Emergency Communications Within the Limited English Proficient Chinese Community

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• Personal Author:
  Calhoun RE ; Meischke HW ; Painter IS ; Tu S-P ; Yip M-P
• Description:
  Limited English speaking communities face communication challenges during emergencies. Our objective was to investigate Chinese limited English proficiency individuals' perceptions of and inclination to interact with emergency communication systems. A telephone survey was conducted in Mandarin or Cantonese with 250 ethnic Chinese individuals who spoke little or no English. Respondents who spoke no English were less likely to name 9-1-1 as their first source of help for a medical emergency than those who spoke some English (p < 0.01). Those reporting higher levels of confidence in handling the situation were more likely to name 9-1-1 as their first source of help, as were those who listed 9-1-1 as their most trusted source of help (p < 0.01). For this group, the results indicate that calling 9-1-1 may require a sense of self-efficacy. Not calling 9-1-1 in a medical emergency can have serious health consequences, thus interventions are needed to increase confidence in accessing 9-1-1. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Disaster Planning Emergencies Emergency Responders Health Promotion Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Underserved Populations Chinese-Americans Emergency Preparedness Emergency Responders English Proficiency First Responders Health Communications Language Barrier Telephone Survey
• ISSN:
  1557-1912
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  OSHA Region 10 ; Washington
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Volume:
  16
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20057219
• Citation:
  J Immigr Minor Health 2014 Aug; 16(4):769-771
• Contact Point Address:
  Rebecca E. Calhoun, Department of Health Services, Northwest Center for Public Health Practice, University of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
• Email:
  calhounb@uw.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2014
• Performing Organization:
  University of Washington
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health
• End Date:
  20250630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:4d16f0c87c54db94d61bae9baf55acc152b9d5b1374ef8c984bf1267ec7d11ee3a10a700070e9c76b09b31f9fb9dd760445e24373236e4737db8ea8958283738
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/214640/cdc_214640_DS1.pdf
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