Health status and Healthcare Access of Southeast Asian refugees in the United States: An integrative review

SH Bang, YC Huang, HJ Kuo, ES Cho… - Public Health …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Objective Since 2010, more than 527,000 refugees have resettled in the United
States (US), most from Asia, fleeing war, violence, and persecution. However, there is little …

Elevated blood lead levels of refugee children in the United States: a systematic review of recent literature (2011–2021)

JS Balza, JC Bikomeye, KMM Beyer… - Reviews on …, 2023 - degruyter.com
Lead is an environmental hazard; even small elevations in blood lead level can cause
serious negative health effects in children, including irreversible impacts such as learning …

Telehealth's double-edged sword: bridging or perpetuating health inequities?

K Gergen Barnett, RG Mishuris, CT Williams… - Journal of general …, 2022 - Springer
Healthcare inequities among Black, Indigenous, and People of Color (BIPOC), 1 immigrant,
and low-income communities are driven in large part by inadequate access to healthcare. 1 …

Experiences of cultural differences, discrimination, and healthcare access of displaced Syrians (DS) in Lebanon: a qualitative study

R Khalifeh, W D'Hoore, C Saliba, P Salameh… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
The study aims to examine cultural differences and discrimination as difficulties encountered
by DS when using the Lebanese healthcare system, and to evaluate the equity of DS access …

Strengthening culturally competent health communication

IZ Feinberg, A Owen-Smith, MH O'Connor… - Health …, 2021 - liebertpub.com
Vulnerable refugee communities are disproportionately affected by the ongoing COVID-19
pandemic; existing longstanding health inequity in these communities is exacerbated by …

Newly arrived migrant women's experience of maternity health information: a face-to-face questionnaire study in Norway

S Bains, J Sundby, BV Lindskog, S Vangen… - International journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Limited understanding of health information may contribute to an increased risk of adverse
maternal outcomes among migrant women. We explored factors associated with migrant …

Health literacy levels and correlates among refugees in Mount Lebanon

C Bouclaous, I Haddad, A Alrazim, H Kolanjian… - Public Health, 2021 - Elsevier
Objectives The study aimed to assess the levels and correlates of health literacy among
refugees. Study design This is a cross-sectional study design. Methods Health literacy was …

Subjective health status and health literacy of African refugees and asylum seekers in Germany: a cross-sectional survey

AC Bäumel, A Sauter, A Weber, M Leitzmann… - International Journal of …, 2024 - emerald.com
Purpose Many refugees and asylum seekers in Germany experience a high disease burden
and low health literacy. The current study aims to focus on assessing these issues among …

Creating understandable and actionable COVID-19 health messaging for refugee, immigrant, and migrant communities

I Feinberg, MH O'Connor, S Khader, AL Nyman… - Healthcare, 2023 - mdpi.com
During the coronavirus pandemic, it was imperative that real-time, rapidly changing
guidance on continuously evolving critical health information about COVID-19 be …

Health literacy in former Soviet Union immigrants in the US: A mixed methods study

U Kostareva, CL Albright, EM Berens, J Klinger… - Applied Nursing …, 2022 - Elsevier
Background People with limited health literacy may have trouble finding, understanding, and
using health-related information and services and navigating the healthcare system …