Health Resources for Immigrants

8/23/2019 Health Resources for Immigrants

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Kyleen Carpenter

Leah Farley


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Case Presentation

3 month old male is brought in by hisMother and Grandmother

Mom and Grandma speak limitedEnglish but are able to say that theyspeak Sangu

There are no Sangu interpreters

Grandma states that she also speaks

some FrenchA French interpreter is used to talk to

Grandma who talks to Mom in Sangu


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Case, contd

The boy is in moderate respiratory

distress

He is found to be RSV positive

Because of the respiratory distress he is

admitted


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Case, contd

During the hospitalization, Mom is able toget her uncle to come in who is able tointerpret English to Sangu

Find out Mom is 16 yo, from a refugeecamp in Central Africa

The boy has only seen a physician once fora circumcision. He does not have a PCP

Find out Grandma barely speaks anyFrench and was not interpreting things toMom during the initial interview


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Case Conclusion

The boy does well and is able to be

discharged home

He is referred to follow-up

Mom does have a refugee case worker


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The Impact Slide

Migration Information Source

www.migrationinformation.org


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Potential Obstacles

Language barrier

Interpreters:

Not translating exactly what is said

Privacy: Phone vs. in person

Gender

Expectations

Lack of knowledge of the system

Transportation


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Potential Obstacles, contd

Separation from support systems

Disparity in social, economic and professional

status between country of origin and the US

Traumatic events Cost

Immigrants are barred for 5 years from receiving

comprehensive benefits from Medicaid and SCHIP

This is forLEGAL immigrants


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The International Rescue

Committee (IRC) in SLC The IRC makes sure newly arrived refugees

receive:

a furnished home

help with rent

health care nutritious, affordable food

English language classes

help building job, computer & financial literacy skills

education for their children

social services and community support legal services toward residency & citizenship


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IRC

Goals: Resettlement: reception and placement

Employment assistance/Economicempowerment

English-language classes Self sufficiency and community integration

Health and wellness: primary care, HIV/sexual,TB, Special needs case management, mentalhealth

Food and nutrition: New Roots Program Youth Program, Homework, mentors, family

strengthening


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Catholic Community Services

Refugee Resettlement

Case managers help with housing, jobs,

ESL and special services

Immigration Services Reunification, work permits, naturalization

certifications, acquisition of green cards,

interpreters, etc.


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Next?

CCS sponsors refugees for 6 months

IRC for 2 years

What happens after?

What about non-refugees?


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Long Term Assistance

The LDS Humanitarian Center

Job training (Job coach)

Self reliance

The English Skills Learning Center

Small group classes

One-on-one

Empowering parentsincluding learning toread a childrens book

Granite Peaks Lifelong Learning


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Asian Association of Utah

Outpatient services for domestic violence,

substance abuse and general mental

health programs

Weekly one-on-one counseling Home visits

Counselor or school team meetings

Attendance and advocacy at courtappointments


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Asian Association of Utah,

continued Competency development

Recreational Therapy

Model Parenting Programs Dropout Prevention

English as a second language

classes Employment and Social Services


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Utah Refugee Resource

https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugee

resource/

List of Pediatricians who specialize in

immigrant health List of dentists

Therapies OT, PT, counseling
https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/


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Low Cost Health Care

(not immigrant specific)

Shriners Hospital for Children

Pediatric orthopedic care free of cost

Must be


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Low Cost Health Care,

continued Health Access Project

Must be a resident of Salt Lake County, nohealth insurance, income


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Utah Health & Human Rights

Project

www.uhhr.org

Utah Health and Human Rights is a

direct service and advocacy agency that

promotes the health, dignity, and self-sufficiency of refugees, immigrants,

asylum seekers, and asylees who have

endured severe human rights abuses,including torture and severe war-related

trauma.
http://www.uhhr.org/http://www.uhhr.org/


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Child Psych Community

Resources Valley Mental Health

www.vmh.com, 888-949-4864

Inpatient/Outpatient mentalhealth services

School-based services

Medicaid Utah Health and Human

Rights

www.uhhr.org, 801-363-4596

Individual/Group

psychotherapy Psych clinic

Medical services

Case management andlegal assistance

The Childrens Center

www.tccslc.org, 801-582-

5534

Children


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Child Psych Internet Resources

Cultural Orientation Resource Center www.cal.org/co/

Refugee Health Technical Assistance Center www.refugeehealthta.org

United Nations Refugee Agency www.unhcr.org

State of Utah Refugee Office http://refugee.utah.gov

Catholic Community Services of Utah (6month sponsorship) www.ccsutah.org

Via Daniel Tawfik
http://www.cal.org/co/http://www.refugeehealthta.org/http://www.unhcr.org/http://refugee.utah.gov/http://www.ccsutah.org/http://www.ccsutah.org/http://refugee.utah.gov/http://www.unhcr.org/http://www.refugeehealthta.org/http://www.cal.org/co/


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References

IRC Programs in Salt Lake City

http://www.rescue.org/us-program/us-

salt-lake-city-ut/programs

Mental Health Among Refugee Childrenby Daniel Tawfik

Migration Information Source

www.migrationinformation.org Utah Health & Human Rights

www.uhhr.org
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References

Asian Association of Utah http://www.aau-slc.org/

Catholic Community Services http://www.ccsutah.org/

Utah Refugee Resource https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/

Health Access Project http://www.healthaccessproject.org/index.php

Salt Lake Valley Health Department http://www.slvhealth.org/html/medicalresources.html
http://www.aau-slc.org/https://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/http://www.healthaccessproject.org/index.phphttp://www.healthaccessproject.org/index.phphttps://sites.google.com/site/utahrefugeeresource/http://www.aau-slc.org/http://www.aau-slc.org/http://www.aau-slc.org/

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