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Video: Getting and Staying Well for Congolese Refugees
Author(s): Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR)
Date: November 15, 2015
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Behavioral Healthcare, Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence, Grief and Healing, Healthcare, Sexual and Reproductive Health
Date: November 15, 2015
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Behavioral Healthcare, Child and Youth Wellbeing, Domestic Violence, Grief and Healing, Healthcare, Sexual and Reproductive Health
This six part video series from the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) covers a variety of health topics specifically for Congolese refugees and it is narrated in Kiswahili. The series includes: Introduction to Healthcare in the U.S. explains the role of healthcare providers, preventive care, and health insurance. Your Body Before, During and After Pregnancy …
E-learning: Fundamentals of Providing Services to Survivors of Torture
Author(s): Center for Victims of Torture (CVT)
Date: September 1, 2015
Topic(s): Case Management, Cultural Awareness, Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Date: September 1, 2015
Topic(s): Case Management, Cultural Awareness, Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Created by the Center for Victims of Torture National Capacity Building Project for Specialized Torture Treatment Centers (CVT) This course was funded by the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) to give refugee service provides a basic foundation in the knowledge and skills required to provide effective services to torture survivors. The nine modules are directed …
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Guide: Iraqi Refugee Health Profile
Author(s): U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date: December 17, 2014
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
Date: December 17, 2014
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
This refugee health profile from the CDC provides detailed information on Iraqi refugees including their background, priority health conditions, population movements, health information, healthcare and nutrition, and medical screening of U.S.-bound refugees.
Tool or Template: Keep Taking Your Tuberculosis (TB) Medicine
Author(s): State of Massachusetts Department of Health
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
This editable template provides information about following a TB treatment regimen and makes suggestions to improve treatment adherence. The healthcare provider can fill in details about the next doctor’s appointment. A checklist is also included to encourage patients to take their TB medication at a consistent time, using reminders, and getting support from others.
Tool or Template: How to Take Your Tuberculosis (TB) Medicine
Author(s): State of Massachusetts Department of Health
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
This editable template provides instructions for taking TB medications. The healthcare provider can fill in details about the medication schedule, dosage, and contact information. The template also includes instructions to stop taking TB medicine and call your doctor right away if you don’t feel normal.
Poster: You Have Tuberculosis/TB Infection (A Type of TB)
Author(s): State of Massachusetts Department of Health
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
This illustrated poster offers information to individuals who test positive for latent TB infection and stresses the importance of taking medicine for TB infection. It also explains that TB infection can turn into TB disease, and that people who become sick with TB disease may experience symptoms such as fever, losing weight, coughing, feeling tired, …
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Poster: You Can Have Tuberculosis (TB) and Feel Healthy
Author(s): State of Massachusetts Department of Health
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
Date: December 1, 2014
Topic(s): Health
Subtopic(s): Tuberculosis
This illustrated poster introduces the concept of having latent tuberculosis (TB) infection and still feeling healthy. It also explains that your doctor can test you for TB infection and that if you have TB infection, your doctor can give you medicine.
Guide: Congolese Refugee Health Profile
Author(s): U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Date: August 29, 2014
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
Date: August 29, 2014
Topic(s): Health, Mental Health and Wellness
Subtopic(s): Country Guides
This refugee health profile from the CDC provides detailed information on Bhutanese refugees including their background, priority health conditions, population movements, health information, healthcare access and conditions in refugee camps, and medical screening of U.S.-bound refugees.
Video: Safe Sleep 101
Author(s): State of Ohio Department of Health
Date: June 23, 2014
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: June 23, 2014
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
This short video, designed for parents, explains why it is safest for babies to follow the ABCs of safe sleep: Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib. Tips relate to sharing the room, not the bed with your baby; ensuring babies sleep on their backs; removing suffocation hazards; and using safety-approved cribs.
Tool or Template: Safe Sleep Brochure
Author(s): State of Ohio Department of Health
Date: May 21, 2014
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
Date: May 21, 2014
Topic(s): Child, Youth, and Family Services, Health
Subtopic(s): Child and Youth Wellbeing
This brochure provides safety-approved tips to keep your baby safe while sleeping. It explains why it is safest for babies to follow the ABCs of safe sleep: Alone, on their Back, and in a Crib. Tips relate to sharing the room, not the bed with your baby; ensuring babies sleep on their backs; removing suffocation hazards; and using …
