Health challenges in refugee resettlement: an innovative multi-sector partnership to improve the continuum of care for resettled refugees

Erin M Mann; Alexander Klosovsky; Catherine Yen; Andrew P J Olson; Sarah J Hoffman; Blain Mamo; Ellen A Frerich; Michelle Weinberg; Harith Mayali; Molly McCoy; Shailendra Prasad; Stephen J Dunlop; William M Stauffer

doi:10.1093/jtm/taaa103

Health challenges in refugee resettlement: an innovative multi-sector partnership to improve the continuum of care for resettled refugees

J Travel Med. 2020 Nov 9;27(7):taaa103. doi: 10.1093/jtm/taaa103.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Center for Global Health and Social Responsibility, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
² Migration Health Division, International Organization for Migration, Washington, DC, USA.
³ Migration Health Division, International Organization for Migration (formerly), Washington, DC, USA.
⁴ Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine, Department of Pediatrics and Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Medical School, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
⁵ Population Health and Systems Cooperative, School of Nursing, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
⁶ Infectious Disease Epidemiology, Prevention and Control Division, Minnesota Department of Health, Saint Paul, MN, USA.
⁷ Immigrant Refugee and Migrant Health Branch, Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, United States Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁸ Department of Emergency Medicine, Hennepin Healthcare, Minneapolis, MN, USA.

Abstract

Refugee resettlement is a complex process relevant to migration medicine. A partnership between the International Organization for Migration, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the University of Minnesota addresses medical needs of refugees and serves as a model for improving the continuum of care delivered to refugees.

Keywords: Capacity building; academic partnership; immigration; interprofessional; migration medicine; quality improvement; workforce development.

MeSH terms

Continuity of Patient Care
Emigration and Immigration
Humans
Refugees*