News: Hepatitis B is a Major Health Issue for Migrants in the U.S.
Between 1.04 and 1.61 million migrants now living in the U.S. have chronic hepatitis B infection report investigators in the online edition of Hepatology. The authors highlight the need for hepatitis B virus screening in all foreign-born persons.
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Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative Website
Resource: Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative Website
Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative
Regional coalition to provide domestic health screening, primary care, health orientation, and medical case management to newly arrived and established refugees in the Philadelphia area.
Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees
In the Literature: Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees. Saadi A, Bond B, Percac-Lima S. (2011). J Immigr Minor Health.
Sexually transmitted infections in newly arrived refugees
In the Literature: Sexually transmitted infections in newly arrived refugees: is routine screening for Neisseria gonorrhoae and Chlamydia trachomatis infection indicated? Stauffer WM, Painter J, Mamo B, Kaiser R, Weinberg M, Berman S. (2012). Am J Trop Med Hyg, 86(2):292-5.