Refugee & Immigrant Health - Resources for Healthcare Professionals
April is Refugee and Immigrant Health Month.
PPN’s Resource Central has links to information that may be helpful for clinicians to share with individuals and families who are either experiencing life as a refugee or immigrant to provide assistance to them. Search the Resource Central website for more resources with keywords, refugee or immigrant, for more information.
Refugee Health Guidance
This site links to domestic and overseas medical screening guidance for healthcare providers regarding general health, common infections, and mental health screening.
Giving Immigrant Children a Voice: Understanding Traumatic Separation
This webinar focuses on the effects of traumatic separation in immigrant children of different ages. Free registration required.
Suicide and Refugee Children and Adolescents
This fact sheet describes how refugee children and adolescents experience suicidal ideation and provides strategies for clinicians.
Immigrant and Refugee Health Education and Communication Tools
This site provides handouts in multiple languages on common infectious diseases.