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FEMA has just launched a redesigned Spanish language website, www.fema.gov/espanol. According to the press release:
“The site is focused on individuals and families in multi-hazard disasters. It includes information on what to do before (preparedness), during (response) and after (recovery and mitigation) disasters…
The new design features a simple format with main topics divided in blocks of [...]

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Thanks to the aforementioned Jennings Carney’s ”Partnership Update” via the On The Homefront blog of the Homeland Security Digital Library I learned of an interesting new report from the Tomas Rivera Policy Institute and Asian Pacific American Legal Center that found ”immigrant and limited English proficient populations are not fully incorporated in disaster preparedness educational efforts and emergency response plans”.
The press release for the [...]

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