Event: North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
June 19 – 21, 2014, Rochester NY. A three day event focusing on best practices in refugee health. Registration is now open.
Tag Archives: Chronic Disease
Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care
Funding Opportunity: Behavioral Interventions to Address Multiple Chronic Health Conditions in Primary Care
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Seeking applications that propose to use a common conceptual model to develop behavioral interventions to modify health behaviors and improve health outcomes in patients with co-morbid chronic diseases and health conditions in primary care settings.
Due May 7, 2017
National Cancer Institute program projects
Funding Opportunity: National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Proposed program projects may address any of the broad areas of cancer research, including (but not limited to cancer biology, cancer treatment, cancer diagnosis, cancer prevention, and cancer control). Basic, translational, clinical, and/or population-based studies in all of these research areas are appropriate.
Due Jan 7, 2015
CDC Lead Screening Guidelines
Resource: Screening for Lead during the Domestic Medical Examination for Newly Arrived Refugees
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
These updated lead screening guidelines set the cutoff value that CDC recommends for action and reporting at blood lead level ≥5 mcg/dL (previously was ≥10 mcg/dL).
North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference 2014
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June 19-21, 2014, Rochester, NY
Physical activity Somali men Minnesota
In the Literature: Physical activity among Somali men in Minnesota: Barriers, facilitators, and recommendations. (2013) Mohamed AA, Hassan AM, Weis JA, Sia IG, Wieland ML. Am J Mens Health.
Burmese health education materials
Resource: Publications on Diabetes, Income Taxes, and Employment
Burmese Advocacy Center
Publications entitled Diet for Diabetes, American Basic Rules of Individual Income Tax Return, and Employment Handbook are now available. To receive these publications for your organization or for your clients from Burma, please contact the Burmese Advocacy Center.
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference
Event: North American Refugee Health Conference
University of Toronto
Health professionals and experts from many disciplines will meet to discuss the best health practices, challenges for optimal care, research and advocacy for the refugee patient population.
June 6-8, 2013 in Toronto, Canada.
Somali Language Health Factsheets
Resource: Somali Language Health Factsheets
WellShare International
Topics include Diabetes Facts, Heart Health Facts, Physical Activity for Healthy Living Everyday, and more.
New Americans Health Info Portal
Resource: New Americans Health Information Portal
Heartland Alliance for Human Needs & Human Rights and the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) Library of the Health Sciences
Portal to identified quality multi-lingual health education documents and receptacle for health documents created by Heartland’s Refugee Health Programs. Materials available in many refugee languages.