Riley-Jacome Mary, Parker Blanca Angelica Gonzalez, Waltz Edward C
New York • New Jersey Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center, University at Albany School of Public Health, Rensselaer, NY (Mss Riley-Jacome and Parker and Dr Waltz).
J Public Health Manag Pract. 2014 Sep-Oct;20 Suppl 5:S89-100. doi: 10.1097/PHH.0000000000000093.
The New York • New Jersey Preparedness and Emergency Response Learning Center (NY•NJ PERLC) is one of 14 Centers funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention designed to address the preparedness and response training and education needs of the public health workforce. One of the important niches, or focus areas for the Center, is training to improve the capacity of public health workers to respond with competence to the needs of vulnerable populations.
During every phase of a disaster, racial and ethnic minorities, including Latinos, suffer worse outcomes than the general population. Communities with diverse cultural origins and limited English speakers often present more complex issues during public health emergencies. Training that incorporates cultural concepts into the Preparedness Core Competencies may improve the ability of public health workers to engage the Latino community in preparedness activities and ultimately improve outcomes during disasters.
This article describes initiatives undertaken by the NY•NJ PERLC to improve the capacity of the public health workforce to respond competently to the needs of Latino populations. In 2012, the Center collaborated with national, state, and local partners to develop a nationwide broadcast founded on the Preparedness Core Competencies, Latinos During Emergencies: Cultural Considerations Impacting Disaster Preparedness. The widely viewed broadcast (497 sites in 47 states and 13 nations) highlighted the commonalities and differences within Latino culture that can impact emergency preparedness and response and outlined practical strategies to enhance participation.
The success of the broadcast spurred a number of partner requests for training and technical assistance. Lessons learned from these experiences, including our "undercover" work at local Points of Dispensing, are incorporated into subsequent interactive trainings to improve the competency of public health workers.
Participants recommended developing similar training addressing cultural differences, especially for other ethnic groups.
纽约 - 新泽西应急准备与响应学习中心（NY•NJ PERLC）是由疾病控制与预防中心资助的14个中心之一，旨在满足公共卫生工作人员应急准备与响应培训及教育需求。该中心的一个重要细分领域或重点是培训，以提高公共卫生工作者有效应对弱势群体需求的能力。
在灾难的每个阶段，包括拉丁裔在内的少数种族和族裔群体所遭受的后果都比普通人群更严重。具有不同文化背景且英语能力有限的社区在公共卫生紧急情况期间往往会出现更复杂的问题。将文化概念纳入应急准备核心能力的培训，可能会提高公共卫生工作者让拉丁裔社区参与应急准备活动的能力，并最终改善灾难期间的结果。
本文介绍了NY•NJ PERLC为提高公共卫生工作人员有效应对拉丁裔人群需求的能力而开展的举措。2012年，该中心与国家、州和地方合作伙伴合作，以应急准备核心能力为基础，制作了一档面向全国的广播节目《紧急情况下的拉丁裔：影响灾难准备的文化考量》。这档广受关注的广播节目（覆盖47个州和13个国家的497个站点）突出了拉丁裔文化中可能影响应急准备与响应的异同点，并概述了提高参与度的实用策略。
该广播节目的成功引发了众多合作伙伴对培训和技术援助的需求。从这些经历中吸取的经验教训，包括我们在当地分发点的“卧底”工作，都被纳入后续的互动培训中，以提高公共卫生工作者的能力。
参与者建议开展类似的针对文化差异的培训，特别是针对其他族裔群体。
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