Care Facilitation
• Translated Materials: Several sites have compiled information in various refugee target languages. Please find the materials here: (Links are also included on the PRHC website under Resources)
http://www.rochestergeneral.org/centers-and-services/refugee-healthcare/
http://refugeehealth.ca/handouts
We have also updated the PRHC website to include a provider listing available here: http://philarefugeehealth.org/?page_id=1456
• CDC Hepatitis Screening Guidelines: CDC has published the previously released hepatitis screening guidelines. Available here: http://www.cdc.gov/immigrantrefugeehealth/guidelines/domestic/hepatitis-screening-guidelines.html
Partnership and Training
• Overseas Refugee Processing: RCUSA recently held a webinar on Overseas Medical Processing and Placement. Available here: https://www.cubby.com/pl/Instant+meeting+2014-01-30.webm/_2f2f8469a2ad4f1c92ed1b68f0362bed
• Art and Refugees in South Philadelphia: Philly.com recently published an article about the Philadelphia Refugee Mental Health Collaborative – Mural Arts project in South Philadelphia. The article is here: http://www.philly.com/philly/news/nation_world/20140210_Center_combines_art_and_culture_for_refugees.html
• Congolese Pipeline Factsheet: The Refugee Support Center has issued an update on the current Congolese caseload overseas. Please see attached.Congolese Pipeline Factsheet_03 Feb 2014
Best Practices
• Refugees and Meditation: A very small study published in the Journal of Traumatic Stress outlined potential benefits of meditation for refugees with PTSD. Find a summary of the study here: http://psychcentral.com/news/2014/02/11/meditation-helps-refugees-recover-from-ptsd/65732.html
Advocacy
• Annual Report: Migration Policy Institute has issued its annual report on Refugees and Asylees in the US. Find the report here: http://migrationpolicy.org/article/refugees-and-asylees-united-states-2
