Journal article
Integrating Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities Into Planning for Disasters: The California Experience
Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, v 5(3)
01 Oct 2011
PMID: 22003140
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Abstract
Objectives: Racially/ethnically diverse communities suffer a disproportionate burden of adverse outcomes before, during and after a disaster. Using California as a locus of study, we sought to identify challenges and barriers to meeting the preparedness needs of these communities and highlight promising strategies, gaps in programs, and future priorities.
Methods: We conducted a literature review, environmental scan of organizational Web sites providing preparedness materials for diverse communities, and key informant interviews with public health and emergency management professionals.
Results: We identified individual-level barriers to preparing diverse communities such as socioeconomic status, trust, culture, and language, as well as institutional-level barriers faced by organizations such as inadequate support for culturally/linguistically appropriate initiatives. Current programs to address these barriers include language assistance services, community engagement strategies, cross-sector collaboration, and community assessments. Enhancing public-private partnerships, increasing flexibility in allocating funds and improving organizational capacity for diversity initiatives were all identified as additional areas of programmatic need.
Conclusions: Our study suggests at least four intervention priorities for California and across the United States: engaging diverse communities in all aspects of emergency planning, implementation, and evaluation; mitigating fear and stigma; building organizational cultural competence; and enhancing coordination of information and resources. In addition, this study provides a methodological model for other states seeking to assess their capacity to integrate diverse communities into preparedness planning and response. (Disaster Med Public Health Preparedness. 2011;5:227-234)
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- Title
- Integrating Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities Into Planning for Disasters: The California Experience
- Creators
- Dennis P. Andrulis - Texas Health Institute, USA.Nadia J. Siddiqui - Texas Hlth Inst, Houston, TX USAJonathan P. Purtle - Drexel University
- Publication Details
- Disaster medicine and public health preparedness, v 5(3)
- Publisher
- Amer Medical Assoc
- Number of pages
- 8
- Grant note
- California Endowment U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Minority Health
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Health Management and Policy
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000296362300011
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84864949463
- Other Identifier
- 991019168453004721
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- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health