This article was featured in the Chronicle of Higher Education on March 20, 2012
Author Archives: Elizabeth Costello
Report: Suicide Risk Factors Among Bhutanese Refugees
The International Organization for Migration (IOM) published this assessment of psychosocial needs and suicide risk factors among Bhutanese refugees in Nepal and after third country resettlement.
Sexual and Gender-Based Violence Prevention and Response Guidelines
These guidelines developed by the UN High Commissioner for Refugees define sexual and gender-based violence and describe the consequences of such violence against displaced women as well as strategies for violence prevention and response.
Refugee Backgrounders
Developed and hosted by the Cultural Orientation Resource Exchange, these refugee backgrounders provide a brief introduction to the history, culture, and resettlement needs of a refugee population.
Receiving Communities Toolkit
This toolkit offers a guide for engaging mainstream America in immigrant integration. Written by Susan Downs-Karkos and produced by the Spring Institute and Welcoming America.
Language Access Training Video
The Office of Refugee Resettlement, in collaboration with the Office of Civil Rights, has developed and posted a training video “Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964: Implications for Persons who are Limited English Proficient.“
Health Reform Hits Main Street
This short, animated video by the Kaiser Family Foundation explains the problems with the current health care system, the changes that are happening now with health care reform, and the big changes coming in 2014.
High Blood Pressure Guidelines
These recommendations and guidelines from CDC are based on clinical research in high blood pressure. This resource also includes guidelines for treating obesity and other resources about maintaining a healthy weight.
EthnoMed Diabetes Clinical Topics
This site provides an annotated list of resources for clinicians on cultural information and education for refugee and immigrant populations related to diabetes. Specifically contains links to diabetes in Eritrean, Somali, Ethiopian, Cambodian, and Vietnamese communities.
EthnoMed Diabetes Patient Education Materials
Contains materials for patients and family members developed at Harborview Medical Center (Seattle, WA) for use in Multicultural Diabetes Classes and are available as easy-to-print PDFs translated into a number of languages.