Resource: Interactive map of languages spoken in U.S.
U.S. Census Bureau
This interactive, online map pinpoints the wide array of languages spoken in homes across the nation, along with a detailed report on rates of English proficiency and the growing number of speakers of other languages.
Category Archives: Resources
Rainbow Welcome videos
Resource: Rainbow Welcome Videos
Heartland Alliance
Two new videos highlight the courageous stories of gay, lesbian, and transgender refugees and their allies.
Get ready for Obamacare video
Resource: Get Ready for Obamacare Video
Kaiser Family Foundation
New animated video walks through the basic changes in the way Americans will get health coverage and what it will cost when major parts of the Affordable Care Act go into effect in 2014.
Updated healthcare.gov
Resource: Updated Healthcare.gov Website
U.S. Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
The healthcare.gov website now contains more Affordable Care Act information for consumers about the Health Insurance Marketplace and Open Enrollment that begins on October 1, 2013. Help Center is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week 1-800-318-2596 TTY: 1-855-889-4325.
CDC Guidelines for Malaria
Resource: Domestic Guidelines for Malaria
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presumptive treatment of P. falciparum malaria in refugees relocating from sub-Saharan Africa to the U.S.
CDC Guidelines for Intestinal Parasites
Resource: Domestic Guidelines for Intestinal Parasites
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
Presumptive treatment and screening of refugees for Strongyloidiasis, Schistosomiasis and infections caused by soil-transmitted helmiths. Updated June 2013.
Refugee Patient Education Project is supported by the Central New York Community Foundation
Resource: Refugee Patient Education Project videos
Refugee Patient Education Project is supported by the Central New York Community Foundation
Videos about latent TB infection, parasites, and Hepatitis B in multiple refugee languages: Arabic, Burmese, Nepali, Somali, and Swahili. New clinician education video on female genital cutting is now available.
Cultural Profiles
Resource: Refugee Cultural Profiles
Refugee Health Vancouver
Profiles about the culture and history of Myanmar, Bhutan, Somalia, The Democratic Republic of the Congo, Iran and Iraq. The website also contains patient handouts in various refugee languages.
Caring for Kids New to Canada
Resource: Caring for Kids New to Canada
Canadian Pediatric Society
A guide for health professionals working with immigrant and refugee children and youth with information on assessments/screenings, medical conditions, mental health, and culturally competent care.
Stronger Together Toolkit
Resource: Stronger Together: An Economic Messaging Toolkit
Welcoming America
Communications toolkit contains refugee integration messages that resonate with businesses, governments, and other community members in receiving communities. Toolkit also explains how to identify key audiences and frame an appropriate message for them.