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.”
Category Archives: Refugee Health Updates
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.
Asylee Assistance and Services from ORR
Resource: Asylee Eligibility for Assistance and Services
U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Those granted asylum in the United States can visit the ORR website for information on their eligibility for asylee assistance and services.
Domestic Violence Among Refugees
Resource: Domestic Violence and Intimate Partner Violence Among Refugee Communities
Compiled by International Rescue Committee Baltimore staff
Materials include a resource list of domestic violence organizations that work with South Asian immigrants and/or refugees; a list of selected references on domestic violence among refugee communities; and an annotated bibliography of materials on domestic and intimate partner violence among refugee groups, which includes publications (research studies and review of interventions), organizational resources, and online resources.
Investigation of Bhutanese Refugee Suicides in U.S.
Resource: An Investigation into Suicides among Bhutanese Refugees in the U.S.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention & Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center
Report describes the study design and findings of an investigation into suicides that occured from 2009-2012 among Bhutanese resettled refugees in the U.S. Comments and questions about the report can be submitted to the RHTAC Community Dialogue and will be answered by the study team.
Enhancing Medication Safety for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
Resource: Enhancing Medication Safety for Patients with Limited English Proficiency
National Health Law Program, Center for Immigrant Health and Cancer Disparities, & American Pharmacists Association
Training module addresses the language and cultural barriers that pharmacists may face when interacting with patients with limited English proficiency.