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Hepatitis B is a Major Health Issue for Migrants in the U.S.

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Elizabeth Costello

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.

Posted in News, Refugee Health Updates | Tagged HepB, Screening

Philadelphia Refugee Health Collaborative Website

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Elizabeth Costello

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.

Posted in Refugee Health Updates, Resources | Tagged Screening

Perspectives on preventive health care and barriers to breast cancer screening among Iraqi women refugees

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Costello

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.

Posted in Literature, Refugee Health Updates | Tagged Iraqi, Screening

Sexually transmitted infections in newly arrived refugees

Posted on May 28, 2012 by Elizabeth Costello

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.

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