TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2016//
TI  - Partnerships that facilitate a refugee's journey to wellbeing
JO  - American journal of tropical medicine and hygiene
A1  - Marano, Nina
A1  - Wojno, Abbey E.
A1  - Stauffer, William M.
A1  - Weinberg, Michelle
A1  - Klosovsky, Alexander
A1  - Ballew, J. Daniel
A1  - Shetty, Sharmila
A1  - Cookson, Susan
A1  - Walker, Patricia
A1  - Cetron, Martin S.
SP  - 985
EP  - 987
VL  - 95
IS  - 5
N2  - 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.<br><br>© The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9637
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.16-0657
ID  - ref1
ER  -