Journal articles: 'Newly arrived refugee adolescents'

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Hoffman, Lisa, Shifa Podikunju-Hussain, and Melissa Fry. "Seeing “RED” to Serve Students: An Example of Advocacy for Counseling Services for Refugee and Immigrant Adolescents." Journal for Social Action in Counseling & Psychology 10, no. 1 (December 28, 2018): 38–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.33043/jsacp.10.1.38-61.

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The purpose of this study was to examine to what extent a U.S. newcomer school for adolescent English language learners lacked adequate mental health services for immigrant students. School counseling professionals at this school sought data to advocate for additional mental health professionals without asking inappropriately invasive questions about family legal immigration status. Leveraging the expertise of school administrators, refugee resettlement experts, and university researchers yielded a creative method for collecting student demographic information without violating student privacy. Looking specifically at refugee students from high-conflict backgrounds (the “refugees likely to have experienced distress” or “RED” variable) allowed researchers to pinpoint psychosocial acculturation differences in comparison with other immigrant students. A survey of students revealed differences in reported attitudes toward school and perceptions of discrimination among refugees from high-conflict backgrounds compared to other immigrants and refugees from lower-conflict backgrounds. Findings also supported the notion that immigrant students were likely to have experienced trauma prior to enrolling in this school. Results of this engaged scholarship allowed the resident school counselor to advocate effectively for a full-time mental health counselor position for newly arrived secondary students.

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McNeely, Clea A., Lyn Morland, S. Benjamin Doty, Laurie L. Meschke, Summer Awad, Altaf Husain, and Ayat Nashwan. "How Schools Can Promote Healthy Development for Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Adolescents: Research Priorities." Journal of School Health 87, no. 2 (January 11, 2017): 121–32. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/josh.12477.

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Gwynn, Lisa, Ashley Barash, Devina J. Dave, and Tulay Koru-Sengul. "A Retrospective Analysis of Blood Lead Levels in Newly Arrived Immigrant Children, Miami-Dade County, Florida, 2013-2016." Public Health Reports 135, no. 6 (September 15, 2020): 763–70. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0033354920949535.

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Objective The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC’s) recommendation for blood lead level (BLL) screening of refugee children is to test new arrivals aged 6 months to 16 years. No such recommendations exist for testing immigrant children. Our objective was to provide evidence in support of creating lower age-specific guidelines for BLL screening for newly arrived immigrant populations to reduce the burden of unnecessary BLL testing. Methods We conducted a 3-year (2013-2016) retrospective analysis of BLLs of 1349 newly arrived immigrant children, adolescents, and young adults aged 3-19 who visited the University of Miami Pediatric Mobile Clinic in Miami, Florida. We obtained capillary samples and confirmed values >5 μg/dL via venous sample. The primary outcome was BLL in μg/dL. The main predictor variable was age. We further adjusted regression models by poverty level, sex, and ethnicity. Results Of 15 patients with a BLL that warranted further workup and a lead level of concern, 9 were aged 3-5 and 6 were aged 6-11. None of the adolescent and young adult patients aged 12-19 had a lead level of concern. Nearly half of the patients (n = 658, 48.8%) lived in zip codes of middle to high levels of poverty. Conclusion This study provides evidence to support the creation of lower age-specific guidelines for BLL screening among newly arrived immigrant children and adolescents. Future studies should elucidate appropriate age ranges for BLL testing based on epidemiologic evidence, such as age and country of origin.

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Sastre, Lauren R., and Lauren Haldeman. "Diet, Physical Activity and Weight-Related Behaviors, Changes and Risks with Newly-Arrived (< 1 Year) Immigrant and Refugee Adolescents (Ages 12–17)." Journal of Immigrant and Minority Health 22, no. 2 (January 11, 2020): 282–90. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10903-020-00970-2.

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Hettich, Nora, Franziska Anna Seidel, and Lydia Yao Stuhrmann. "Psychosocial Interventions for Newly Arrived Adolescent Refugees: A Systematic Review." Adolescent Research Review 5, no. 2 (February 25, 2020): 99–114. http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40894-020-00134-1.

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Colvin, Janet W. "Voices of Newly Arrived Refugee Women." Journal of Intercultural Communication Research 47, no. 6 (October 10, 2018): 581–95. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17475759.2018.1530292.

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Mahoney, Annette M. "Newly Arrived West Indian Adolescents." Journal of Immigrant & Refugee Services 1, no. 1 (April 9, 2002): 33–48. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j191v01n01_04.

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Pottie, Kevin, Christina Greenaway, Ghayda Hassan, Charles Hui, and Laurence J. Kirmayer. "Caring for a newly arrived Syrian refugee family." Canadian Medical Association Journal 188, no. 3 (January 11, 2016): 207–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.151422.

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Joshua, Paul Robert, Mitchell M. Smith, Alaric Sek Kai Koh, Lisa Anne Woodland, and Karen Zwi. "Australian Population Cohort Study of Newly Arrived Refugee Children." Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 32, no. 2 (February 2013): 104–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/inf.0b013e31827075c2.

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Brady, Jacqueline A., Meghan L. Underhill-Blazey, Pamela J. Burke, Christina S. Lee, Elizabeth P. Howard, and Lisa V. Duffy. "Experiences of School Nurses Caring for Newly Arrived Immigrant and Refugee Children." International Journal of Educational Reform 30, no. 4 (February 12, 2021): 271–99. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1056787921991512.

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Newly arrived immigrant and refugee children are faced with significant physical and mental health issues and often rely on school nurses for care and connection to healthcare. The purpose of this qualitative phenomenological study was to explore urban public school nurses’ experiences caring for newly arrived children. Data were collected through one-time in-depth semistructured interviews with school nurses ( n = 20). Three relational themes were identified: (1) Trials and Triumphs: Telling Stories About Newly Arrived Children; (2) Walk a Mile in My Shoes; and, (3) Being a Trusted Health Navigator. The Role of School Nurses in the Context of Trauma emerged as the constitutive pattern. The current study enhances our understanding of the unique role played by school nurses as they address the profound needs of newly arrived children and their families, many of whom have survived trauma and face a number of barriers to accessing care.

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Jäger, Pia, Notburga Ott, Angela Brand, and Karim Fereidooni. "Integration of Newly Arrived Refugee Children into the German School System." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 15 (July 25, 2021): 7854. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18157854.

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Background: The assignment of newly arrived refugee children to the differentiated German school system represents a major challenge for the responsible municipalities. In this explorative research approach, the current assignment procedure, in addition to the necessary assessment of performance and the detection of learning, mental, or social disabilities of newly arrived refugee children in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW), Germany, were investigated. Methods: Eight staff members of six relevant Communal Integration Centers (CICs) in NRW were interviewed and a qualitative content analysis was conducted. Results: The current assignment practices varied widely. The binding to guidelines differed; additionally, the school assignment or recommendation largely depended on personal engagement, connections, and attitudes of the relevant CIC staff. None of the CICs used standardized instruments. Instead, the staff assessed the performance with self-developed strategies such as free and playful approaches or self-developed worksheets, and counted on their ‘gut feeling’ and professional experience. Conclusion: The school career and education of newly arrived refugee children in NRW is largely inconsistent and dependent on the responsible CIC (e.g., the allocation of the family) and on the counseling staff member. Additionally, it must be assumed that relevant disabilities remain largely undetected.

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Davidson, N., S. Skull, G. Chaney, A. Frydenberg, D. Isaacs, P. Kelly, B. Lampropoulos, et al. "Comprehensive health assessment for newly arrived refugee children in Australia." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 40, no. 9-10 (September 2004): 562–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00465.x.

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De Deckker, Kimberley. "Understanding Trauma in the Refugee Context." Journal of Psychologists and Counsellors in Schools 28, no. 2 (September 12, 2018): 248–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/jgc.2018.12.

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For a school counsellor or classroom teacher, working with newly arrived students from refugee backgrounds can be daunting, particularly with the awareness that these students have likely experienced significant and potentially horrific trauma. There is now a wealth of evidence showing that traumatic experiences can significantly impact our neurological development, resulting in difficulties in areas such as learning, behaviour, relationship building and emotion regulation, meaning newly arrived refugee students will often arrive at school with some significant challenges. While there is an extensive amount of literature on trauma, there is very little that focuses specifically on the refugee population, and even less on young people from refugee backgrounds. Predominantly, the research looks at chronic or developmental trauma such as child abuse and neglect, or acute trauma such as natural disasters. The following article looks at the refugee context specifically, breaking down the difference between acute, chronic and developmental trauma; and describing the neurological effects of trauma and suggesting some practical classroom-based strategies that can be employed to support and facilitate the recovery of students from refugee backgrounds.

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Herchline, Thomas, and Brandon Kohrs. "1668Prevalence of Eosinophilia and Parasites in a Newly Arrived Refugee Population." Open Forum Infectious Diseases 1, suppl_1 (2014): S445—S446. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofu052.1214.

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Katcher, Tonya, Rebecca Thimmesch, Alison Spitz, Leena Kulkarni, Neelima Panth, Arlen Weiner, and Michelle Woodford Martin. "Sexual and reproductive health information and referrals for resettled refugee women: A survey of resettlement agencies in the United States." PLOS Medicine 18, no. 5 (May 3, 2021): e1003579. http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pmed.1003579.

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Background Refugee resettlement offices are the first point of contact for newly arrived refugees and play a significant role in helping refugees acclimate and settle into life in the United States. Available literature suggests that refugee women are vulnerable to poor sexual and reproductive health (SRH) outcomes, including sexually transmitted infections and HIV infections as well as adverse pregnancy outcomes, but little is known about the role that refugee resettlement offices play in supporting refugee women’s SRH. This study examines the capacity and interest of resettlement offices in providing SRH information and referrals to newly arrived refugees. Methods and findings The research team conducted an online survey of staff members at refugee resettlement offices throughout the US in 2018 to determine (1) available SRH resources and workshops; (2) referrals to and assistance with making appointments for SRH and primary care appointments; (3) barriers to addressing SRH needs of clients; and (4) interest in building the capacity of office staff to address SRH issues. The survey was created for this study and had not been previously used or validated. Survey data underwent descriptive analysis. A total of 236 resettlement offices were contacted, with responses from 100 offices, for a total response rate of 42%. Fifteen percent (N = 15) of refugee resettlement agencies (RRAs) who responded to the survey provide materials about SRH to clients, and 49% (N = 49) incorporate sexual health into the classes they provide to newly arrived refugee clients. Moreover, 12% (N = 12) of responding RRAs screen clients for pregnancy intention, and 20% (N = 20) directly refer to contraceptive care and services. This study is limited by the response rate of the survey; no conclusions can be drawn about those offices that did not respond. In addition, the survey instrument was not validated against any other sources of information about the practices of refugee resettlement offices. Conclusions In this study, we observed that many resettlement offices do not routinely provide information or referrals for SRH needs. Responding offices cite lack of time and competing priorities as major barriers to providing SRH education and referrals to clients.

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Tecle, Aster S., An Thi Ha, and Rosemarie Hunter. "Creating a Continuing Education Pathway for Newly Arrived Immigrants and Refugee Communities." Journal of Teaching in Social Work 37, no. 2 (August 2, 2016): 171–84. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/08841233.2016.1211463.

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Bond, Lyndal, Anne Giddens, Anne Cosentino, Margaret Cook, Paul Hoban, Ann Haynes, Louise Scaffidi, Mary Dimovski, Eileen Cini, and Sara Glover. "Changing Cultures: Enhancing Mental Health and Wellbeing of Refugee Young People through Education and Training." Promotion & Education 14, no. 3 (September 2007): 143–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/175797590701400302.

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Many refugee people and others entering Australia under the Humanitarian Program, have experienced extremely stressful and disrupted lives prior to arrival. A major difficulty experienced by a significant number of refugee young people is their lack of formal education before arrival. It directly affects their ability to start connecting to their new society and constructing a new life. The level of ease with which young people can move into the education and training system and begin to establish a meaningful career pathway has a huge impact on their successful settlement and stable mental health. This paper describes the Changing Cultures Project, a three-year project, which explored models of appropriate and accessible education and training for refugee and newly arrived young people that would enhance their mental health. The Changing Cultures Project was a partnership between the education, health and settlement sectors. This paper describes the program and system response to the health, settlement, education and vocational issues facing refugee young people using a mental health promotion framework and reflective practice. We discuss how the refugee youth programs met a broad range of needs as well as providing language, literacy and basic education to newly arrived young people. While working in an environment of changing policy and public opinion regarding refugee issues, the Project delivered successful outcomes at the program and organisational levels for refugee young people by addressing issues of program development and delivery, organisational development and capacity building and community development and evaluation.

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Baird, Martha B., Rebecca Cates, Marjorie J. Bott, and Carol Buller. "Assessing the Mental Health of Refugees Using the Refugee Health Screener-15." Western Journal of Nursing Research 42, no. 11 (February 15, 2020): 910–17. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0193945920906210.

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In 2017, 352 refugees were relocated to the Kansas City, Kansas area. As part of the relocation process, newly arrived refugees receive physical and mental health screenings. This study is a retrospective analysis of the results of 92 Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) surveys collected from February to December 2017 and interviews with the healthcare providers who administered the surveys in a primary care clinic. The most commonly reported mental health symptoms included the following: too much thinking or too many thoughts; muscle, bone, or joint pain; and crying easily. Thirty-seven refugee surveys (40%) indicated the need for follow-up mental health screening. A significant small correlation ( r = .22, p = .03) was found between female gender and the depression subscale of mental health symptoms. Provider interviews revealed challenges associated with conducting mental health screening of newly arrived refugees in a primary care setting.

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Benson, Jill, Razlyn Abdul Rahim, and Rishi Agrawal. "Newly arrived refugee children with Helicobacter pylori are thinner than their non-infected counterparts." Australian Journal of Primary Health 23, no. 1 (2017): 92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py15187.

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The hypothesis of this study was that those refugee children with Helicobacter pylori are thinner than their non-infected counterparts. This cross-sectional study investigated the height and weight of newly arrived refugee children up to age 19 years, who were screened for H. pylori using a stool antigen test at the Migrant Health Service in Adelaide between August 2010 and October 2013. Of 460 children, 21% were infected with H. pylori. After adjusting for vitamin B12 and iron levels, ethnicity, age and sex, the odds of being thin in the 10- to 19-year-old age group was 4.28-fold higher (95% CI 1.48–12.4) if they were H. pylori positive compared with those who were H. pylori negative. The difference between the two groups is statistically significant (P=0.01). Screening and treatment for H. pylori in the general population in developed countries is not recommended unless there are symptoms such as dyspepsia or risk of peptic ulcer, duodenal ulcer or gastric cancer. Given the findings of this study, a recommendation could be made that newly arrived refugee children who are thin should be tested for H. pylori. Thinness in children may influence their cognitive ability, school performance, physical endurance and hence their ability to successfully settle into their new country.

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Stathopoulou, Theoni, Lydia Avrami, Anastasia Kostaki, Jennifer Cavounidis, and Terje Andreas Eikemo. "Safety, Health and Trauma among Newly Arrived Refugees in Greece." Journal of Refugee Studies 32, Special_Issue_1 (May 14, 2019): i22—i35. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez034.

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Abstract This study identifies factors that affect safety, health and trauma among refugees and asylum seekers newly arrived and accommodated in Greece. The data of this study was collected from the REHEAL (Refugees’ Healing) project—a population-based survey conducted in six Greek refugee camps during the summer of 2016. We specified two binary logistic-regression models—one for safety and a second for health—as well as a multiple linear-regression model for the trauma score. Safety, health and trauma among refugees appear to be attributable to both pre- and post-displacement factors. The analysis shows that the mental and physical wellbeing of refugees and asylum seekers is strongly affected by post-displacement factors and, more specifically, by exposure to stressors in host countries, such as poor living conditions, limited access to health-care services and uncertainty about the future.

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Entzel, Pamela P., Lora E. Fleming, Mary Jo Trepka, and Dominick Squicciarini. "The Health Status of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in Miami–Dade County, Florida." American Journal of Public Health 93, no. 2 (February 2003): 286–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.93.2.286.

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Yun, Katherine, Jasmine Matheson, Colleen Payton, Kevin C. Scott, Barbara L. Stone, Lihai Song, William M. Stauffer, Kailey Urban, Janine Young, and Blain Mamo. "Health Profiles of Newly Arrived Refugee Children in the United States, 2006–2012." American Journal of Public Health 106, no. 1 (January 2016): 128–35. http://dx.doi.org/10.2105/ajph.2015.302873.

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Woodland, Lisa, David Burgner, Georgia Paxton, and Karen Zwi. "Health service delivery for newly arrived refugee children: A framework for good practice." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 46, no. 10 (July 7, 2010): 560–67. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2010.01796.x.

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Sellen, Daniel W., Alison E. Tedstone, and Jacqueline Frize. "Food insecurity among refugee families in East London: results of a pilot assessment." Public Health Nutrition 5, no. 5 (December 2002): 637–44. http://dx.doi.org/10.1079/phn2002340.

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AbstractObjective:To identify child hunger and examine its association with family factors, receipt of benefits, housing conditions and social support among recently arrived refugee families with young children.Design:Structured and semi-structured questionnaire administered to a service-based, purposive sample of caregivers.Setting:East London, United Kingdom.Subjects:Thirty households with children <5 years old, resident in the UK for <2 years.Results:All households sampled were food-insecure, and 60% of index children were experiencing hunger as defined on the Radimer/Cornell scale. Child hunger was significantly associated with recent arrival, marginally significantly associated with receipt of fewer benefits and younger parenthood, and not associated with maternal education or self-efficacy score, household size or composition, or measures of social support.Conclusions:A community-based, participatory approach for rapid assessment of the prevalence, extent and causes of child hunger among newly arrived asylum seekers recently arrived in Britain is feasible, and preliminary results suggest a programmatic need for a broader, population-based assessment of food insecurity in this rapidly growing population group.

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Fleay, Caroline, Anita Lumbus, and Lisa Hartley. "People Seeking Asylum in Australia and their Access to Employment: Just What Do We Know?" Cosmopolitan Civil Societies: An Interdisciplinary Journal 8, no. 2 (July 26, 2016): 63–83. http://dx.doi.org/10.5130/ccs.v8i2.4969.

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Public and political claims about the employment of people from a refugee background in Australia do not always reflect the research findings in this area. For example, recent claims by a senior Coalition Government Minister about people seeking asylum who arrived to Australia by boat during the previous Labor Government’s terms in office (2007-13) posit that many have limited employment prospects. However, given there is little research or government reporting on the experiences of asylum seekers who arrived during this time, and none that focuses specifically on their employment, there is no evidence to support this. A review of research on the employment experiences of people from a refugee background, and Australian policies, suggests a more nuanced picture. This includes research that found while initially people from a refugee background are more likely to be unemployed, have temporary jobs and lower incomes than other newly arrived immigrants, over the longer term second-generation refugees have higher levels of labour market participation than the general population and refugees and their families make significant economic and community contributions to Australia. Research also highlights that refugees may experience a range of barriers to accessing employment, including discrimination, and a review of Australian policies indicates these are likely to have exacerbated some of these barriers for asylum seekers who arrived to Australia by boat. In addition, given previous findings that public attitudes can be influenced by representations made in public and political discourses, the public statements of senior Ministers may be further deepening barriers to accessing employment faced by asylum seekers who arrived by boat.

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Mangrio, Elisabeth, Elisabeth Carlson, and Slobodan Zdravkovic. "Newly arrived refugee parents in Sweden and their experience of the resettlement process: A qualitative study." Scandinavian Journal of Public Health 48, no. 7 (December 16, 2019): 699–706. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1403494819893535.

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Aims: The Swedish public support system for the integration and establishment of newly arrived refugees includes an individualized introduction plan, containing language, civic and health information classes. As the plan requires active involvement, the simultaneous establishment of childcare and school start for children risks creating additional challenges and frustrations. The aim of the study was to explore the experience of adjustment among newly arrived refugee parents in the resettlement process, so as to understand how this risk may be mitigated. Methods: This paper presents findings from a qualitative study conducted with 24 Syrian refugee parents participating in the resettlement process and having received asylum status. Results: Parents experienced stress due to long waiting times for residence permits and the struggle to find stable housing. The parents established themselves by enrolling in language studies and looking for employment. They also faced challenges adjusting socially since they were mainly meeting people from their own country and, therefore, felt excluded from the Swedish society. Conclusions: The parents describe the experiences of having escaped from a war-torn country and arrived in new surroundings as mainly challenging for their current situation. Feelings of uncertainty arise as families struggle with daily life while waiting for residence permits, finding stable housing, learning a language and adjusting to new social circumstances. Having this in mind, we conclude that this group of refugees is exposed to health risks in the near future and, as such, is in need of additional support.

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Orenstein, Evan W., Katherine Yun, Clara Warden, Michael J. Westerhaus, Morgan G. Mirth, Dean Karavite, Blain Mamo, Kavya Sundar, and Jeremy J. Michel. "Development and dissemination of clinical decision support across institutions: standardization and sharing of refugee health screening modules." Journal of the American Medical Informatics Association 26, no. 12 (August 2, 2019): 1515–24. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jamia/ocz124.

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Abstract Objectives We developed and piloted a process for sharing guideline-based clinical decision support (CDS) across institutions, using health screening of newly arrived refugees as a case example. Materials and Methods We developed CDS to support care of newly arrived refugees through a systematic process including a needs assessment, a 2-phase cognitive task analysis, structured preimplementation testing, local implementation, and staged dissemination. We sought consensus from prospective users on CDS scope, applicable content, basic supported workflows, and final structure. We documented processes and developed sharable artifacts from each phase of development. We publically shared CDS artifacts through online dissemination platforms. We collected feedback and implementation data from implementation sites. Results Responses from 19 organizations demonstrated a need for improved CDS for newly arrived refugee patients. A guided multicenter workflow analysis identified 2 main workflows used by organizations that would need to be supported by shared CDS. We developed CDS through an iterative design process, which was successfully disseminated to other sites using online dissemination repositories. Implementation sites had a small-to-modest analyst time commitment but reported a good match between CDS and workflow. Conclusion Sharing of CDS requires overcoming technical and workflow barriers. We used a guided multicenter workflow analysis and online dissemination repositories to create flexible CDS that has been adapted at 3 sites. Organizations looking to develop sharable CDS should consider evaluating the workflows of multiple institutions and collecting feedback on scope, design, and content in order to make a more generalizable product.

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Hynie, Michaela, Susan McGrath, Jonathan Bridekirk, Anna Oda, Nicole Ives, Jennifer Hyndman, Neil Arya, Yogendra B. Shakya, Jill Hanley, and Kwame McKenzie. "What Role Does Type of Sponsorship Play in Early Integration Outcomes? Syrian Refugees Resettled in Six Canadian Cities." Refuge 35, no. 2 (October 7, 2019): 36–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.7202/1064818ar.

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There is little longitudinal research that directly compares the effectiveness of Canada’s Government-Assisted Refugee (GAR) and Privately Sponsored Refugee (PSR) Programs that takes into account possible socio-demographic differences between them. This article reports findings from 1,921 newly arrived adult Syrian refugees in British Columbia, Ontario, and Quebec. GARs and PSRs differed widely on several demographic characteristics, including length of time displaced. Furthermore, PSRs sponsored by Groups of 5 resembled GARs more than other PSR sponsorship types on many of these characteristics. PSRs also had broader social networks than GARs. Sociodemographic differences and city of residence influenced integration outcomes, emphasizing the importance of considering differences between refugee groups when comparing the impact of these programs.

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Cannedy, Shay. "Crafting Citizens: Resettlement Agencies and Refugee Incorporation in the U. S." Practicing Anthropology 33, no. 4 (September 1, 2011): 29–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.17730/praa.33.4.1054065168q7v740.

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Being a citizen means more than simply possessing proper legal documents. It also entails notions of belonging that are defined and cultivated in large part by the nation-state. As Aihwa Ong (2003) observes, citizenship is a ‘social process,’ which, in the context of the United States, is tied to wealth accumulation and self-reliance. The role of the state in this process is clearly visible in refugee resettlement, where newly arrived refugees come into contact with a host of social services designed to create citizens who are appropriately "American."

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Ferguson-Patrick, Kate. "Cooperative Learning in Swedish Classrooms: Engagement and Relationships as a Focus for Culturally Diverse Students." Education Sciences 10, no. 11 (October 31, 2020): 312. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/educsci10110312.

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The ongoing refugee crisis makes intercultural competence and culturally responsive education crucial issues in schools. At the same time, increased migration poses new challenges for social cohesion in countries around the world. How schools and classrooms can be fair and inclusive in terms of experiences and outcomes for migrant and refugee students is therefore a key question. This paper will explore the increase in migration of newly arrived students in Sweden, and how teachers in this country are catering for diverse students through cooperative learning. I explore cooperative learning as an inclusive and culturally responsive pedagogy that can be effectively used in schools to support all students and especially ‘refugee’ or newly arrived students. Using theory from cooperative learning and Stembridge (2020) as a theoretical framework, I particularly focus on analysis using two of Stembridge’s themes of Culturally Responsive Education: Engagement and Relationships to analyze Swedish primary school classroom observations and teacher interviews and find commonalities between these two themes and the key ideas in cooperative learning. This research is built on the premise that there is more need in education research for up to date observations into the classroom factors that support or hinder learning and the way that within-class groupings can support diversity and inclusivity. Cooperative learning allows participants to develop a commitment to fairness, social responsibility and a concern for others and this particularly caters for our diverse student populations.

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Hjern and Kling. "Health Care Needs in School-Age Refugee Children." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 16, no. 21 (November 1, 2019): 4255. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph16214255.

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Most European countries have systematic health assessments of refugees with a main focus on infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to describe the broader health care needs identified in newly settled refugee children in a school health setting. The study population consisted of all 609 recently settled Non-European refugee and asylum-seeking children in the age range 6–15 years who were enrolled in the schools of Malmö, Sweden during the autumn semester of 2015, of which 265 had arrived in Sweden unaccompanied. The data were collected in a structured routine intake interview by an experienced school nurse. Almost half of the children had obvious untreated caries. For the unaccompanied children, prominent mental health needs were present in almost one in three. Previously unidentified vision and/or hearing problems were identified in one in ten and around 5% had a daily medication, and 4.5% of the unaccompanied children and 1.2% of the accompanied children were judged to be in need of immediate care and were referred accordingly. Newly settled refugee children in northern Europe have considerable health care needs apart from communicable diseases. School health services have a unique platform to identify and initiate this care.

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Davidson, N., S. Skull, D. Burgner, P. Kelly, S. Raman, D. Silove, Z. Steel, R. Vora, and M. Smith. "An issue of access: Delivering equitable health care for newly arrived refugee children in Australia." Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health 40, no. 9-10 (September 2004): 569–75. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1440-1754.2004.00466.x.

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Mitchell, Jenny. "1997 Awards for Innovation and Excellence in Primary Health Care Awards - Alliances and Collaboration: Refugee Health Program." Australian Journal of Primary Health 3, no. 3 (1997): 83. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py97026.

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Brief Description of the Program: This article describes the ways in which three agencies in the Western Region of Melbourne have joined forces to deliver a co-ordinated health service to newly arrived refugees. The three agencies are: ? the Victorian Foundation for Survivors of Torture ? the Western Region Health Centre ? the Western Melbourne Division of General Practice.

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Baker, Felicity, and Carolyn Jones. "Holding a Steady Beat: The Effects of a Music Therapy Program on Stabilising Behaviours of Newly Arrived Refugee Students." British Journal of Music Therapy 19, no. 2 (December 2005): 67–74. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/135945750501900205.

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Vulnerability to crisis in newly arrived refugee youth is common as they try to come to terms with past traumatic experiences and acculturate to the new country in which they have settled. This study examined the effects of a short-term music therapy program on the changes to the Behaviour Symptom Index (BSI, Reynolds and Kamphus, 1998) of 31 new refugee youths attending an English language reception centre in Brisbane. A cross-over design with two five-week intervention periods was employed with group music therapy sessions conducted one-two times per week. Results indicate that changes to BSI scores approached significance indicating trends that music therapy affected a positive change on generalised behaviour. Findings are discussed with reference to stabilizing and preventing crises with this population.

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Salikutluk, Zerrin, and Katrin Menke. "Gendered integration? How recently arrived male and female refugees fare on the German labour market." Journal of Family Research 33, no. 2 (September 6, 2021): 284–321. http://dx.doi.org/10.20377/jfr-474.

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Objective: This paper examines gender differences in the labour market integration of newly arrived refugees in Germany. In particular, we focus on the heterogeneity in employment rates among female refugees. Background: Previous research has demonstrated that refugee women are disadvantaged on the labour market not only compared to their male counterparts, but also compared to other immigrant women. So far, however, little is known about the mechanisms that underlie the specific disadvantages of refugee women. Method: Using data from the IAB-BAMF-SOEP Survey of Refugees, we analyse the labour market participation of refugees who migrated to Germany between 2013 and 2017. To test our theoretical assumptions, we apply logistic regressions. Results: Our results show that compositional differences in qualifications, family structure, institutional support, and networks can partly explain the gender gap in labour force participation that disadvantage refugee women. We find substantial variation in the importance of different determinants for the labour market outcomes of men and women. Conclusion: As the gender gaps in labour supply could be fully attributed to the theoretical mechanisms offered in the literature, further research is needed to disentangle female refugees' employment behaviour.

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Maldari, Toni, Natasha Elsley, and Razlyn Abdul Rahim. "The health status of newly arrived Syrian refugees at the Refugee Health Service, South Australia, 2016." Australian Journal of General Practice 48, no. 7 (July 1, 2019): 480–86. http://dx.doi.org/10.31128/ajgp-09-18-4696.

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Howell, Gillian. "Do they know they're composing': Music making and understanding among newly arrived immigrant and refugee children." International Journal of Community Music 4, no. 1 (May 1, 2011): 47–58. http://dx.doi.org/10.1386/ijcm.4.1.47_1.

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Zwi, Karen, Lisa Woodland, Katrina Williams, Pamela Palasanthiran, Santuri Rungan, Adam Jaffe, and Susan Woolfenden. "Protective factors for social-emotional well-being of refugee children in the first three years of settlement in Australia." Archives of Disease in Childhood 103, no. 3 (July 11, 2017): 261–68. http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2016-312495.

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AimThis longitudinal study investigated protective factors for social-emotional well-being in refugee children in Australia.MethodsNewly arrived refugee children aged 4–15 years were recruited between 2009 and 2013 and assessments were conducted at two points, at years 2 and 3 postarrival. Social-emotional well-being was assessed using the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). Protective factors were assessed by structured interview and the Social Readjustment Rating Scale (SRRS); scores <150 reflect fewer stressful life events in the previous year.ResultsForty-three eligible refugee children were recruited. The SDQ was completed by parents in 90% and protective factor data in 80% at years 2 and 3 of follow-up. Protective factors for normal SDQ scores were: originating from Africa (p=0.01), father present on arrival (p=0.019) and family SRRS scores <150 at year 2 (p=0.045). The median number of protective factors was 4 (range 1–8). Better SDQ scores were associated with ≥4 protective factors (p<0.006). Furthermore, more protective factors increased the child’s likelihood of a stable or improved SDQ score over time (p<0.04). Modifiable protective factors likely to promote social-emotional well-being include stability in the child’s school and residence, parental employment, financial and marital stability, proximity to one’s own ethnic community and external community support.ConclusionsCumulative protective factors, some of which are potentially modifiable, can predict social-emotional well-being in newly arrived refugee children. Children with four or more protective factors are at low risk of poor social-emotional well-being.

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Jervelund, Signe Smith, Oda Nordheim, Theoni Stathopoulou, and Terje Andreas Eikemo. "Non-communicable Diseases among Refugee Claimants in Greek Refugee Camps: Are Their Health-care Needs Met?" Journal of Refugee Studies 32, Special_Issue_1 (December 1, 2019): i36—i51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fez064.

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Abstract Little is known about the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among newly arrived refugees in Europe and whether their medical needs are met. To elucidate the prevalence of NCDs and unmet medical needs in the different migration phases, we used survey data on 267 adult asylum seekers at Greek refugee camps in 2016. Using multiple logistic regression analysis, we estimated determinants for unmet medical needs in Greece. The most prevalent reported NCDs in Greece were: back or neck pain (26.6 per cent) and severe headache (24.7 per cent). The prevalence of most NCDs in the migration phases followed a U- or J-shaped pattern: decreased during migration and increased after migration to Greece; thus, new cases of NCDs after arrival in Greece made up the vast majority of all cases. Accordingly, the refugee claimants were worse off further in the migration process. Unmet medical-care needs were reported by 41.3 per cent with one NCD after arrival in Greece. Compared with young adults, adults aged 51+ years were in increased risk of reporting unmet medical needs in Greece (odds ratio = 7.59; p = 0.015). This knowledge is important for health-care systems in receiving countries to plan for improved access to health-care services for refugees with NCDs.

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Bains, Sukhjeet, Johanne Sundby, Benedikte V. Lindskog, Siri Vangen, and Ingvil K. Sørbye. "Newly Arrived Migrant Women’s Experience of Maternity Health Information: A Face-to-Face Questionnaire Study in Norway." International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 14 (July 15, 2021): 7523. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18147523.

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Limited understanding of health information may contribute to an increased risk of adverse maternal outcomes among migrant women. We explored factors associated with migrant women’s understanding of the information provided by maternity staff, and determined which maternal health topics the women had received insufficient coverage of. We included 401 newly migrated women (≤5 years) who gave birth in Oslo, excluding migrants born in high-income countries. Using a modified version of the Migrant Friendly Maternity Care Questionnaire, we face-to-face interviewed the women postnatally. The risk of poor understanding of the information provided by maternity staff was assessed in logistic regression models, presented as adjusted odds ratios (aORs), with 95% confidence intervals (CI). The majority of the 401 women were born in European and Central Asian regions, followed by South Asia and North Africa/the Middle East. One-third (33.4%) reported a poor understanding of the information given to them. Low Norwegian language proficiency, refugee status, no completed education, unemployment, and reported interpreter need were associated with poor understanding. Refugee status (aOR 2.23, 95% CI 1.01–4.91), as well as a reported interpreter need, were independently associated with poor understanding. Women who needed but did not get a professional interpreter were at the highest risk (aOR 2.83, 95% CI 1.59–5.02). Family planning, infant formula feeding, and postpartum mood changes were reported as the most frequent insufficiently covered topics. To achieve optimal understanding, increased awareness of the needs of a growing, linguistically diverse population, and the benefits of interpretation services in health service policies and among healthcare workers, are needed.

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Sidhu, Aven, Rohan Kakkar, and Osamah Alenezi. "The Management of Newly Diagnosed HIV in a Sudanese Refugee in Canada: Commentary and Review of Literature." Reviews on Recent Clinical Trials 14, no. 1 (January 30, 2019): 61–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1574887113666180903145323.

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Background: Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) prevalence rates in refugee camps are inconclusive in current literature, with some studies highlighting the increased risk of transmission due to poor living conditions and lower levels of education. With the increasing number of refugees from HIV endemic countries, it is important to assess the programs established to support patients upon arrival. Refugees have been reported to have a lower health literacy and face disease-related stigmatization, which must be overcome for the lifelong treatment of HIV. </P><P> Case Presentation: 31-year-old female arrived in Canada as a refugee from Sudan with her 5 children in July of 2017. She was diagnosed with HIV and severe dental carries during her initial medical evaluation and referred to our centre. A lack of social support has resulted in severe psychological stress. The first being stigmatization which has led to her not disclosing the diagnosis to anyone outside her medical care team. Her level of knowledge about HIV is consistent with literature reporting that despite HIV prevention programs in refugee camps, compliance with risk reduction behaviors, especially in females, is low. Lastly, her major concern relates to the cost of living and supporting her children. Conclusion: Assessment of current HIV programs is necessary to recognize and resolve gaps in the system. Focusing on programs which increase both risk reduction behaviors in refugee camps and integration of refugees in a new healthcare system can facilitate an easier transition for patients and aid in the quest for global 90-90-90 targets for HIV.

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Shetty, Avinash K. "Infectious Diseases among Refugee Children." Children 6, no. 12 (November 27, 2019): 129. http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/children6120129.

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In recent years, there has been a substantial increase in refugee and asylum-seeking adults, adolescents and children to high-income countries. Infectious diseases remain the most frequently identified medical diagnosis among U.S.-bound refugee children. Medical screening and immunization are key strategies to reduce the risk of infectious diseases in refugee, internationally adopted, and immigrant children. Notable infectious diseases affecting refugee and other newly arriving migrants include latent or active tuberculosis, human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV), hepatitis B, hepatitis C, vaccine-preventable diseases, malaria, and other parasitic infections. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American Academy of Pediatrics have published guidelines for health assessment of newly arriving immigrant, refugee, and internationally adopted children. Although, data on the health risks and needs of refugee exists in some high-income countries, there is an urgent need to develop robust evidence-informed guidance on screening for infectious diseases and vaccination strategies on a broader scale to inform national policies. Innovative approaches to reach migrant communities in the host nations, address health and other complex barriers to improve access to high-quality integrated health services, and strong advocacy to mobilize resources to improve health, safety, and wellbeing for refugee children and their families are urgent priorities.

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Lichtenstein, Gary, and Jini E. Puma. "The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE): Results from a Four-Year Longitudinal Study." Journal of Refugee Studies 32, no. 3 (July 19, 2018): 397–416. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/jrs/fey034.

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Abstract The Refugee Integration Survey and Evaluation (RISE) study assessed refugee integration longitudinally within a cohort of 467 newly arrived adult refugees over the course of four years (overall participant retention was 70 per cent). The RISE instrument measured 10 ‘pathways’ to integration, as well as Overall Integration, based on Ager and Strang’s integration framework. Results show varying patterns of engagement with specific pathways over time, suggesting that members across the cohort deal with similar issues during different phases of integration. On average, the Overall Integration increased steadily over time. Men had statistically higher means than women each year on Overall Integration, although the rate of change between the two was the same. Statistical differences in rates of integration were observed by ethnicity and age. Overall Integration among refugees who were 55 years or older progressed significantly less than younger refugees. Approximately 5 per cent of the participating refugee cohort regressed to a lower level of integration each year. This study addressed a need for longitudinal research into refugee integration, using a valid and statistically reliable survey that can be adapted to other contexts worldwide.

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Marsh, Kathryn, and Samantha Dieckmann. "Contributions of playground singing games to the social inclusion of refugee and newly arrived immigrant children in Australia." Education 3-13 45, no. 6 (July 3, 2017): 710–19. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/03004279.2017.1347128.

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Häggström, Felix, Anne Sofie Borsch, and Morten Skovdal. "Caring alone: The boundaries of teachers' ethics of care for newly arrived immigrant and refugee learners in Denmark." Children and Youth Services Review 117 (October 2020): 105248. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.childyouth.2020.105248.

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Namara, Frank, Hilbert Mendoza, Gloria Tumukunde, and Solomon Tsebeni Wafula. "Access to Functional Handwashing Facilities and Associated Factors among South Sudanese Refugees in Rhino Camp Settlement, Northwestern Uganda." Journal of Environmental and Public Health 2020 (March 30, 2020): 1–7. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2020/3089063.

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Background. Hand hygiene in refugee camp settlements remains an important measure against diarrhoeal infections. Refugee settings are characterised by overcrowding and inadequate access to water and hygiene facilities which favour proliferation of faecal-oral diseases. Handwashing with soap and water is therefore an effective way of preventing such diseases. Despite this knowledge, there is limited information about access to functional handwashing facilities in these settings and associated factors in Uganda. Methods. Quantitative data were collected from 312 refugee households in Rhino Camp Settlement, Northwestern Uganda, using a semistructured interviewer-administered questionnaire. A modified Poisson regression was used to obtain prevalence ratios (PRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the determinants of access to a functional handwashing facility among refugee households. All analyses were performed using STATA 14.0 statistical software. Results. Of the 312 households, 123 (39.4%) had access to a handwashing facility, but only 72 (23.1%) of households had handwashing facilities that were functional. Duration of stay in the camp exceeding 3 years (adjusted PR = 2.63; 95% CI (1.73–4.00)) and history of receiving home-based education on hand hygiene (adjusted PR = 9.44; 95% CI (1.40–63.86)) were independent predictors of access to a functional handwashing facility. Conclusion. Access to functional handwashing facilities among the refugee households was low. Our findings highlight the need for more and continued handwashing promotional programs, most especially among newly arrived refugees in the camp.

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Kay, Margaret, Claire Jackson, and Caroline Nicholson. "Refugee health: a new model for delivering primary health care." Australian Journal of Primary Health 16, no. 1 (2010): 98. http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/py09048.

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Providing health care to newly arrived refugees within the primary health care system has proved challenging. The primary health care sector needs enhanced capacity to provide quality health care for this population. The Primary Care Amplification Model has demonstrated its capacity to deliver effective health care to patients with chronic disease such as diabetes. This paper describes the adaption of the model to enhance the delivery of health care to the refugee community. A ‘beacon’ practice with an expanded clinical capacity to deliver health care for refugees has been established. Partnerships link this practice with existing local general practices and community services. Governance involves collaboration between clinical leadership and relevant government and non-government organisations including local refugee communities. Integration with tertiary and community health sectors is facilitated and continuing education of health care providers is an important focus. Early incorporation of research in this model ensures effective feedback to inform providers of current health needs. Although implementation is currently in its formative phase, the Primary Care Amplification Model offers a flexible, yet robust framework to facilitate the delivery of quality health care to refugee patients.

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McAllum, Kirstie. "Committing to refugee resettlement volunteering: Attaching, detaching and displacing organizational ties." Human Relations 71, no. 7 (October 3, 2017): 951–72. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0018726717729209.

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As members of local host communities, volunteers play an important role in effective long-term refugee resettlement. This study investigated the nature of volunteer commitment by organizational volunteers who were assigned a front-line role in organizing material assistance and providing information about cultural practices for newly arrived refugees. Using interview data from volunteers, organizational representatives, and organizational recruitment and training documents, the study found that volunteers’ commitment was structured by the presence and absence of volunteer coordinators, the organization’s clients and volunteers’ significant others. While insufficient ties to the organization or strong, competing ties from significant others led volunteers to detach themselves from the organization, overly strong affective ties with refugees displaced organizational ties, leading to volunteers’ organizational exit. This study problematizes an individual-centric, psychological notion of commitment; instead, it situates commitment as a collective communicative process whereby relevant stakeholders negotiate the relationships that tie them together. It thus expands the range of voices present in decisions about commitment and provides new data on how organizational and relational others impact sustainable volunteer management.

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Brunger, Fern, Pauline S. Duke, and Robyn Kenny. "Matching physicians to newly arrived refugees in a context of physician shortage: innovation through advocacy." International Journal of Migration, Health and Social Care 10, no. 1 (March 12, 2014): 36–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/ijmhsc-05-2013-0004.

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Purpose – Access to a continuum of care from a family physician is an essential component of health and wellbeing. Refugees have particular barriers to accessing medical care. The MUN MED Gateway Project is a medical student initiative in partnership with a refugee settlement agency that provides access to and continuity of health care for new refugees, while offering medical students exposure to cross-cultural health care. This paper aims to report on the first six years of the project. Design/methodology/approach – Here the paper reports on: client patient uptake and demographics, health concerns identified through the project, and physician uptake and rates of patient-physician matches. Findings – Results demonstrate that the project integrates refugees into the health care system and facilitates access to medical care. Moreover, it provides learning opportunities for students to practice cross-cultural health care, with high engagement of medical students and high satisfaction by family physicians involved. Originality/value – Research has shown that student run medical clinics may provide less than optimum care to marginalized patients. Transient staff, lack of continuity of care, and limited budgets are some challenges. The MUN MED Gateway Project is markedly different. It connects patients with the mainstream medical system. In a context of family physician shortage, this student-run clinic project provides access to medical care for newly arrived refugees in a way that is effective, efficient, and sustainable.

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Vandevoordt, Robin. "Subversive Humanitarianism: Rethinking Refugee Solidarity through Grass-Roots Initiatives." Refugee Survey Quarterly 38, no. 3 (August 26, 2019): 245–65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/rsq/hdz008.

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Abstract Across Europe, hundreds of thousands of volunteers have brought food, clothes, medicines, and numerous others forms of support to newly arrived refugees. While humanitarian action has always been subversive, I argue that the recent wave of civil actions has pushed its subversive effects one step further. Whereas more modest forms of humanitarian action tend to misrecognise recipients’ social and political subjectivities, their more subversive counterparts can be better understood as enacting a particularistic form of solidarity that emphasises precisely those subjectivities. To explore the potential for political innovation in these civil initiatives, I argue that it can be useful to do so through the lens of “subversive humanitarianism”. More concretely, I suggest the following seven dimensions with which the subversive character of any humanitarian action can be compared across time and space: acts of civil disobedience; the reconstitution of social subjects; contending symbolic spaces; the creation of social spaces and personal bonds; assuming equality; putting minds into motion; and the transformation of individuals’ life-worlds. I support the argument by drawing upon the recent wave of empirical studies on civil initiatives across the continent as well as my own ethnographic data on the Brussels-based Plateforme Citoyenne de Soutien aux Réfugiés.

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