North Carolina medical journal
Volume 80, Issue 2, 2019, Pages 89-93

Connecting Newly Arrived Refugees to Health Care in North Carolina (Article) (Open Access)

Morillo J.R.
  • a state refugee health coordinator, North Carolina Division of Public Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Raleigh, NC, United States

Abstract

The domestic refugee screening is a valuable tool to link newly arrived refugees to the US health care system and can assist in providing a continuum of care from overseas to arrival. Beyond initial refugee screening, accessing general medical, dental, and mental health services can be significantly challenging. ©2019 by the North Carolina Institute of Medicine and The Duke Endowment. All rights reserved.

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North Carolina statistics and numerical data human refugee Delivery of Health Care mass screening organization and management Health Services Accessibility Humans Refugees health care delivery
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https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-85063001809&doi=10.18043%2fncm.80.2.89&partnerID=40&md5=e12c9bd63d953c4c135c8af1544d395f
DOI: 10.18043/ncm.80.2.89
ISSN: 00292559
Original Language: English