Resource: Reported Tuberculosis in the United States, 2012
U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
This report presents summary data for U.S. TB cases reported to the Division of TB Elimination, CDC, during 2012. For the first time, this publication contains a number of new tables based on the 2009 revision of the RVCT as well as tables containing genotyping data.
Category Archives: Refugee Health Updates
Health Insurance Marketplace Resources in Multiple Languages
Resource: Health Insurance Marketplace Resources in Multiple Languages
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
Resources are available in Arabic, Bosnian, Chinese, Creole, Farsi, French, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Somali, Tagalog, Tibetan, and Vietnamese.
CDC Guidelines for the Use and Safety Monitoring of Situro for the Treatment of MDR-TB
In the Literature: Provisional CDC Guidelines for the Use and Safety Monitoring of Bedaquiline Fumarate (Sirturo) for the Treatment of Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis. (2013) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 62(rr09);1-12.
Safe, Smart & Healthy Videos
Resource: Safe, Smart & Healthy Videos Online
The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS)
Refugee Services health orientation videos, Safe, Smart & Healthy: Keys to Success in Your New Home, are now available online in over 30 languages, including Amharic, Arabic, Burmese, Dzongkha (Bhutanese), Hakha (Chin), S’gaw Karen, Somali, and Swahili.
National Migration Conference
Event: The National Migration Conference
Presented by: United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/Migration and Refugee Services and Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.
July 7-10, 2014, Washington, D.C.
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline Pocket Card
IOM Nutrition Surveillance Report
In the Literature: Nutrition Surveillance Report
International Organization for Migration (IOM)
This report presents child growth and malnutrition status of refugee children examined by the IOM Health Assessment Programme at seven key locations around the world namely Ethiopia, Iraq, Jordan, Kenya, Malaysia, Nepal and Thailand. Jan–Dec 2012, Issue No. 3
National Cancer Institute program projects
Funding Opportunity: National Cancer Institute Program Project Applications
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
Proposed program projects may address any of the broad areas of cancer research, including (but not limited to cancer biology, cancer treatment, cancer diagnosis, cancer prevention, and cancer control). Basic, translational, clinical, and/or population-based studies in all of these research areas are appropriate.
Due Jan 7, 2015
CDC Lead Screening Guidelines
Resource: Screening for Lead during the Domestic Medical Examination for Newly Arrived Refugees
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
These updated lead screening guidelines set the cutoff value that CDC recommends for action and reporting at blood lead level ≥5 mcg/dL (previously was ≥10 mcg/dL).
Building a welcoming community: The role of pharmacists
In the Literature: Building a welcoming community: The role of pharmacists in improving health outcomes for immigrants and refugees. Ingar N, Farrell B, and Pottie K. Canadian Pharmacists Journal. Jan/Feb 2013, 146(1).