Resource: TB & Cultural Competency newsletter #16- Assessing Ourselves
New Jersey Medical School, Global Tuberculosis Institute
Discusses a TB outbreak among immigrants working at a tomato packing plant in Maryland whose primary language was not English. Also includes information on assessing the cultural competency of an organization.
Tag Archives: Infectious Disease
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.
North American Refugee Health Conference abstract deadline extended
News: North American Refugee Health Conference: Call for Abstracts Deadline Extended
The North American Refugee Health Conference is recognized as the premier conference for those who work with refugee populations. In preparation for the 2013 North American Refugee Health Conference, submissions of posters and oral abstracts are being accepted. A limited number of workshops will also be considered. Abstract acceptance deadline extended to Jan 10, 2013.
Multilingual Child Health Factsheets
Resource: Kids Health Factsheets
Children’s Hospital at Westmead, New South Wales
Multilingual fact sheets on childhood health and medical conditions available in refugee languages such as Arabic and Nepali. Scroll down to “Translations” section.
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.
Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
Resource: Form I-693 – Report of Medical Examination and Vaccination Record
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Form I-693 and instructions on form submission, which is required to establish a refugee is not inadmissible to the U.S. based on public health regulations.
“Medical Update: TB Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians – Implications for US Practitioners” Webinar
Event: “Medical Update: TB Technical Instructions for Panel Physicians – Implications for US Practitioners” Webinar
Presented by: NJMS Global Tuberculosis Institute
Audience: clinicians, infectious disease specialists, panel physicians
Webinar will discuss new tuberculosis technical instructions and implications for U.S. practitioners. Case presentations will explore adoptees with TB, drug resistant TB, and the severely ill. CMEs available.
November 28, 2012, 1:00-2:30 pm EST
Evaluation of Immigrant Tuberculosis Screening in Industrialized Countries.
In the Literature: Evaluation of Immigrant Tuberculosis Screening in Industrialized Countries. Pareek M, Baussano I, Abubakar I, Dye C, Lalvani A. (2012). Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Aeromonas spp. Bacteremia in Pregnant Women, Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2011.
In the Literature: Aeromonas spp. Bacteremia in Pregnant Women, Thailand–Myanmar Border, 2011. Turner P, Willemse C, Phakaudom K, Zin TW, Nosten F, McGready R. (2012). Emerging Infectious Diseases.
Measles outbreak associated with an arriving refugee – Los Angeles County, California.
In the Literature: Measles outbreak associated with an arriving refugee – Los Angeles County, California. CDC. MMWR. 2011.