Partnerships that Facilitate a Refugee's Journey to Wellbeing.
The current global refugee crisis involves 65.3 million persons who have been displaced from their homes or countries of origin. While escaping immediate harm may be their first priority, displaced people go on to face numerous health risks, including trauma and injuries, malnutrition, infectious diseases, exacerbation of existing chronic diseases, and mental health conditions. This crisis highlights the importance of building capacity among health-care providers, scientists, and laboratorians to understand and respond to the health needs of refugees. The November 2016 American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (ASTMH) conference in Atlanta will feature an interactive exhibit entitled "The Refugee Journey to Wellbeing" and three symposia about refugee health. The symposia will focus on tropical disease challenges in refugee populations, careers in refugee health, and recent experiences of governmental agencies and nongovernmental organizations in responding to the global refugee crisis. We invite ASTMH attendees to attend the exhibit and symposia and consider contributions they could make to improve refugee health through tropical disease research or clinical endeavors.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Nina
N
Marano
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Abbey E
AE
Wojno
HealthPartners Center for International Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota.|University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota.|Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
William M
WM
Stauffer
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Michelle
M
Weinberg
International Organization for Migration, Geneva, Switzerland.
Alexander
A
Klosovsky
University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, New York.
J Daniel
JD
Ballew
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Sharmila
S
Shetty
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Susan
S
Cookson
HealthPartners Center for International Health, Saint Paul, Minnesota.|University of Minnesota, Saint Paul, Minnesota.
Patricia
P
Walker
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia.
Martin S
MS
Cetron
D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*; D003226:Congresses as Topic; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D006801:Humans; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology*; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D009938:Organizations; D012036:Refugees; D012955:Societies, Medical; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*