Resource: Multilingual Health and Mental Health Brochures
Centre of Knowledge on Healthy Child Development
Brochures available on a variety of topics including anxiety, autism, behavior problems, eating disorders, substance abuse, and more. To access the brochures, go to Pamphlets in the website menu bar.
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
COR Extended and Enhanced Orientation Curriculum
Resource: Extended and Enhanced Orientation Curriculum
Cultural Orientation Resource Center, Center for Applied Linguistics
The Curriculum was funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement for use by service providers assisting refugees and asylees outside the Reception and Placement program. This curriculum is composed of 26 lesson plans covering the key topics of orientation including a section on health care.
Revamped website COR
Resource: Cultural Orientation Resource Center
Center for Applied Linguistics
The Cultural Orientation Resource (COR) Center is pleased to announce its revamped website that is designed to facilitate access to the broad variety of COR Center materials.
Strengthening Services for LGBT Refugees and Asylees
Resource: Webinar recording of Strengthening Services for LGBT Refugees and Asylees
Heartland Alliance International’s Rainbow Welcome Initiative
The November 1, 2012 webinar on Strengthening Services for LGBT Refugees and Asylees: Understanding Terms, Concepts, and Conditions is now available. Visit their Resources for Services Providers webpage, select the Capacity Building section, and scroll down to “Webinar-Understanding Terms, Concepts, and Conditions.”
ACA Briefs
ACA briefs by RHTAC explain the health care coverage expansions from the Affordable Care Act. Available in English, Arabic, Burmese, and Nepali.
Rainbow Response: A Practical Guide to Resettling LGBT Refugees and Asylees
Resource: Rainbow Response: A Practical Guide to Resettling LGBT Refugees and Asylees
Heartland Alliance, Welcome Home Initiative
A field manual intended to support resettlement service providers in their efforts to tailor core services and meet the specific needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender refugees and asylees.
Knowledge Center Office of Minority Health
Resource: Knowledge Center Library
U.S. Office of Minority Health
Contains thousands of documents, reports, books, journals, media, and articles related to the health status of racial and ethnic minority populations. The library collection also includes consumer health materials in more than 35 languages.
TA from U.S. Office of Minority Health
Resource: Resource Persons Network
U.S. Office of Minority Health
Free technical assistance from volunteers through the U.S. Office of Minority Health for organizations serving minority populations.
UNHCR Worldwide Community of Resettled Refugees
Resource: Worldwide Community of Resettled Refugees
UNHCR
Website provides a place for refugees to share resettlement stories, find friends, and connect with one another.
Seasonal Flu Materials for Refugees
Resource: Seasonal Flu Materials for Refugees
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
CDC materials designed to improve knowledge of seasonal flu in refugee populations available in 11 languages.