerable At-Risk Populations in an Emergency (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
• Effective Planning, Response & Recovery for Special Needs Populations, Consistent with Federal Civil Rights Laws – Training PowerPoint (Office for Civil Rights)

Other Federal Resources

• Interim Emergency Management Planning Guide for Special Needs Populations (Federal Emergency Management Agency)
• Special Needs Populations Impact Assessment Source Document White Paper – Hurricane Ike Impact Report, October 2008 (Department of Homeland Security)

Other Organizational Resource

External links to other sites are intended to be informational only and do not have the endorsement of HHS and OCR.

• National Resource Center on Advancing Emergency Preparedness for Culturally Diverse Communities (Drexel University School of Public Health, with support from the HHS Office of Minority Health)