Resource: ACIP recommended immunization schedules for adults aged 19 years or olders – United States, 2014.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A brief summary of ACIP recommendations for the use of vaccines routinely recommended for adults in the form of two figures, footnotes for each vaccine, and a table that includes primary contraindications and precautions.
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ACIP Recommended Immunization Schedules for Persons Aged 0 Through 18 Years — United States, 2014
Resource: ACIP recommended immunization schedules for persons aged 0 through 18 years – United States, 2014.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Approved recommended immunizations schedules for persons 0 – 18 years for 2014, which include several changes from the 2013 immunization schedule.
Updated Overseas Intestinal Parasite Guildelines
Resource: Updated Guidelines for Overseas Presumptive Treatment of Strongyloidiasis, Schistosomiasis, and Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Updated recommendations for the International Organization for Migration (IOM) physicians and other panel physicians who administer overseas predeparture presumptive treatment for intestinal parasites.
Refugees and the Affordable Care Act Videos
Resource: Refugees and the Affordable Care Act Videos
Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center and U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement
This short online video introduces refugees to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and educate refugees about the importance of health insurance and primary care, the different types of health coverage available in the US, and new health insurance options available through the ACA.
Interpreting in Refugee Mental Health Video Workbook
Resource: Interpreting in Refugee Mental Health Video Workbook
University of Minnesota
Provides comprehensive overview of the role of the interpreter in refugee mental health settings. Includes discussion topics, handouts, and guidelines for working with interpreters in mental health settings.
Refugee Mental Health Bibliography
Resource: Refugee Mental Health Bibliography
National Partnership for Community Training and Pathways to Wellness
Compilation of prominent research and literature on refugee mental health, from general information to screening and assessment processes, effective interventions and best and promising practices in therapy, clinical treatment, and culturally specific modalities.
Self-Care Strategies for Refugee Community Leaders
Resource: Self-Care Strategies for Refugee Community Leaders
U.S. Office of Refugee Resettlement and Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration
Designed in response to suicides in the Bhutanese-Nepali refugee community and geared toward refugee community leaders, caseworkers, community-based organization leaders, and faith-based leaders as well as refugees.
Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
Resource: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2012. For the first time, this publication contains a number of new tables based on the 2009 revision of the RVCT as well as tables containing genotyping data.
Health Insurance Marketplace Resources in Multiple Languages
Resource:Health Insurance Marketplace Resources in Multiple Languages
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Resources are available in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Creole, Farsi, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Tibetan, and Vietnamese.
Safe, Smart & Healthy Videos
Resource: Safe, Smart & Healthy Videos Online
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
Refugee Services health orientation videos, Safe, Smart & Healthy: Keys to Success in Your New Home, are now available online in over 30 languages, including Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dzongkha (Bhutanese), Hakha (Chin), S’gaw Karen, Somali, and Swahili.