American Journal of Public Health
Volume 99, Issue SUPPL. 2, 2009, Pages S278-S286

Pandemic influenza preparedness and response among immigrants and refugees (Review)

Truman B.I. , Tinker T. , Vaughan E. , Kapella B.K. , Brenden M. , Woznica C.V. , Rios E. , Lichtveld M.
  • a Office of Minority Health and Health Disparities, Office of the Chief of Public Health Practice, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 1600 Clifton Rd, NE, Atlanta, GA 30333, United States
  • b Booz Allen Hamilton, McLean, VA, United States
  • c University of California, Irvine, CA, United States
  • d Division of Global Migration and Quarantine, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States
  • e Division of Refugee Assistance, Office of Refugee Resettlement, Administration for Children and Families, Washington, DC, United States
  • f [Affiliation not available]
  • g National Hispanic Medical Association, Washington, DC, United States
  • h Tulane University, New Orleans, LA, United States

Abstract

Some immigrants and refugees might bemore vulnerable than other groups to pandemic influenza because of preexisting health and social disparities, migration history, and living conditions in the United States. Vulnerable populations and their service providers need information to overcome limited resources, inaccessible health services, limited English proficiency and foreign language barriers, cross-cultural misunderstanding, and inexperience applying recommended guidelines. To increase the utility of guidelines, we searched the literature, synthesized relevant findings, and examined their implications for vulnerable populations and stakeholders. Here we summarize advice from an expert panel of public health scientists and service program managers who attended a meeting convened by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, May 1 and 2, 2008, in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Index Keywords

Vulnerable Populations patient care health care management social distance immigrant refugee protective equipment public health service home care Influenza, Human health disparity health insurance human Refugees pandemic United States health program Humans influenza vaccine influenza vaccination Emigrants and Immigrants Influenza virus Review Disease Outbreaks infection control migration health care access government regulation ethnicity community assessment influenza practice guideline personal hygiene infection sensitivity Health Services Accessibility antiviral therapy antivirus agent
Link
https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-70350071868&doi=10.2105%2fAJPH.2008.154054&partnerID=40&md5=aed60530f23ebafbae71b09d33879521
DOI: 10.2105/AJPH.2008.154054
ISSN: 00900036
Cited by: 14
Original Language: English