Immigrant Health, An Issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice

1st Edition, Volume 48-1 - January 29, 2021
Editors: Fern R. Hauck, Carina Brown
Language: English
Hardback ISBN:
9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 7 9 2 5 1 - 6
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Guest edited by Drs Fern R. Hauck and Carina Brown, this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice will cover several key areas of interest related to Immigrant Health.… Read more

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Guest edited by Drs Fern R. Hauck and Carina Brown, this issue of Primary Care: Clinics in Office Practice will cover several key areas of interest related to Immigrant Health. This issue is one of four selected each year by our series Consulting Editor, Dr. Joel J. Heidelbaugh. Articles in this issue include but are not limited to: Caring for the Forcibly Displaced, Refugee Medical Screening, Effective Communication with Refugees and Immigrants, Cultural Considerations in Caring for Refugees and Immigrants, Common infectious diseases, Impact of COVID-19 on Resettled Refugees, Common hematologic, nutritional, asthma/allergic conditions and lead screening/management, Preventive care and management of chronic diseases in immigrant adults, Preventive care in children and adolescents, Women’s Health and Gender-Specific Considerations, Mental Health and Illness, Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine, Models of Care, and more.

Cover image
Title page
Table of Contents
Copyright
Contributors
Forthcoming Issues
Foreword
Preface
Caring for the Forcibly Displaced
Key points
Background and trends
Definitions
Screening and evaluations
Behind the numbers
Current challenges
Refugee Medical Screening
Key points
Medical screening before departure from host country
Domestic medical screenings
Common health conditions encountered during the domestic medical screening examination
Chronic and acute health care
Clinics care points
Effective Communication with Refugees and Immigrants
Key points
Introduction
Types of interpreters and comparisons
Best practices
Clinical cases
Clinics care points
Cultural Considerations in Caring for Refugees and Immigrants
Key points
Introduction
Cultural factors affecting primary care
Summary
Clinics care points
Common Infectious Diseases
Key points
Introduction
Evidence-based guideline development
COVID-19 and refugees
Priority infectious disease for refugees
Other emerging infectious diseases relevant for immigrants and refugees
Summary
Clinics care points
Impact of COVID-19 on Resettled Refugees
Key points
Introduction
Suspension of resettlement and related services
Economic hardship
Disease vulnerability
Mental illness exacerbations
Communication challenges
Pediatric impacts
Techniques to assess barriers
Techniques to mitigate harms
Summary
Clinics care points
Common Hematologic, Nutritional, Asthma/Allergic Conditions and Lead Screening/Management
Key points
Hematologic
Nutrition
Asthma and allergy related conditions
Lead screening
Clinics care points
Preventive Care and Management of Chronic Diseases in Immigrant Adults
Key points
Introduction
Chronic disease prevalence, prevention, and management
Clinical case studies
Clinics care points
Preventive Care in Children and Adolescents
Key points
Background
Special considerations for the initial visit
Ongoing medical follow-up
Summary
Clinics care points
Women’s Health and Gender-Specific Considerations
Key points
Introduction
Cultural considerations
Before arrival in the United States
Women’s preventive care
Menarche and menstrual practices
Contraception and family planning
Maternity care
Mental health
Traditional practices
Summary
Clinics care points
Mental Health and Illness
Key points
Introduction
Background
Prevalence of mental health problems
Screening
Diagnosis and management: common mental health presentations
Culturally informed model of care
Summary and future directions
Clinics care points
Special Issues in Immigrant Medicine
Key points
Introduction
Navigating health care in the United States
Navigating public benefits
Employment
Housing
School
Changing family dynamics
Impacts of immigration policy
LGBTQ issues
COVID-19
Travel to home country
Citizenship
Advocacy
Summary
Clinics care points
Models of Health Care: Interprofessional Approaches to Serving Immigrant Populations
Key points
Introduction
Important factors when caring for immigrant populations
Guidance on creating a model clinic for immigrant populations
Examples of established clinics that exemplify strong models of care
Considerations for vulnerable populations in a changing health care environment
Summary
Clinics care points