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Vulnerable Populations Action Team (VPAT)
Preparedness planning tools

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Use the following items to aid your preparedness planning. Most tools are shown in multiple languages.

	Katrina's Lesson: Reach our vulnerable populations NOW Support materials and streaming video from the October 24-25, 2006 conference.
	Pandemic flu preparedness checklist for faith-based and community organizations
	Materials for organizations
	A whistle and flashlight give anyone their own personal alerting & warning system
	Go-Kit -- Emergency Supplies
	Incident Command System
	Protect against carbon monoxide poisoning and keep food safe during power outages (multiple languages)
	What to do when the power goes out

For more information, contact Robin Pfohman, VPAT Program Manager, at 206-205-5082.

Pandemic flu preparedness checklist for faith-based and community organizations

Materials for organizations

These planning tools have been developed by Collaborating Agencies Responding to Disasters (CARD):

A whistle and flashlight give anyone their own personal alerting & warning system

Language	Title
English	Flashlight and Whistle
Cambodian
Chinese
Korean
Russian
Somali	Foorida iyo tooshka waa nidaam shakhsiga siinaya feejignaan & digniin
Spanish	Un silbato y una linterna le proporcionan a cualquiera su propio sistema personal de alerta y advertencia.
Vietnamese

Go-Kit -- Emergency Supplies

Language	Title
English	Go-Kit -- Emergency Supplies
Cambodian
Chinese
Korean
Russian
Somali	Qalabka gargaarka degdegga ah: xirmooyinka Go-Kits
Spanish	Suministros de emergencia: Go-Kits
Vietnamese

Incident Command System

Language	Title
English	ICS Poster
Cambodian
Chinese
Korean
Russian
Somali	Nidaamka Maamulka Dhacdooyinka
Spanish	Sistema de Comando de Incidentes
Vietnamese

Protect against carbon monoxide poisoning and keep food safe during power outages (multiple languages)

Language	Title
English	Carbon monoxide poisoning
Chinese
Korean
Russian
Somali	Sunta Carbon monoxide
Spanish	Envenenamiento con monóxido de carbono
Vietnamese
Carbon monoxide fact sheets in additional languages from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

Prevent Poisoning from
Carbon Monoxide
Flyers in 14 languages (PDF format):

Prevent Poisoning from Carbon Monoxide

(English)

(Amharic)

(Arabic)

(Cambodian)

(Chinese)

(Korean)

(Laotian)

Sumii karbonmonoksaayd ofirraa ittisi

(Oromo)

(Russian)

ISKA ILAALI SUNTA KAARBOON MOONO-OGSAYDH-KA (CARBON MONOXIDE)

(Somali)

Prevenga la intoxicación por monóxido de carbono

(Spanish)

Zuia sumu kutokana na gesi ya carbon monoxide

(Swahili)

(Tigrigna)

(Vietnamese)

Special Seattle Times Front Page issue Dec. 2006

In partnership with the Seattle Times, download a one-page flyer on the dangers of carbon monoxide in multiple languages (PDF)

What to do when the power goes out

Language	Title
English	What to do when the power goes out
Chinese	如果停電了，我該怎麼辦？
Korean	정전 시 어떻게 대처해야 하는 가?
Russian	Что делать, если прервалось электроснабжение?
Somali	Waa maxaan sameeyaa haddii korontadu iga tagto?
Spanish	¿Qué hago si hay un corte de energía eléctrica?
Vietnamese	Tôi phải làm gì nếu điện bị cúp?

Updated: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 at 04:21 PM

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