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Refugees' Health
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Ethnomed: Ethnic Medicine Information from Harborview Medical Center 
 EthnoMed seeks to "make information about culture, language, health, illness and community resources directly accessible to health care providers" of recent immigrants. This searchable clinical resource provides culture-specific pages, journal articles, immigration issues, and links related to public health, patient education, and cross-cultural information. From the University of Washington Health Sciences Library and the Harborview Medical Center's Community House Calls Program in Seattle. http://www.ethnomed.org/ Topics: Health, Health, Medical Treatments & Devices Last updated Nov 19, 2003 globalhealth.gov
With an emphasis on the link between health in the U.S. and in the rest of the world, this searchable directory offers information that promotes health as a global concern. From the Dept. of Health and Human Services' Office of International and Refugee Health (OIRH), which is responsible for facilitating cooperation and providing policy guidance on refugee health policy issues. http://www.globalhealth.gov/ Topics: Health, Health, Public Health & Safety Last updated Aug 28, 2001 Refugee Camps
Website about refugees and internally displaced people (IDP). Includes articles and photographs of specific places and details about the traveling "outdoor educational exhibit A Refugee Camp in the Heart of the City." Created by Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders). http://www.refugeecamp.org/movie.cfm Topics: Health Last updated Sep 9, 2008 Refugee Health Information Network (RHIN)
RHIN is a "collaborative partnership managed by refugee health professionals whose objective is to provide quality multilingual, health information resources for those providing care to resettled refugees and asylees." Site features links to "multilingual information ... in print, audio, and video formats grouped for easy access." Topics include communicable diseases and chronic diseases, children, women's health, and primary care. Also includes links to featured resources, such as on the 2009 H1N1 (swine) flu. http://rhin.org Topics: Health Last updated May 4, 2009 |
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