Caring for a newly arrived Syrian refugee family

Pottie, Kevin; Greenaway, Christina; Hassan, Ghayda; Hui, Charles; Kirmayer, Laurence J.

doi:10.1503/cmaj.151422

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“…Health settlement includes the provision of an evidence-based health assessment and the integration of refugees into the health system (11). As permanent residents, most newly-arrived Syrians were immediately eligible for provincial health coverage, since most provinces waived the three-month waiting requirement.…”

Section: Health Settlementmentioning

confidence: 99%

Health considerations in the Syrian refugee resettlement process in Canada

Hansen¹,

Huston²

2016

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Section: Health Settlementmentioning

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Health considerations in the Syrian refugee resettlement process in Canada

Hansen¹,

Huston²

2016

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“…3 As these students become leaders and advocates, health settlement 4 , and most refugee care takes place in communities and not hospitals. 6 Encouraging and training community family physicians to accept refugees has been an ongoing challenge 7 ; this has also been documented in systematic reviews in Australia. 8 …”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Canada’s response to refugees at the primary health care level

Pottie

Gruner

Magwood

2018

Public Health Res Pr

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Responsive primary health care systems and services must be at once complex and nimble. Policy makers may wish to believe that existing health systems effectively care for all populations equally, including refugees. However, we know that refugees may require a health equity approach: an approach where all levels of government, all types of health practitioners, and even the public sector, participate to ensure access to effective primary health care.This article outlines some of Canada's healthcare responses for refugee populations. We provide field examples and guidelines that demonstrate responses, as well as ongoing inconsistencies and limitations. Refugeereceiving countries such as Australia, the US and Canada all have stories of success in resettlement and health systems. This article will focus on Canada. IntroductionThe global refugee crisis presents an opportunity for countries to come forward as leaders in resettlement of the more than 65 million refugees, asylum seekers and internally displaced persons worldwide. In 2016, Canada resettled 55 800 government-assisted and privately sponsored refugees, comprising 33 200 Syrian refugees and 22 600 refugees from other countries. The most common countries of origin for refugees being resettled in Canada include Syria, Iraq, Eritrea, Iran, Somalia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, China, Haiti and Colombia. In addition to government and privately sponsored refugees, Canada also accepted approximately 15 000 additional refugees from its population of asylum seekers. Government-sponsored resettlement programs in Canada aim to address many of the documented social determinants of health such as ensuring shelter and housing, employment, education, and training. Global health education in medical schools across Canada now includes refugee community service learning, with competency-based e-learning and interpreter, shelter and mental health initiatives.3 As these students become leaders and advocates, health settlement 4 has emerged to improve health

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“…The comprehensive article relates to topics on infectious diseases, mental health and maltreatment, chronic and non-communicable diseases, and women's health [4]. In December 2015, an unedited article was posted on the CMAJ website in response, highlighting the need for a relevant and specific resource for health care providers treating Syrian refugees [5]. The government of Ontario has since provided such a resource, with references to both CMAJ articles, as well as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in an effort to support primary care providers in the early assessment and care of Syrian refugees welcomed to their practice [1,[4][5][6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…In December 2015, an unedited article was posted on the CMAJ website in response, highlighting the need for a relevant and specific resource for health care providers treating Syrian refugees [5]. The government of Ontario has since provided such a resource, with references to both CMAJ articles, as well as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in an effort to support primary care providers in the early assessment and care of Syrian refugees welcomed to their practice [1,[4][5][6]. These documents, comprising the CMAJ articles, the government of Ontario package and ECDC resources, address many noteworthy topics, including post-traumatic stress disorder, contraception, and vision health, but unfortunately a lack of advice regarding transmission of information [1,[4][5][6].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The government of Ontario has since provided such a resource, with references to both CMAJ articles, as well as the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), in an effort to support primary care providers in the early assessment and care of Syrian refugees welcomed to their practice [1,[4][5][6]. These documents, comprising the CMAJ articles, the government of Ontario package and ECDC resources, address many noteworthy topics, including post-traumatic stress disorder, contraception, and vision health, but unfortunately a lack of advice regarding transmission of information [1,[4][5][6]. The issues stemming from a language barrier undoubtedly have a marked impact both on refugees, and health care providers who are unable to communicate with their new patients [7].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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