- Title
- Refugee health: an ongoing commitment and challenge
- Creator
- Efird, Jimmy T.; Bith-Melander, Pollie
- Relation
- International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Vol. 15, Issue 1, no. 131
- Publisher Link
- http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph15010131
- Publisher
- MDPI AG
- Resource Type
- journal article
- Date
- 2018
- Description
- Refugees represent a diverse group of displaced individuals with unique health issues and disease risks. The obstacles facing this population have their origins in war, violence, oppression, exploitation, and fear of persecution. Regardless of country of origin, a common bond exists, with refugees often confronting inadequate healthcare resources, xenophobia, discrimination, and a complex web of legal barriers in their new homelands. In many cases, the plight of refugees is multigenerational, manifesting as mental health issues, abuse, poverty, and family disruption. The health trajectory of refugees remains an ongoing commitment and challenge.
- Subject
- refugee health; exploitation; lack of resources; struggles of cultural transition; hygiene/sanitation; disease risk; early marriage
- Identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/1959.13/1392633
- Identifier
- uon:33438
- Identifier
- ISSN:1660-4601
- Rights
- This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited (CC BY 4.0).
- Language
- eng
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