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Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us About Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis

Author: Sara Benitez and Eric Rodriguez
Contact: Sara Benitez
Date: Oct 29, 2008
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Topic: Health and Family Support

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Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us About Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis

Averting Disaster: What the California Wildfires Can Teach Us about Reaching Latinos in Times of Crisis is a report that identifies the limitations of disaster management with regard to Latinos and immigrants, and explains factors that have contributed to a failure to adapt disaster response policy in consideration of these communities. The research is based on the activities conducted by community-based organizations after the fall 2007 California wildfires.


 

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