Care Facilitation
The Philadelphia Partnership for Resilience has created a screening guide for primary care physicians to assist in identifying torture survivors who may be in need of additional services. The guide is available here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/Screening-Immigrant-and-Refugee-Patients-for-Torture-Histories.pdf The PPR referral form is also available here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/SofT-Referral-Form-Revised.pdf
Partnership and Training
Gulf Coast Refugee Services held a second webinar focused on Congolese Refugees. The on-line version of the webinar and copies of the slides are available here: http://gulfcoastjewishfamilyandcommunityservices.org/refugee/2013/12/13/strengthening-the-congolese-community-background-resettlement-and-treatment/#more-1202600
Best Practices
PRHC’s own Dr. Marc Altshuler and Dr. Kevin Scott recently contributed to a Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center publication on refugees and obesity. See the full article here: http://refugeehealthta.org/physical-mental-health/health-conditions/chronic-conditions/obesity/?utm_source=December+Newsletter+2013&utm_campaign=Dec+Newsletter+2013&utm_medium=email
The Cultural Orientation Resource Center has recently published a full orientation curriculum for newly arrived refugees. It includes a section on Health and Hygiene. The curriculum is available here: http://www.culturalorientation.net/providing-orientation/toolkit/r-p-orientation-curriculum
Access-Focused Advocacy
The Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center continues to update their resources related to the Affordable Care Act. Their website includes videos and handouts: http://refugeehealthta.org/access-to-care/affordable-care-act/resources-for-providers-and-refugees/
