Resource: “Enhancing the Delivery of Health Care” Report
Office of Minority Health and Hogg Foundation for Mental Health
Provides recommendations to integrate culturally competent care and provide behavioral health care in locations that minority populations currently visit.
Category Archives: Resources
How-To Use Health Care System in Colorado
Resource: How-To Use Health Care System in Colorado
Refugee Preventive Health Programs of Colorado Dept. of Public Health and Environment
Multilingual videos for refugees on how to access medical care, get immunizations, use medications, and live a healthy lifestyle.
Guide to Creating Pill Cards
Resource: Guide to Creating Pill Cards
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
“How-to” and templates for creating pill cards that depict medication type, dosage, and medication instructions for low-literacy patients or caretakers.
New Routes to Community Health Resource Center
Resource: New Routes to Community Health Resource Center
New Routes to Community Health
Health education and resettlement resources for refugees and immigrants nationwide.
Healthy Roads Media Resources
Resource: Healthy Roads Media Resources
Healthy Roads Media
Web-based education resources for refugees and other hard to reach groups. Multilingual materials available in written, audio, and video formats.
Health Education Materials for Refugees
Resource: Health Education Materials for Refugees
Minnesota Department of Health
Multilingual health education materials and resources for refugees; includes Minnesota-specific as well as national resources.
Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) Packet
Resource: Refugee Health Screener-15 (RHS-15) Packet
Pathways to Wellness
The RHS-15 is a tool for screening refugees for emotional distress and mental health. Packet includes the RHS-15 tool, background on the tool’s development, and guidelines on using the RHS-15 with recently resettled refugees. RHS-15 has also been translated into Somali, Russian, Arabic, Burmese, Karen, and Nepali.
Refugee Children with Low Literacy Skills or Interrupted Education: Identifying Challenges and Strategies
Resource: Refugee Children with Low Literacy Skills or Interrupted Education: Identifying Challenges and Strategies
Spring Institute for Intercultural Learning
Includes resources, roleplay scenarios, and classroom activities for schools and teachers working with refugee children.
Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being
Resource: Somali Cultural Guide: Building Capacity to Strengthen the Well-Being of Immigrant Families and Their Children: A Prevention Strategy
Center for Advanced Studies in Child Welfare
Information for child welfare professionals on the culture of Somali immigrant children and families.
Higher Advantage
Resource: Higher Advantage
Lutheran Immigration and Refugee Service
Tools and resources for job seekers, potential employers, and employment service organizations to support refugees and migrants entering the U.S. workforce.