TY - JOUR
T1 - Partnerships that facilitate a refugee's journey to wellbeing
AU - Marano, Nina
AU - Wojno, Abbey E.
AU - Stauffer, William M.
AU - Weinberg, Michelle
AU - Klosovsky, Alexander
AU - Daniel Ballew, J.
AU - Shetty, Sharmila
AU - Cookson, Susan
AU - Walker, Patricia
AU - Cetron, Martin S.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2016 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
PY - 2016/11
Y1 - 2016/11
N2 - The current global refugee crisis involves 65.3 million persons who have been displaced from their homes or countries of origin. While escaping immediate harm may be their first priority, displaced people go on to face numerous health risks, including trauma and injuries, malnutrition, infectious diseases, exacerbation of existing chronic diseases, and mental health conditions. This crisis highlights the importance of building capacity among health-care providers, scientists, and laboratorians to understand and respond to the health needs of refugees. The November 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference in Atlanta will feature an interactive exhibit entitled "The Refugee Journey to Wellbeing" and three symposia about refugee health. The symposia will focus on tropical disease challenges in refugee populations, careers in refugee health, and recent experiences of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations in responding to the global refugee crisis. We invite ASTMH attendees to attend the exhibit and symposia and consider contributions they could make to improve refugee health through tropical disease research or clinical endeavors.
AB - The current global refugee crisis involves 65.3 million persons who have been displaced from their homes or countries of origin. While escaping immediate harm may be their first priority, displaced people go on to face numerous health risks, including trauma and injuries, malnutrition, infectious diseases, exacerbation of existing chronic diseases, and mental health conditions. This crisis highlights the importance of building capacity among health-care providers, scientists, and laboratorians to understand and respond to the health needs of refugees. The November 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference in Atlanta will feature an interactive exhibit entitled "The Refugee Journey to Wellbeing" and three symposia about refugee health. The symposia will focus on tropical disease challenges in refugee populations, careers in refugee health, and recent experiences of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations in responding to the global refugee crisis. We invite ASTMH attendees to attend the exhibit and symposia and consider contributions they could make to improve refugee health through tropical disease research or clinical endeavors.
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U2 - 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0657
DO - 10.4269/ajtmh.16-0657
M3 - Review article
C2 - 27807295
AN - SCOPUS:84994317544
SN - 0002-9637
VL - 95
SP - 985
EP - 987
JO - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
JF - American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene
IS - 5
ER -