Case Study: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention achieves rapid multilingual emergency communication during Hurricane Katrina with TransPerfect

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention - Customer Case Study

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) faced an urgent communications challenge in the summer of 2005 as Hurricane Katrina approached: thousands of residents with limited English proficiency needed timely warnings and post‑storm guidance in their native languages. The CDC engaged TransPerfect for translation and localization services to ensure life‑saving emergency information reached Spanish-, French-, Vietnamese- and Hmong-speaking communities.

TransPerfect provided a full‑time dedicated point of contact and a 24/7 production team, immediately mobilizing translators, editors, proofreaders, graphic designers and worldwide offices to deliver rapid translations. Working around the clock before and after landfall, TransPerfect produced electronic and paper materials for the CDC and partners like FEMA with the quickest possible turnaround, enabling multilingual outreach and faster, more effective emergency response.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention